What If Ventures: Why We Invested in Foresight Mental Health
Summary
Then I filtered for “platform” plays, versus features or single-use products, and I was left staring at two names, Douglas Hapeman and Matthew Milford, founders of Foresight. You can think of Foresight as a cutting-edge mental healthcare ecosystem where, for the first time ever, numerous data-driven and science-backed treatment methods are being used on a patient population where data can be aggregated on the clinical effectiveness of each solution. Foresight uses this information to develop, acquire, and partner with the best technological solutions to equip its rapidly growing physical care presence clinics to drive improved outcomes for its members/patients. This data set allows Foresight to intelligently evaluate, build, acquire, and license technology to supplement clinical treatment and figure out what works, driven by their successful brick and mortar model. • As I started to dig in further I also found: ● a business selling into grossly untapped market demand hitting capacity constraints quickly at new locations ● a product offering and road-map that looked like something I would have drawn up after digging through 700+ mental health startups and picking the best ideas ● a strong founding team, self aware of their weaknesses, with plans to mitigate risks, AND the best monthly updates I’ve ever read at seed stage ● an expansion strategy and long-term vision that are ambitious yet already well underway I am grateful that What If Ventures is able to partner with an amazing founding team, building a platform that will have a significant impact on the wellness of millions of people.