MENLO PARK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb 24, 2025--
One Mind™, a leading mental health non-profit based in Napa Valley, CA, today announced the 2025 cohort of its flagship One Mind Accelerator program. Thanks to considerable contributions from this year’s supporters, the new cohort will grow from 10 to 16 companies and an official alumni program will offer year-round support for all past and present participants. The 16 early-stage startups spanning Pre-Seed, Seed, and Series A, selected from ~200 applicants, will participate in an intensive 10-week immersion program focused on fundraising, business development, company building, and founder development. By supporting emerging companies through the Accelerator, One Mind seeks to positively impact the lives of people facing mental health challenges by advancing precision psychiatry, and making high quality mental healthcare more accessible, affordable, and equitable.
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This is the third cohort for the One Mind Accelerator since the program’s launch in 2023. The sixteen companies selected to participate in the 2025 session are:
“We are honored to welcome these 16 groundbreaking early-stage startups to the 2025 One Mind Accelerator,” said Kathleen M. Pike, PHD, CEO of One Mind. “Advances in mental health understanding, groundbreaking brain research, and rapid developments in AI and computing technology are converging to revolutionize the way we protect mental health and treat mental illness. This One Mind Accelerator cohort is leading the charge, combining scientific, technological, and business model innovation to enhance health and improve quality of life for everyone affected by mental health conditions — which in one way or another includes us all.”
This year’s session commences today with an in-person open week of programming from February 24-28 in Menlo Park, CA, followed by eight weeks of virtual programming, and a final capstone week also to be held in-person in Menlo Park from April 28-30. The One Mind Accelerator leverages One Mind’s extensive network of scientists, investors, entrepreneurs, operators, policymakers, payers, providers, mental health advocates, and more, to serve as mentors and subject matter experts to the selected companies.
"A high level of programmatic customization to each company’s needs and roadmap is a key cornerstone of the program," said Carmine Di Maro, Executive Director of the One Mind Accelerator. "This year, we've built a robust infrastructure of payer, provider, biopharma and medtech, and lived experience advisory councils to deliver unparalleled access and expertise to the cohort. Combined with the support of our world-class network of philanthropic supporters and partners, we're seeking to maximally accelerate innovation in the mental health ecosystem through these companies.”
Key highlights of the 2025 opening week programming include a keynote by Vijay Pande, PHD, Founder and Managing Partner, a16z BioHealth; an Investor Panel with representatives from Khosla Ventures, Satori Neuro, and GreyMatter Capital; a Payer Panel with current and former representatives from Cigna, CVS Health, Headway, and Optum; a Provider Panel with leadership from Massachusetts General Hospital, Kaiser Permanente, and Intermountain Health; and a BioPharma & MedTech Industry roundtable with current and former representatives from Alto Neuroscience, Bristol Myers Squibb, Boehringer Ingelheim, COMPASS Pathways, Johnson & Johnson, Medtronic, Otsuka, amongst others.
As a 501(c)3 nonprofit, One Mind is grateful to receive generous philanthropic support from private donors, foundations, and corporate sponsors who together make the One Mind Accelerator possible. These include Bank of America and the Baszucki Group as lead supporters, as well as support from Alto Neuroscience, Alzheimer’s Foundation of America, Anthony Pritzker Family Foundation, Green Bridge Family Foundation, Indianapolis Colts Kicking The Stigma, Penner Family Foundation, Resonance Philanthropies, TMCity Foundation, Visible Ventures, and Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati.
For additional information and questions about the One Mind Accelerator, including about the closing week from April 28 to April 30, please contact Carmine Di Maro, Executive Director, One Mind Accelerator: carmine.dimaro@onemind.org
About One Mind™
One Mind is dedicated to advancing research and driving innovation to address today’s mental health crisis. With science as our foundation and people at the heart of our mission, One Mind supports early-career scientists with bold ideas, empowers passionate entrepreneurs developing real-world solutions, and leads a global coalition of business leaders committed to improving mental health in the workplace.
Founded in 1995 by Shari and Garen Staglin following their son Brandon’s diagnosis with schizophrenia, One Mind was created to bridge critical gaps in mental health research funding and patient support. Guided by this enduring purpose, One Mind strives to transform knowledge into actionable solutions that foster mental health and healing for individuals whose lives are impacted by mental illness.
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