Adi Wallach on Making Mental Health Accessible with CalmiGo

Q: What’s the focus of the recent CTech article featuring CalmiGo?

A: The piece explores a growing movement in Israel toward AI-enabled and hybrid mental health solutions, spotlighting startups like CalmiGo, Kai.ai, Behavidence, and NATAL’s digital services. At the heart of this trend is a desire to make mental health care more accessible, affordable, and scalable, especially in high-stress environments.

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Q: What is CalmiGo’s approach to mental health care?

A: CalmiGo offers a handheld neurotech device that provides immediate, drug-free relief from stress and anxiety by stimulating the parasympathetic nervous system—the part of the body responsible for calming the stress response. It’s an on-demand solution designed to support both daily mental wellness and moments of acute distress.

Q: What role does AI play in their vision?

A: While the device itself focuses on physiological relief, CalmiGo is part of a broader cohort of Israeli startups leveraging neurotech and behavioral insights to build personalized, responsive, and accessible mental health solutions. The goal is not to replace therapy, but to augment it with tools that meet people where they are.

Q: What did CEO Adi Wallach have to say?

A: Adi Wallach, CalmiGo’s CEO and Co-Founder, captured the company’s mission clearly:

“What technology is doing—and should do—is make mental health accessible and affordable for everyone.”

Q: Has CalmiGo had a social impact as well?

A: Absolutely. In response to the ongoing crisis in Israel, CalmiGo has donated 1,300 devices to soldiers, hostage families, and children impacted by war, offering not just innovation, but compassion and care when it’s needed most.

🧠 Tech that calms. Tools that empower. Stories that matter.
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