We're incredibly proud to announce that Alena has successfully closed a $2.7m Seed round led by London based VC, Stride.VC with participation from re.Mind Capital Stride, led by perennial Forbes Midas list VC Fred Destin, brings a wealth of knowledge and experience that will help us navigate the challenges ahead. Alongside Fred, Lina Zakarauskaite, a Principal at Stride, will play a key role in supporting us in our next stage of growth. Lina brings deep operating experience gained from her time as Head of Growth at Secret Escapes. At Alena, we're taking a radically different approach to addressing the mental health crisis that harnesses the power of computational neuroscience to help users understand the root cause of their mental health issues which allows us to provide targeted solutions. By quickly delivering targeted solutions we can reduce the amount of time, money and frustration people spend on improving their mental health. Our Seed round will position Alena to release its first product later this year which aims to tackle social anxiety, a treatable issue faced by millions of people every day. www.alena.com #mentalhealth #science #changemakers
Eamonn Carey
2y
Incredible news. I still remember the first time I met Mandana at Rise. Walther had made the intro, and what was supposed to be a short intro meeting turned into at least an hour (if not more) of conversation. It was one of the more emotional and inspiring chats I'd had in a long time, and I remember coming back down to Maja and Marko afterwards saying that we had our first company for the 2020 batch locked in! It's been amazing to see the team grow and the journey progress since then. Congrats on the raise!
This is so exciting! 🤩 Great things ahead!
Congratulations und well done
Veda Adnani
2y
Congratulations!
Congrats Walther Doernte & Mandana Ahmadi - only just the beginning but what a strong start! Very excited for launch.
Go team! Incredibly well deserved. Excited for the launch and impact you will make on the lives of many 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼
Mandana Ahmadi and Walther Doernte, congratulations! It's great to see how you have been able to apply deep science in a well-designed product to address mental health. Even the early prototypes have been impressive. I look forward to seeing the polished product later in 2022.
Kanika Goela
2y
So proud to be part of this journey with you Mandana Ahmadi and Walther Doernte. I remember our first zoom call and being impressed (and inspired) by your passion and approach to addressing mental health issues... Enough to have written my first pre-pre-seed cheque! Congratulations on this funding round and all the best for the launch and many more exciting milestones to come.
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2yMandana Ahmadi Walther Doernte so many congratulations: your mission to improve wellbeing by empowering minds inspired me from day one, your accomplishments continue to inspire, and I can’t wait to see all that’s coming 💫💥