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Lissun is a technology company.
Lissun develops a comprehensive mental health and wellness platform that delivers tech-enabled solutions to individuals, corporations, and healthcare entities. The company's core offering includes interactive content such as videos, sleep stories, and audio guides, complemented by access to expert therapists. Its approach integrates artificial intelligence to provide a highly personalized Employee Assistance Program (EAP), aiming for measurable outcomes in mental well-being support.
The company was established in 2021 by co-founders Krishna Veer Singh and Tarun Gupta. They conceived Lissun to address the significant demand for accessible and tailored mental health services, recognizing the need for an integrated platform that could serve diverse user groups with professional therapeutic support. Their vision was to leverage technology to bridge gaps in mental healthcare provision.
Lissun primarily serves individuals seeking personal mental health support, as well as corporate clients and healthcare organizations looking to enhance mental wellness offerings. The company is committed to supporting both people and businesses in fulfilling their mental health needs, striving to make effective mental health resources readily available and impactful across India.
Lissun has raised $970K across 1 funding round.
Lissun has raised $970K in total across 1 funding round.
Lissun has raised $970K in total across 1 funding round.
Lissun's investors include B Capital Group, Uncorrelated Ventures, Kunal Shah, Gaurav Munjal, Harsh Jain, Pavan Vaish, Pradeep Parameswaran, Praveen Sinha, Sandeep Aggarwal, Sasi Kuppannagari, Vikas Bhadoria, Supermorpheus.
Lissun is a tech-enabled mental health startup founded in 2021 in Gurgaon, India, offering an end-to-end platform for mental and emotional wellness through online counseling, therapy, self-assessment tools, and AI-driven insights.[1][2][3][6] It serves individuals (B2C) and corporates (B2B) via a mobile app, addressing issues like anxiety, depression, stress, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and child neurodevelopmental conditions such as autism and ADHD, with a hybrid model including psychiatry, rehabilitation, and family-focused care.[1][3][4][6] The platform emphasizes awareness, acceptance, anonymity, access, affordability, and assurance, having delivered over 35,000 therapies across 40+ cities, supported 10,000+ children via its Sunshine initiative, and raised $2.3M in seed funding.[2][3][6]
Lissun solves mental health accessibility gaps in India by combining therapist-led services with proactive tools and corporate wellness programs, competing with apps like Headspace and Wysa while scaling through acquisitions like US-based Being Cares to integrate AI for family-oriented care.[1][2][3]
Lissun was co-founded in 2021 by Tarun Gupta (associated with Mindeye Solutions Private Limited) and Krishna Veer Singh (Director, recognized as a prominent mental health leader), both full-time on the project, drawing from a team of IIT, IIM, ISB, and NIMHANS alumni experienced in internet companies and healthcare.[1][3][6] The idea emerged from a commitment to tackle severe mental health issues like schizophrenia and bipolar using AI, biomarkers, and research, while addressing everyday needs through a proactive, preventative approach amid India's underserved mental health landscape.[1][5][6]
Early traction built on a strong medical professional team from India's consumer industry, evolving into a hybrid model with child-focused Sunshine by LISSUN launched in June 2023, delivering 30,000+ therapy hours across 20 centers.[3][6] Key pivots include recent acquisition of Being Cares, bringing in its co-founders Varun Gandhi (now CPO) and Abhishek Sharma (now CTO) to enhance AI capabilities.[3]
Lissun rides the global mental health tech boom, fueled by post-pandemic awareness, AI advancements, and India's massive underserved market where stigma and access barriers persist.[1][3][6] Timing aligns with rising demand for affordable, scalable solutions amid 150M+ Indians needing care, positioning Lissun ahead of competitors like Headspace via localized hybrid models and family AI integration.[1][2]
Market forces favoring Lissun include healthtech funding resurgence, corporate wellness mandates, and AI's role in early detection, influencing India's ecosystem by normalizing mental health (e.g., 10+ mainstream categories) and expanding via acquisitions to global standards.[3][4][6] It pioneers "mental health at scale" in emerging markets, bridging tech with clinical pros to reduce burden on traditional systems.[1][5]
Lissun is poised for hypergrowth through AI-family care integration, targeting severe disorders via biomarkers and expanding Sunshine to more centers/users.[1][3] Trends like AI personalization, corporate mental health mandates, and global healthtech M&A will shape its path, potentially evolving into a full-stack leader serving millions.[2][6]
With $2.3M raised and acquisition momentum, expect Series A soon, influencing India's wellness ecosystem by making proactive mental health as routine as physical checkups—fulfilling its vision to solve mental health at scale.[2][3][6]
Lissun has raised $970K across 1 funding round. Most recently, it raised $970K Seed in September 2022.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2022 | $970K Seed | B Capital Group, Uncorrelated Ventures, Kunal Shah, Gaurav Munjal, Harsh Jain, Pavan Vaish, Pradeep Parameswaran, Praveen Sinha, Sandeep Aggarwal, Sasi Kuppannagari, Vikas Bhadoria, Supermorpheus, We Founder Circle |