Fundraising FoxStockholm · Pre-Seed–Seed · 1 people tracked
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Investment thesis
The Inner Foundation invests in solutions focused on inner health, with particular emphasis on mental wellbeing among emerging adults (ages 18-30). It applies a flexible, impact-driven financial toolkit — equity, grants, blended capital, and limited partnerships in funds — tailored to each organization's needs rather than its structure. The firm looks for teams with deep problem understanding, a clear roadmap to scale, early indicators of impact, and models grounded in evidence or lived experience. It invests across Sub-Saharan Africa, Europe, and North America, taking a patient-capital approach that balances long-term commitment with measurable progress. Portfolio organizations receive strategic guidance, peer networks, bi-annual gatherings, follow-on funding, and an inner health stipend for leadership wellbeing.
Source: firm website, verified Oct 11, 2026.
Team · 1 people
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What they invest in
from 13 of 21 portfolio companiesMental Health ×7Digital Health ×6Wellness & Fitness ×6Impact & Social Good ×4AI & Machine Learning ×3Consumer ×3EdTech ×3Healthtech ×3
HQs:Sweden×3Romania×2United States×2United Kingdom×1Norway×1
Investments · 21 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathAllbry offers a digital platform for student health services (elevhälsa) covering chat, video and in-person counseling, check-ins, surveys, and reporting, with a whitelabel option for counseling operations.
Digital HealthEdTechMental Health
A nonprofit that trains, funds, and equips local organizations and frontline humanitarian workers to deliver trauma- and identity-informed mental health and psychosocial support to displaced people.
Digital HealthImpact & Social GoodMental Health
The Social Incubator is a Romanian nonprofit association that supports the social and professional integration of young people from vulnerable backgrounds through personalized services, mentorship, and entrepreneurship programs.
EdTechImpact & Social GoodSocial
Bling Capital is a venture capital firm that makes early-stage investments in SaaS, consumer internet, marketplaces, fintech, digital health, enterprise, and frontier/defense technology companies.
ConsumerFintechSaaS
Ben Ling(Founding General Partner)in
Co-investorsDeep AcreInterplay Ventures Early Stage Management LlcNimble PartnersSDVVeronorteVintage Investment Partners
BLING is a Swedish startup support organization that offers free advising, an incubator program with capital, investment through its fund, and co-founder matching to entrepreneurs.
Future of Work
Braive is a digital mental health platform that combines AI-driven screening and clinical oversight to enable psychologists to treat more patients with outcomes comparable to specialist care.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechMental HealthOslo, NO
Henrik Haaland Jahren(Co-Founder, Chief Psychologist)inHermine Bonde Jahren(Co-Founder, CEO)in
BoardJonathan Forster(Chairman of the Board)
Co-investorsKickstart InnovationNorthzone
Centrul Social de Psihoterapie TFH is a Romanian nonprofit offering free psychotherapy and counseling to children, adults, and vulnerable families, delivered through volunteer therapists via in-person sessions at its centers and online.
Impact & Social GoodMental HealthWellness & FitnessBucharest, RO
Manual is a UK-based men's health platform offering prescription treatments, custom formulations, ongoing medical support, digital progress tracking, and at-home diagnostic blood tests.
Digital HealthHealthtechWellness & Fitness
Co-investorsAlexander Geza Marcus PejacsevichCherry VenturesHeartcore CapitalLiquidity CapitalMars Growth CapitalOctopus Ventures+3 more
Meela is a phone-based concierge service that books trusted rides for older adults, letting seniors or their family members arrange scheduled or on-demand trips with a phone number and receive text updates at each step.
ConsumerMobility & TransportationWellness & FitnessNew York City, US
Josh Sach(Founder)in
Co-investorsBain Capital Ventures
PeakPath provides wearable biodata tracking and AI-powered analytics combined with performance coaching to help professionals optimize health and work performance.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHR TechWellness & FitnessStockholm, SE
Shane Correa(Founder)inKerstin Jeding(Founder)inJavier Ubillos(Founder)inMagnus Liungman(CEO & Co-Founder)inMax van Eijk(CCO & Co-Founder)inMoa Stenudd(Chief Data & Product Officer)in
Co-investorsBrighteye VenturesY CombinatorAntler
Release is a behavioral healthcare provider offering accredited outpatient treatment programs (PHP, IOP, and OP) for substance use and mental health, along with transitional living, concierge recovery services, and campus prevention programs.
Digital HealthMental HealthWellness & FitnessPurchase, US
Zac Clark(Founder & CEO)
StrongMinds is a nonprofit that treats depression using layperson-led interpersonal group therapy (IPT-G), providing free community-based mental health care to people in low-resource settings, with a focus on women and adolescents.
Digital HealthImpact & Social GoodMental Health
Sean Mayberry(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsMulago Foundation
Tiimo is a planning platform that uses AI to help users organize tasks by breaking them into steps and generating time estimates.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerEdTechFuture of WorkHealthtechMental HealthWellness & Fitness
Helene Norlem(Founder)Melissa Wurtz(Founder)Melissa in(Founder)
Co-investorsCrowberry CapitalPeople Ventures
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
EsterCareGreyMatter Capitalheadspace DenmarkIngressive CapitalRELEASEUSingle Step FoundationThe Social IncubatorWorld Childhood Foundation USA
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has The inner foundation made?
- The inner foundation has 21 tracked investments.
- What stage does The inner foundation invest at?
- The inner foundation invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What sectors does The inner foundation focus on?
- The inner foundation focuses on Digital Health, Enterprise Software, FemTech, Healthtech, Impact & Social Good, Mental Health, Wellness & Fitness.
- Where is The inner foundation located?
- The inner foundation is headquartered in Stockholm, SE.
- Does The inner foundation lead rounds?
- The inner foundation typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
- Who does The inner foundation co-invest with?
- The inner foundation most often shares deals with Bain Capital Ventures, Cherry Ventures, Heartcore Capital, among 18 tracked co-investors.
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