Wellbees
Founded 2021 · 116 employees on LinkedIn · 8 known investors
Wellbees is an all-in-one organizational wellbeing platform that offers employees personalized wellness journeys, 1-to-1 sessions with psychologists, dieticians and trainers, community clubs and challenges, and AI-based insights and reporting for HR teams. It serves employers seeking to improve employee engagement and well-being across physical, mental, social, and emotional dimensions.
Also known as Wellbees
Investors · 8
Also in the syndicate · 6
Company profile
researched Aug 2026Wellbees is an enterprise employee wellbeing platform delivered as a mobile and web application in a B2B SaaS format. Employees receive a personalised wellbeing experience covering physical, mental, emotional, social, financial, occupational, environmental, intellectual and spiritual dimensions, including 1-to-1 sessions with psychologists, dieticians, physical trainers, physical therapists and mindfulness specialists, habit and mood tracking, wellness programmes, meditations, breathing exercises, workouts, articles, webinars and guides.
The platform emphasises socialisation: employees can create clubs, events and challenges, and are rewarded with WellPoints redeemable for goods in the in-app WellMarket. For employer HR teams, Wellbees provides an HR dashboard with AI-based insights benchmarked against industry standards, real-time usage and engagement pulse checks, a library of ready-made employee surveys, quarterly company reports and monthly thematic campaigns run by its customer success team, plus next-generation Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) capabilities. The product is available on iOS, Android, Huawei and web, and integrates with Microsoft Teams, Slack, calendars, EAPs and third-party content providers.
Founding story
Wellbees was founded by Ceren Melis Abacioglu, Secil Gurcuoglu Mercan and Kerem Gonulkirmaz. CEO Ceren Melis Abacioglu, a Columbia graduate with a double major in Mathematics and Art History, previously founded the social enterprise Kizlar Sahada and the sports socialisation platform SWEATers App.
Business model
B2B SaaS sold to employers, which deploy the platform to their workforces; the offering combines software (app, HR dashboard, analytics, integrations) with a network of wellbeing experts providing 1-to-1 consultations, and an in-app rewards marketplace.
Enterprise subscriptions to the wellbeing platform, with demos requested via the company website.
Traction
Reports 80+ corporate clients, presence in 100+ countries, 38 languages and over 250,000 lives touched daily. The company's own timeline cites 17 countries and 40+ enterprise clients in 8 languages in 2021, growing to 100+ countries, 80+ companies and over 250,000 employees with version 5.0 in 2023. Website-published engagement figures include a 66% download rate, 63% active usage, 67% step increase, 13% mood increase, 19% expert usage and 50% turnover decrease.
Latest developments
In June 2026 Wellbees announced a $3.6M Series A led by Qatar Development Bank with participation from 212, A-typical Ventures, Arya VC, SABAH.fund, Sharks & Partners, angel investors and existing investor Sabanci Ventures, earmarked for Gulf region expansion, a Qatar office, regional team growth and investment in software, product and AI capabilities.
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Market position
Positions itself as an all-in-one organisational wellbeing solution operating in more than 100 countries with 80+ corporate clients and over 250,000 employees reached; recognised as a G2 High Performer according to its website.
Combines expert consultations, gamification (WellPoints and WellMarket), social features such as clubs, events and challenges, and AI-driven personalisation and HR analytics in one platform, with broad language and geographic coverage and multi-platform availability.
Technology
Mobile (iOS, Android, Huawei) and web application with an AI algorithm that personalises each employee's wellbeing journey and generates organisation-level insights, suggestions and benchmarking; supports 38 languages and integrates with Microsoft Teams, Slack, calendars and EAP providers.
Go-to-market
Direct enterprise sales driven by demo requests, supported by customer success teams that run quarterly reporting and monthly thematic engagement campaigns; regional expansion through country offices in the UK, Turkey, UAE and Qatar.
Enterprises and their employees across a range of roles, from factory operators and new graduates to line managers and HR/people teams; also used by social organisations such as the Kizlar Sahada initiative.
Geography
Headquarters listed in Wilmington, Delaware, United States, with country offices in Doha (Qatar), London (United Kingdom), Istanbul (Turkey) and Dubai (United Arab Emirates); investor 212 describes Wellbees as a global company based in Turkey. Platform available in 100+ countries and 38 languages.
History
By 2021 Wellbees operated in 17 countries with more than 40 enterprise clients in 8 languages. In 2022 it received a $2.2M investment from institutional investors, and investor 212 records its first investment in May 2022. In 2023, with version 5.0, the company reported operations in over 100 countries across more than 80 companies in 10 languages, reaching over 250,000 employees. In June 2026 it announced a $3.6M Series A led by Qatar Development Bank to fund Gulf expansion, including a Qatar office.
Compiled by commissioned research from 8 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.
Timeline · 6
launches, deals, and filingsSeries A round to fund Gulf expansion including a Qatar office, regional team growth and investment in software, product development and AI capabilities.
$3.6M source ↗
With version 5.0, Wellbees reported operating in over 100 countries across over 80 companies in 10 languages, reaching over 250,000 employees.
Wellbees provided a custom mental wellbeing programme to Kizlar Sahada's 250 female football players from 61 cities across Turkey.
$2.2M source ↗
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
▸Research sources · 8
primary sources listed
- Wellbeeswellbees.co · web
8 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.
Frequently asked questions
- What does Wellbees do?
- Wellbees is an AI-powered B2B employee wellbeing platform offering expert sessions, community features and HR analytics.
- Who are Wellbees's investors?
- Wellbees's investors include Doha Tech Angels, Mindshift Capital.