JAAQ is Scaling its Clinically Governed Mental Health and Digital Engagement Platform with the Latest Funding

JAAQ, the clinically governed digital health and engagement platform, led by Danny Gray, Alex Packham, Dan Cook, Tiff Werdmuller, Saurabh Johri, and the team, has raised $17 million from Meridian Health Ventures, Fuel Ventures, Bolt Angels, and Guinness Ventures. JAAQ leverages an AI-native approach, offering a bespoke library of over 10,000 clinically reviewed videos that integrate mental health content directly into user, patient, and customer journeys, driving impact for insurers, employers, and healthcare organizations. Dr. Pooja Sikka, Partner, Meridian Health Ventures, has also joined JAAQ’s board as part of the investment.

“With mental health demand outstripping capacity, JAAQ uses clinically governed content embedded in everyday digital experiences to reach millions and drive meaningful engagement safely at scale,” said Alex Packham, CEO of JAAQ.

JAAQ is a clinically governed mental health and digital engagement platform built for safety and enterprise impact. Its core assets include a growing library of 10,000 expert and lived-experience content pieces and AI infrastructure enabling large-scale activation across enterprise, healthcare, and insurance markets.

Partners can license content for integration into their own journeys or use bespoke JAAQ-hosted experiences, combining mental health engagement with behavioral pathways that drive outcomes. Investments will scale deployment globally, accelerate US market entry, and strengthen the clinical infrastructure that underpins the platform.

JAAQ’s Chief Product & Technology Officer, Saurabh Johri, PhD, brings over 20 years of experience at the intersection of AI/ML and healthcare, from research to leading category-defining digital health products deployed globally. His expertise strengthens JAAQ’s ability to build and scale AI-native products and platform infrastructure rapidly.

Trust, built through clinical rigor and personalized experiences, is what determines platform adoption in healthcare. Mental health is not one-size-fits-all, and JAAQ’s content reflects that. The platform combines conversational AI with video to deliver tailored, clinically credible experiences that meet people where they already are, while the underlying infrastructure ensures scalability, safety, and deep integration,” said Saurabh Johri, Chief Product & Technology Officer, JAAQ.

“JAAQ addresses a critical challenge in mental health, not replacing care, but expanding access. With clinically governed content and institutional integrations, the platform meets urgent market needs. Its unique approach positions JAAQ to become the infrastructure for mental health engagement amid rising demand,” said Dr. Pooja Sikka, Partner at Meridian Health Ventures.

“JAAQ stands out for combining purpose with a commercially robust model. The platform is designed for real-world adoption, scale, and business impact, not just downloads,” said Shiv Patel, Partner at Fuel Ventures.

JAAQ is deployed across organisations reaching over 1.5 million eligible lives through partnerships with insurers, employers, and healthcare systems, and is expanding rapidly in the UK and US. With $17 million in funding, the company will accelerate product development, strengthen partnerships, invest in clinical research, and launch US pilots, positioning itself as a category-defining platform for scalable mental health and digital engagement.