One Mind Accelerator
Shaping a Hopeful Future for Mental Health through Innovation & Entrepreneurship
The One Mind Accelerator backs bold and determined founders of early-stage startups with the network, education and capital to build category-defining companies that radically improve the lives of people facing mental health challenges.
Launched in 2023, the highly competitive program selects a cohort of 10-12 startups each year from over 100+ applicants. The companies span care model innovations to diagnostics and treatments, and are prioritized for serious mental illness, youth mental health, maternal mental health, and precision psychiatry.
Designed from the ground up with a specific focus on mental health, the selected founders participate in nine weeks of programming, with in-person opening and closing weeks in Menlo Park, CA. The program leverages One Mind’s vast and influential network of leaders and domain experts to help the startups take their innovations to market faster and with greater impact for people facing mental illness.
Supported by leading philanthropists and corporations, the One Mind Accelerator seeks to usher in a new era of value-based, affordable, accessible, equitable and personalized mental healthcare.
Get Involved with the One Mind Accelerator
- Become a Sponsor: Fill out the One Mind Accelerator Sponsorship Form to support mental health innovation.
- Service Providers: Submit the One Mind Accelerator Service Provider Form to offer your services to our participants.
Key Benefits for Founders
Mentoring
Community
Brand Development
Advisory Councils
Perks
Business Development
Key Focus Areas
Key focus areas include, but are not limited to:
- Small Molecules Drugs & Biologics
- Psychedelics
- Biomarkers & Diagnostics
- Closed-Loop Neurostimulation
- Precision Psychiatry
- Metabolic Psychiatry
- Digital Therapeutics
- Social Determinants
- SMI-focused Services
- Patient Engagement
- Deep Tech / AI-Powered Solutions
Advisors, Mentors, Speakers
Thomas Insel
Co-Founder & Executive Chair, Vanna Health
Harvey Schwartz
One Mind Board Member and CEO, Carlyle Group, One Mind Accelerator Governing Council
Andrew Barr
Founding Partner of GreyMatter
Shiv Bhavnani
Founder, GIMBHI
Dani Bicknell
Sr. Program Manager, SecondMuse
Katie Bush
Founder & CEO, KBD
Tom Cassels
President & CEO, Rock Health
Joe Corkery
Fmr Director of Product Management, Google
John Cooper
Managing Partner at Carlsquare
Fred Dillon
Head of Advisory Services, HopeLab
Accelerator FAQs
Learn everything you need to know to apply for the next round of funding.
Philanthropic Support
Our Partners
We are grateful to our partners for their help with sourcing world-class mental health startups and for providing the resources to support world class programming for the 2024 cohort.