Anish Srivastava is the CEO of Vinaj Ventures. Vinaj Ventures is an innovation and investment consulting services firm based in the San Francisco bay area. Anish is also a Venture Partner with Swisscom Ventures investing in enterprise solutions in North America. Via Telosity he also invests in digital health startups. He serves as a board member and in advisory roles to several organizations. Anish is a speaker, consultant and advisor to Fortune 500 companies and startups with a passion for what's next in the exciting digital world. Before that he was leading Citi Ventures' Global Accelerators & Innovation fund and a key leader in JP Morgan Chase's Digital Customer Experience & Innovation organization. Prior, Anish held various senior & executive positions at startups such as Egreetings, Geodesic, and Lexy pioneering new consumer facing mobile services. He also led mobile innovation and business development at Orange, in Silicon Valley and London. Early in his career he was part of the development team that built Bank of America’s first online banking website and first credit card website. Anish graduated from Carnegie Mellon University with a BS in Computer Science and French. His interests include soccer, running, movies and travel with his family.

Abstract

Mental Health Solutions for Young People

An urgent demand for mental health solutions for young people is creating a surging opportunity for investors and entrepreneurs. There’s never been a more opportune time to do good and enter an accelerating $26B industry, with 15X growth in investment over the last four years. The CDC reported the highest rates of adolescent sadness to-date, and youth struggles with anxiety, stress, depression, loneliness & suicide have risen. Technology-driven solutions represent an opportunity to increase access to mental health care services, allowing more young people to get the help they need.