Mental health tech player BetterSpace raises Rs.45-L led by PedalStart

Raipur, Chhattisgarh-based mental-health tech startup BetterSpace has raised INR 45 lakh in a pre-seed funding round led by PedalStart. The company plans to use proceeds towards improving its existing services, developing a new product range, enhancing marketing and brand visibility, and optimising technology. Co-founded in 2020 by Shivli Shrivastava and Abhilash Shrivastava, BetterSpace provides psychologist-led counselling workshops and community engagement programs aimed at solving mental health challenges. The startup also delivers content, therapy and other interventions in vernacular languages.