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About Us
Mindlab was founded in San Francisco with a simple belief: technology can and should make life better! We are on a mission to empower adults and children to be their best selves and to lead fulfilling lives through accessible, innovative, and evidence-based mental health and wellness technology. Our clinical advisory board includes leading psychologists at the intersection of sleep medicine and wellness mobile gaming from Stanford Medicine and University of South Carolina.
We created Mindlab to address a critical gap, identified across decades of experience in the clinical and medical technology space: many life-changing technologies fail to achieve global democratization of impact because they lack a robust, commercially viable, yet altruistic vehicle.
At Mindlab, we build global tech for good.
Our Innovation Story
It all began in 2024 when the leadership team of the Mental Health Association of San Francisco (MHASF), Mark Salazar and Tim Lewandowski, were introduced by chance to an award-winning sleep and wellness app called Pocket Kado. The technology was built, but a purpose-built go to market entity was required to make an impact. MHASF was the perfect partner to create this entity – decades of innovation in the mental health and peer support space, with a 75+ year history of community service, would enable an altruistic yet scalable model.
Tim and Mark partnered with Steph Wong, co-creator of Pocket Kado, to form Mindlab Corporation. “Building global tech for good” is our strategic response to ensure that building tech is only meaningful if it can reach those that need it most. In turn, the commercial success of Mindlab not only democratizes groundbreaking therapy but also fuels the legacy of MHASF.
Pocket Kado is the flagship product of Mindlab, and its impact is growing across the globe. The free game uses proven Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) to help kids and parents plan their day and evening to ensure everyone in the family gets the sleep they need. Human capacity – at any age – to form enduring emotional attachments is central to mental health and is one of the strongest indicators of successful outcomes in therapy. Pocket Kado presents a digital relationship to hack this phenomenon – by taking care of Kado, you take care of yourself!
Click here to download Pocket Kado for free and begin your family’s sleep journey!
Innovation & Research Highlights
Learn How to Sleep (Again!)
Meet your new best friend, Kado the koala! Pocket Kado is an adorable virtual pet that resonates with children and adults alike. His routine mirrors yours, so when you care for Kado, you care for yourself. Pocket Kado app is available to download for free on your phone.
Winner of the 2023 National Sleep Foundation’s SleepTech® Award
NSF’s SleepTech® Award recognizes the most innovative efforts in advancing sleep technology and is a feature of NSF’s ongoing work to encourage and celebrate efforts by which sleep science and insight are rapidly incorporated into accessible health products and services.
