Unsensible - The Asian Startup Podcast

In this episode, we sit down with Joan Low, Founder and CEO of ThoughtFull, a startup with a unique mental health app that offers end-to-end care through daily bite-sized coaching. 

Despite the crowded marketplace, ThoughtFull is gaining traction, especially in the corporate space, recently closing a $4 million funding round led by Temasek. 

Joan shares her personal journey and the fragmented and stigmatized mental health care system that inspired her to create ThoughtFull. We also discuss the lack of innovation and capital in mental health compared to other therapeutic areas, Joan’s experience fundraising during challenging economic times, and her passion advocating for female founders to be better represented in the startup and VC space.
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  • (00:00) - Introduction
  • (01:25) - Joan's motivation to address mental health challenges
  • (06:13) - Why mental health is underfunded
  • (08:47) - Fundraising success despite headwinds
  • (13:10) - ThoughtFull products and the positive response from users
  • (17:41) - Expanding mental health care in the corporate space
  • (24:33) - Positioning ThoughtFull as unique and different
  • (27:07) - Challenges for female founders
  • (32:46) - ThoughtFull's vision for the future of mental health

Creators & Guests

Host
Jonathan Nguyen
I help founders and VCs of biotech and tech startups commercialise.

What is Unsensible - The Asian Startup Podcast?

BRAVE SOULS WANTED. 
Failure almost certain. Attempting is unwise. 
Far east adventure. Success is changing the world. 

Join us on the Unsensible podcast where we talk to the Asian startups and their ecosystem partners who are intent on changing the world.