Ieso Digital Health

What Ieso Digital Health does

Ieso Digital Health is a Cambridge-based digital mental health company founded in 2000 that delivers cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) through NHS Talking Therapies contracts across England and Scotland. The company's core product is a secure online platform enabling typed (text-based asynchronous) and video-based therapist-delivered CBT for adults with common mental health conditions including anxiety, depression, OCD, PTSD, phobias, insomnia, and stress. Patients access the service free at point of use via NHS GP referral or self-referral in participating areas, with the company holding contracts covering approximately one-third of England's integrated care systems plus a national Scottish contract. The company has supported over 145,000 NHS patients cumulatively, with treatment typically delivered in 4-8 sessions and a maximum 10 working day wait for first appointment.

The underlying technology stack combines a secure online therapy messaging platform with proprietary machine learning capabilities developed in-house. Ieso scientists have built NLP-based tools that automatically label every element of therapy sessions, algorithms that identify depression subtypes from patient mental health measures for precision treatment targeting, and predictive models that forecast patient recovery pathways and flag cases requiring additional support. These models are trained on 650,000+ hours of de-identified therapy data held in a secure research library. The company holds ISO 27001, Cyber Essentials Plus, and UK GDPR certifications.

In August 2025, Swedish digital therapy provider Mindler acquired Ieso Digital Health UK, which was rebranded to Mindler Ltd while continuing to operate under existing NHS contracts. The combined entity claims to be Europe's most comprehensive digital mental health platform. Revenue is derived from NHS contract payments on a subscription/recurring basis, with no direct consumer pricing. The original ieso parent entity continues independently with a focus on AI-powered mental health products in the US market.

Name

Ieso Digital Health

Legal name

ieso Digital Health (UK) Ltd

Website

https://iesohealth.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Ieso Digital Health, now operating as Mindler Ltd following its August 2025 acquisition, provides online typed and video cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) to NHS patients across England and Scotland through NHS Talking Therapies contracts. The Cambridge-headquartered firm has supported over 145,000 patients and pairs human therapy delivery with proprietary machine learning tools for therapy analysis and depression subtype identification.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Digital Mental Health Services

NAICS

Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (621420), Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians) (621330), Offices of Physicians, Mental Health Specialists (621112)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

General Mental Health Therapy Platforms (Talk Therapy) (HLALAEAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Behavioral Health & Psychiatry Virtual Care (Payer Network) (HLALACAC), Behavioral Health & Neurocognitive Therapeutics (Digital) (HLACANAI)

Keywords

• Online cognitive behavioural therapy
• Digital mental health platform
• Talking therapy services
• NHS commissioned therapy
• Text-based CBT

Headquarters

HQ city

Cambridge

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. NHS Contracted Services: Ieso Digital Health UK operates under NHS Talking Therapies contracts, providing free-at-point-of-use mental health services to NHS patients. Revenue is derived from government healthcare contracts with NHS Integrated Care Systems across England and a national Scottish contract.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Ieso Digital Health (rebranded as Mindler in August 2025) delivers one-to-one therapist-led cognitive behavioural therapy via a secure online platform offering typed (text-based asynchronous messaging) and video therapy sessions. The service is commissioned by NHS Integrated Care Systems and Health Boards across England and Scotland, providing free-at-point-of-use treatment for adults with anxiety, depression, OCD, PTSD, phobias, sleep problems, social anxiety, and stress, complemented by specialised EMDR therapy for trauma.

Product overview

Ieso Digital Health (now rebranded as Mindler) operates a digital mental health platform offering therapist-delivered cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) through two main modalities: typed therapy (text-based asynchronous messaging) and video therapy (real-time video sessions). The platform is available free through NHS Talking Therapies to adults across England and Scotland. The company also provides specialized services including EMDR therapy for trauma. Underlying the clinical services, ieso has developed AI-powered clinical tools using machine learning for automated therapy analysis, depression identification, and patient pathway prediction. The company maintains a secure research library of de-identified therapy data for continuous improvement of mental healthcare delivery.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mindler (previously ieso) Online Therapy Platform Digital mental health platform providing one-to-one therapist-delivered cognitive behavioural therapy via secure online messaging, free at the point of use through NHS Talking Therapies for adults in England and Scotland.
• Typed Therapy Asynchronous text-based CBT delivered through secure online messaging, allowing patients to communicate with therapists at flexible times without video or audio.
• Video Therapy Real-time video-based CBT sessions delivered online for patients who prefer face-to-face style consultations over typed therapy.
• EMDR Therapy Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing therapy delivered online for trauma and PTSD, offered as a specialised treatment alongside standard CBT.

Quantifiable outcome

• 95% of patients would recommend the service to friends and family
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

AI capability5 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• MindlercoreOthers · 20 August 2025Mindler, a Stockholm-based digital therapy provider, acquired Ieso Digital Health UK in August 2025. The acquisition combines Mindler's pan-European digital therapy platform with Ieso's video and typed CBT services and AI-powered clinical tools. Following the acquisition, Ieso Digital Health UK operates under the Mindler brand while Ieso's parent company continues independently with a focus on AI-powered mental health products in the US market.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Mindler: Stockholm-based digital therapy provider that acquired Ieso Digital Health UK in August 2025. Now the parent of the subject company; directly comparable as a video- and text-based CBT platform serving European public and private mental health markets.
• SilverCloud Health (Amwell): Digital CBT platform acquired by Amwell; one of the longest-standing NHS Talking Therapies digital providers in the UK and Ireland. Directly comparable as a competitor for NHS ICB digital mental health contracts using web-based CBT programs.
• Wysa: AI-driven mental health chatbot already integrated with the subject company as a referral front door and used by NHS services. Closely comparable as an NHS-commissioned digital mental health platform, though differentiated by chatbot-first modality vs. therapist-led typed CBT.

Broad incumbents

• BetterHelp: Largest direct-to-consumer online therapy platform globally, offering messaging, video, and audio therapy. Comparable as a large-scale online therapy business operating in the UK/Europe, though primarily private-pay rather than NHS-commissioned.
• Talkspace: Public US online therapy platform providing asynchronous text-based therapy to consumers and B2B clients. Highly comparable in modality (typed messaging CBT) and digital delivery model, though US-centric and private-pay/B2B rather than NHS-funded.
• Headspace Health: Combined Headspace and Ginger entity providing digital mental health including therapy and coaching through employer and health plan channels. Comparable as a scaled digital mental health platform, with stronger consumer/employer footprint but less NHS-specific depth.
• Lyra Health: Enterprise-focused mental health benefits platform combining digital self-care, coaching, and live therapy for employer clients. Comparable as a digital-first mental health provider at scale, primarily competing for employer/payer contracts rather than NHS.
• Modern Health: Global mental health platform offering coaching, therapy, and self-guided digital programs primarily to employers and health plans. Comparable digital mental health delivery model with therapist network and digital tooling, though employer- rather than NHS-funded.

Emerging players

• Koa Health: Digital mental health company offering evidence-based self-help apps and employer/payer programs with some NHS exposure. Comparable as a digital mental health provider combining digital therapeutics with human support, though more app-focused than therapist-led typed CBT.

Others

• ieso (parent US entity): The original ieso parent company retained post-acquisition, focusing on AI-powered mental health products for the US market. Thematically connected as the source of the AI clinical tooling and research library now leveraged by the UK/Mindler entity.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/iesohealth
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCTvnhTOGOye6vw1BSjOX_aw
• Facebookfacebook.com/IesoHealth
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/iesohealth
• Instagraminstagram.com/iesotherapy

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors6 records

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M&A

Investments

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