{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Organization","id":"cmrquwqwc00o0lb0r9vaami70","name":"ginger","slug":"ginger","url":"https://www.dhrmap.com/companies/ginger","shortDescription":"Ginger was founded in 2011 by a team of entrepreneurs and data scientists at the MIT Media Lab who sought to build the world’s first mental health technology platform. Through smartphone-based technology, the platform was designed to identify patterns of anxie","categories":[{"name":"Health & Wellbeing","slug":"health-wellbeing"}],"verification":{"status":"unverified"},"meta":{"updatedAt":"2026-08-23T19:51:53.997Z","canonical":"https://www.dhrmap.com/companies/ginger","license":"© DHRMap. Facts may be quoted with attribution and a link to the canonical page. Not for bulk redistribution."},"website":"https://www.ginger.com/","longDescription":"Ginger was founded in 2011 by a team of entrepreneurs and data scientists at the MIT Media Lab who sought to build the world’s first mental health technology platform. Through smartphone-based technology, the platform was designed to identify patterns of anxiety, stress and depression, and alert patients and their healthcare providers to deliver care.","products":"Ginger Mental Health Platform (now Headspace Health), On-Demand Mental Health Coaching, Therapy & Psychiatry, Self-Guided CBT, Text-Based Support (24/7), Behavioral Health, Personalized Care Plans, Clinical Quality Measurement, Employer Analytics, EAP Integration, Mobile App, Health Plan Integration","hqLocation":"San Francisco","country":"United States","foundedYear":"2011","founder":"Alex Pentland, Anmol Madan, Karan Singh, Ryan O'Toole","totalFunding":"$213.22M","social":{"linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/carebyginger/","x":"https://twitter.com/carebyginger","facebook":"https://www.facebook.com/carebyginger"},"leadership":[{"name":"Alex Pentland","role":"co-founder"},{"name":"Anmol Madan","role":"co-founder"},{"name":"Karan Singh","role":"co-founder","url":"https://www.dhrmap.com/people/karan-singh"},{"name":"Ryan O'Toole","role":"co-founder"}],"faq":[{"q":"What does ginger do?","a":"Ginger was founded in 2011 by a team of entrepreneurs and data scientists at the MIT Media Lab who sought to build the world’s first mental health technology platform. Through smartphone-based technology, the platform was designed to identify patterns of anxie"},{"q":"Where is ginger headquartered?","a":"ginger is headquartered in San Francisco, United States."},{"q":"When was ginger founded?","a":"ginger was founded in 2011."},{"q":"Who founded ginger?","a":"ginger was founded by Alex Pentland, Anmol Madan, Karan Singh, Ryan O'Toole."},{"q":"How much funding has ginger raised?","a":"ginger has raised $213.22M to date, per DHRMap records."},{"q":"What kind of HR technology is ginger?","a":"ginger is categorized under Health & Wellbeing on DHRMap."}]}