8/20/25
ieso Sharpens Focus on AI-Powered Mental Healthcare with Sale of UK Telecare Services Business
ieso is committed to building the future we’ve long envisioned: delivering safe, effective AI-powered mental healthcare at scale.
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ieso has sold its UK telecare services business to Mindler, a pan-European digital therapy provider, to focus fully on scaling Velora, its clinical-grade generative AI mental health program. The parent company, ieso Digital Health Limited, remains fully independent under the ieso brand. Velora is being deployed via SaaS integration into clinical workflows, with an immediate focus on the U.S. market and a global mission. CEO Kent Tangen described mental health as one of AI's most urgent and natural use cases. The transaction was advised by Cooley LLP and Artis Finance.
CAMBRIDGE, England & BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ieso, a global leader in evidence-based digital mental health, today announced the sale of its UK telecare services business to Mindler, a leading pan-European digital therapy provider. The acquisition is specific to ieso’s NHS-facing care operations in the UK, including delivery of typed and video therapy services. Mindler’s press release is available here.
"As AI adoption accelerates, mental health is emerging as one of its most urgent and natural use cases. The market is moving fast, and so are we."
- Kent Tangen, CEO, ieso
The parent company, ieso Digital Health Limited, remains fully independent and continues to operate under the ieso brand. With the sale now complete, ieso is entirely focused on scaling its clinical-grade generative AI platform, Velora, to deliver safe, effective, personalized mental health support via SaaS integration into clinical workflows.
“We’re proud to have supported thousands of lives through ieso’s UK telecare services. That legacy will always be a part of who we are,” said Kent Tangen, CEO at ieso. “With those operations now in excellent hands at Mindler, ieso is committed to building the future we’ve long envisioned: delivering safe, effective AI-powered mental healthcare at scale. Our immediate focus is in the US, but our mission is global. As AI adoption accelerates, mental health is emerging as one of its most urgent and natural use cases. The market is moving fast, and so are we.”
ieso was advised on the transaction by Cooley LLP and Artis Finance.
Read the original press release via Business Wire here.
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