Forbes Under 30 Lister Ashley Edwards Attracts $1 Million in Venture Funding for MindRight, a Mobile-First Mental-Health Coaching Service

Ashley Edwards founded MindRight Health to provide trauma-informed, culturally responsive mental-health coaching by text message for communities of color. The company says it serves young people with daily support, and it raised more than $1 million in venture funding less than a year after launch.

The article says the funding makes Edwards one of only 35 Black female founders in the U.S. to reach that level and the first in New Jersey. It also notes support from investors including Esther Dyson, Newark Venture Partners, Telosity, Acumen America, and Impact America Fund, along with a partnership with RWJBarnabas Health.

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• MindRight Health offers mental-health coaching over text message for young people
• The service is described as trauma-informed and culturally responsive
• The company raised more than $1 million in venture-capital funding
• Ashley Edwards is described as one of only 35 Black female founders to reach that level
• Edwards is said to be the first Black female founder in New Jersey to do so
• Investors named include Esther Dyson, Newark Venture Partners, Telosity, Acumen America, and Impact America Fund
• MindRight has a partnership with RWJBarnabas Health to expand access for children of frontline workers