Inuka Wellness
Founded 2018 · 60 employees on LinkedIn · 1 known investors
Inuka provides digital mental health coaching, connecting people with trained coaches to support wellbeing. Its team is distributed globally and organized around a coaching business and a foundation.
Founders & leadership
Inuka Wellness was founded in 2018 by Dixon Chibanda and Robin van Dalen.
Investors · 1
Company profile
researched Aug 2026Inuka operates a digital mental wellbeing application that connects users with mental health experts for support sessions delivered online. The app includes a free self-assessment test that allows users to check their mental health status anonymously at any time; based on the resulting risk level, users are connected to mental health professionals for paid chat-based sessions. The service is positioned to address barriers of accessibility and affordability in mental health care, and is distributed through the Google Play Store.
The product was piloted in the Philips Innovation Hub, where it was used to help at-risk employees access mental health support anonymously through online chats on their phones. Workplace stress and burnout, including the World Health Organization's 2019 classification of burnout as an occupational phenomenon, form part of the context in which the company positions its offering.
Business model
Users access a free self-assessment and then pay for sessions with mental health experts. In Kenya at launch, sessions were priced at Kshs 650 per session or Kshs 2,500 for a package of four sessions.
Paid per-session and multi-session packages for coaching or expert support sessions, following a free self-assessment.
Latest developments
In November 2019 the company launched its mental wellness app in the Kenyan market, with Market Lead Kenya Ankiza Gakunu stating the launch aimed to bridge accessibility and affordability barriers to quality mental health wellness and improve employee productivity.
▸Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market, geography
Market position
Positioned as an affordable, anonymous digital route to mental health expertise in markets with acute shortages of mental health professionals, such as Kenya, where the ratio of mental health workers falls far below WHO recommendations.
Technology
A mobile application, available on the Google Play Store, offering an anonymous self-assessment test that triages users by risk level and connects them to mental health experts through online chat.
Go-to-market
Direct-to-consumer distribution through the Google Play Store, alongside workplace-oriented deployment; the Kenyan launch was accompanied by a local market lead and presence at a mental health conference held at the KICC.
Individuals seeking mental health support, including employees experiencing workplace stress and burnout; the app was piloted with at-risk employees in a corporate innovation hub setting.
Geography
Launched into the Kenyan market in November 2019 with a dedicated Kenya market lead; earlier piloted at the Philips Innovation Hub.
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Key figures
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Timeline · 2
launches, deals, and filingsInuka launched its digital mental well-being app in Kenya, connecting users to wellness experts and offering a free anonymous self-assessment, with sessions priced at Kshs 650 each or Kshs 2,500 for four. Market Lead Kenya Ankiza Gakunu said the launch aimed to bridge accessibility and affordability barriers to mental health wellness.
The Inuka mental wellness app was made downloadable via the Play Store, offering a free self-assessment test and paid connections to mental health experts.
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▸Research sources · 4
primary sources listed
- Inuka a mental wellness app launched into the Kenyan market - HapaKenyahapakenya.com · web
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Inuka Wellness do?
- Inuka is a digital mental wellbeing service connecting users to trained mental health coaches via app-based chat sessions.
- Who founded Inuka Wellness?
- Inuka Wellness was founded by Dixon Chibanda, Robin van Dalen in 2018.
- Who are Inuka Wellness's investors?
- Inuka Wellness's investors include Co-Creation Hub (CcHUB).