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| Industry | Health care |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2016 |
| Founder(s) | Amit Malik, Neha Kirpal |
| Headquarters | Mumbai, Maharashtra |
Area served | India |
Amaha previously (InnerHour) is an Indian mental health organization, founded in 2016 by psychiatrist and healthcare entrepreneur, Amit Malik.[1][2] It is a chain of mental health centers all across India.[3]
History[edit | edit source]
Amaha was founded in 2016 by psychiatrist and healthcare entrepreneur Amit Malik as the mental health organisation InnerHour, before later rebranding under its current name.[4][5] In 2019, social entrepreneur and global mental health ambassador Neha Kirpal joined as co-founder.[6] In 2022, Amaha acquired and partnered with Children First, a Delhi NCR–based child and adolescent mental health institute established in 2008 that has supported more than 12,000 families,[1] and in May 2023 it opened its first three in-person clinics in Bengaluru, Delhi NCR and Mumbai.[7] The organisation's expansion has been supported by corporate collaborations and external funding, including an October 2023 partnership with Harbinger Group to promote mental health support[8] and a US$6 million funding round in January 2024 led by Fireside Ventures.[9] Overall, Amaha has partnered with more than one hundred companies to provide mental health services to their employees.[10][11]
In 2025, Amaha partnered with Archish IVF Centre to provide patient support and mental-health services,[12] collaborated with Air India to offer free and confidential services to airline employees,[13] and opened its first super-specialty in-patient mental health hospital in Bengaluru, which was inaugurated by Karnataka health minister Dinesh Gundu Rao.[14]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Baruah, Antara (1 July 2025). "Bengaluru is leading India's mental health revolution. VCs say it's the next big field". ThePrint.in. ThePrint.
- ↑ "Mental health low on priority list, therapy deemed expensive". The New Indian Express. The New Indian Express. 12 October 2023.
- ↑ "Meet the Drapers arrives in India to find the next unicorn". The Economic Times. The Economic Times. 11 November 2025.
- ↑ "Amaha: Helping Businesses Build Healthier & Engaged Workforces With Datadriven Insights & Solutions". www.asiabusinessoutlook.com.
- ↑ "Building Culturally Relevant Mental Health Care In India". News18.com. CNN-News18.
- ↑ "Neha Kirpal". www.weforum.org. World Economic Forum.
- ↑ "Amaha launches first 3 mental health centres in Delhi NCR, Mumbai & Bengaluru". Oneindia. 2 May 2023.
- ↑ "Harbinger partners with Amaha to Advocate Mental Health Support". www.indiapharmaoutlook.com.
- ↑ "Fireside Ventures invests in mental health startup". The Times of India. The Times of India. 12 January 2024.
- ↑ Sarkar, Brinda; Basu, Sreeradha (25 August 2023). "Mental health platforms expect to grow big on corp tie-ups". The Economic Times. The Economic Times.
- ↑ "Mental health firms grow, but therapist shortage a hurdle". ww.financialexpress.com.
- ↑ "Archish Fertility & IVF partners with Amaha Health for patient support and mental wellbeing". Indianpharmapost.com.
- ↑ "Mental Health Support: Air India launches Amaha App for employees and their families - CNBC TV18". CNBCTV18. 6 August 2025.
- ↑ "Karnataka Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao inaugurates mental health hospital Amaha in Bengaluru". www.biospectrumindia.com. BioSpectrum.