What You Should Know:

你应该知道的：

– Mentaily, a company developing AI-powered tools for mental health assessment, triage, and the diagnosis of mental disorders secures $3M seed funding round led by a US-based family office and Israeli family offices, with significant participation from impact funds The Rashi Foundation and Sheatufim, alongside prominent digital health angel investors..

开发心理健康评估、分诊和精神障碍诊断的人工智能工具的公司Mentaily获得了300万美元的种子轮融资，本轮融资由一家美国家族办公室和以色列家族办公室领投，影响力基金The Rashi Foundation和Sheatufim以及著名的数字健康天使投资人也积极参与。

– Founded in 2024, Mentaily is focused on addressing complex mental health needs, particularly those emerging in times of crisis and trauma. The company’s flagship AI-powered product, LIV, is designed to simulate clinical psychiatric intake sessions, aiding in the diagnosis of psychological distress and mental illness with high accuracy..

– 成立于2024年，Mentaily专注于应对复杂的心理健康需求，尤其是在危机和创伤时期出现的问题。该公司旗舰的人工智能产品LIV旨在模拟临床精神科的问诊环节，能够以高准确性帮助诊断心理困扰和精神疾病。

Addressing a Growing Global Mental Health Crisis

应对日益严重的全球心理健康危机

The new funding arrives at a critical time, with mental health conditions on the rise globally while access to adequate support remains limited. In the United States alone, an estimated one in five individuals is affected by mental health issues, and over 120 million Americans reside in areas with insufficient mental health services.

新的资金在关键时刻到位，此时全球精神健康状况日益严重，而获得充分支持的渠道仍然有限。仅在美国，估计每五人中就有一人受到心理健康问题的影响，并且超过1.2亿美国人居住在心理健康服务不足的地区。

This stark reality underscores the urgent need for innovative technologies like Mentaily’s LIV to augment existing mental health interventions and broaden access to care..

这种严峻的现实凸显了对像Mentaily的LIV这样创新技术的迫切需求，以增强现有的心理健康干预措施并扩大护理的可及性。

Introducing LIV: AI-Powered Psychiatric Intake and Triage

引入LIV：人工智能驱动的精神科入院与分诊系统

Mentaily’s LIV platform utilizes AI to conduct multilingual, natural-language conversations with individuals through voice or text, optionally featuring an AI avatar. This creates a personalized and scalable approach to mental health triage and assessment. The technology was developed through a collaborative effort involving the ARC (Accelerate, Redesign, Collaborate) Innovation Center and the Drora and Pinchas Zakai Department of Psychiatry at Israel’s renowned Sheba Medical Center, along with global technology leaders Microsoft and KPMG..

Mentaily的LIV平台利用人工智能通过语音或文本与个人进行多语言、自然语言的对话，可选择性地配备AI虚拟形象。这为心理健康分诊和评估提供了一种个性化且可扩展的方法。该技术是由ARC（加速、重塑、协作）创新中心、以色列著名的Sheba医疗中心的Drora和Pinchas Zakai精神病学系，以及全球技术领导者微软和毕马威会计师事务所共同合作开发的。

LIV simulates detailed clinical psychiatric intake sessions, helping to identify and assess psychological distress and mental illness, thereby supporting clinicians in their diagnostic process.

LIV模拟了详细的临床精神病学入院评估环节，有助于识别和评估心理困扰及精神疾病，从而辅助临床医生进行诊断。

Early Impact and Support for High-Stress Populations

早期影响与高压力人群的支持

The LIV platform is already operational across various healthcare settings in Israel, including hospitals, HMOs, rehabilitation centers, and government organizations. Notably, Mentaily is also supporting security forces through collaborations with Israel’s Directorate of Defense Research & Development (DDR&D) and the Ministry of Defense, addressing the unique mental health needs of populations often exposed to high stress and prolonged trauma.

LIV平台已经在以色列的各种医疗环境中投入运行，包括医院、健康维护组织（HMO）、康复中心和政府机构。值得注意的是，Mentaily还通过与以色列国防研究与发展局（DDR&D）及国防部的合作，为安全部队提供支持，满足那些经常面临高压和长期创伤的人群的独特心理健康需求。

The company plans to customize future versions of the platform for additional specific populations, including children, adolescents, and women..

公司计划为包括儿童、青少年和女性在内的其他特定人群定制平台的未来版本。

Expansion with New Funding

通过新资金进行扩展

The $3M seed funding will be instrumental in supporting Mentaily’s ongoing product development and will drive its expansion efforts, both within Israel and into select international markets. The company is also actively recruiting talent to support this growth phase.

300万美元的种子资金将对支持Mentaily的持续产品开发起到重要作用，并推动其在以色列境内及部分国际市场的扩展努力。该公司还在积极招募人才，以支持这一增长阶段。