Wysa raises 1.3 million dollar seed funding by Kae Capital and Angel Investors 

Bengaluru: The two early stage investment firms Kae Capital and Angel Investors has invested $1.3 million seed funding in Wysa.

Wysa, a mental health chatbot which was created as an Artificial Intelligence (AI) coach for behavioural and mental health, and offers evidence-based techniques through empathetic, anonymous conversations, the company said in a statement.

"Our technology passively detects behavioural health issues from smartphone sensors and engages them through chat," said Ramakant Vempati, co-founder.

Wysa supports a variety of behavioural health use cases, including anxiety, smoking cessation, diabetes and disability support, to reduce healthcare costs and improve adherence.