Infiheal Selected as Global Winner in UpLink's Innovating for Asia Challenge
Infiheal was recognized as a global winner in the World Economic Forum UpLink challenge for advancing inclusive mental healthcare with Healo.
About the Challenge
This initiative is the second in a three-part longevity-focused innovation series, seeking bold, scalable solutions to support financial resilience, healthy ageing, and lifelong fulfilment across Asia's rapidly shifting demographic landscape.
The data behind the challenge is stark. By 2050, one in four people in Asia will be over 60. Rising healthcare costs are fuelling widespread anxiety about savings and financial security, while physical, financial, and mental well-being are increasingly understood as deeply interconnected. The challenge was structured around three priority areas: Multigenerational Financial Resilience, Equitable Healthy Ageing, and Lifelong Fulfilment.
UpLink is a World Economic Forum initiative, founded in collaboration with Deloitte and Salesforce, built to help purpose-driven early-stage innovators scale solutions for a more equitable and sustainable future. "Early-stage innovation is vital to turning the challenges of Asia's demographic shifts into meaningful opportunities for communities across the region," said John Dutton, Head of UpLink, World Economic Forum.
Why Infiheal Was Selected
Infiheal was recognised for delivering hyper-personalised, AI-powered mental health support that makes therapy accessible, affordable, and stigma-free for underserved populations.
Founded by Srishti Srivastava, an IIT Bombay and Cornell University alumna, and Utkarsh Srivastava, Infiheal has built clinically validated AI mental healthcare within responsible AI frameworks. Healo, its flagship AI mental health companion, is available in 93 languages, HIPAA-compliant, and ISO 27001-aligned. Over one million people have used the platform, with 91 per cent reporting improvement in how they felt, evidence of a product built with both clinical depth and cultural sensitivity.
In a region where mental healthcare access remains critically under-resourced, particularly among ageing and multigenerational communities, Healo's ability to deliver evidence-based psychological support affordably and anonymously makes it one of the most credible digital mental health solutions operating at scale today.
A Recognition That Reflects Real-World Impact
Infiheal's selection on a World Economic Forum platform, evaluated by expert panels assessing both technological robustness and societal impact, represents one of the most credible forms of third-party validation available to an early-stage health tech company. It places Infiheal alongside innovators from Singapore, Hong Kong, Jakarta, Bangkok, Toronto, and Dubai, and firmly within the global conversation on the future of inclusive, AI-powered healthcare.
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Learn more about Uplink here: https://uplink.weforum.org/home
More about Healo can be learnt here: https://infiheal.com/ai-mental-health-chatbot
