Andrew Adams
Founder & CEO
5 stories by Andrew Adams
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Our refounding cultural principles: what are they, and why did we create them?
When Headway was founded, we were just five people in a room with an ambitious idea: to build a new mental healthcare system that everyone could access.Andrew Adams · Apr 22, 2025
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I was patient number one. Now, Headway has served its 1 millionth
When I founded Headway, it wasn't as an entrepreneur with a business idea. It was as a patient who knew firsthand the struggle of navigating our broken mental health system.Andrew Adams · Nov 13, 2024
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To help patients like me, we must put mental health care providers at the center
When I moved to New York City in 2015, I tried to find a new therapist. After spending hours calling through lists of providers, I failed — for the same reason that more than four in 10 U.S. adults…Andrew Adams · May 31, 2024
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Series C announcement
Today, I'm excited to announce a significant step in our mission to build a new mental healthcare system that everyone can access. We've raised an additional $125 million in a Series C fundraising round…Andrew Adams · Oct 5, 2023
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Introducing Headway
As part of moving to NYC in 2015, I tried to find a therapist and failed—failed for the same reason that the majority of the one in four Americans with a treatable mental health condition such as depression fail to find care.Andrew Adams · Nov 18, 2020