To accelerate child-first behavioural development ecosystem in India

LISSUN, one of India’s leading mental health platforms, has announced the acquisition of US-based mental wellbeing startup Being Cares. As part of this acquisition, LISSUN has welcomed the entire Being team into its fold and acquired the intellectual property rights of its technology, bringing both expertise and innovation under one roof.

This strategic integration aims to merge authentic intelligence, LISSUN’s core strength in therapist-led interventions, with artificial intelligence through Being’s intelligent mental health mapping model. Already capable of decoding more than 40 conditions, including anxiety, depression, burnout, and parenting stress, Being’s intelligent mental health mapping model processes over 2,500 causes and real-world effects, offering hyper-personalised guidance.

LISSUN is now extending this map to child-centric concerns such as autism, ADHD, speech delays, learning challenges and many more. This ensures that the same AI which supports a parent’s emotional challenges can also help decode a child’s developmental or behavioural struggles, allowing one intelligent system to grow with families through every stage.

Both founders of Being Cares have joined LISSUN’s leadership team with Varun Gandhi, Co-founder and CEO of Being, taking on the role of Chief Product Officer, and Abhishek Sharma, Co-founder and CTO of Being, joining as Chief Technology Officer.

Tarun Gupta, Co-Founder, LISSUN said, “This is not just an acquisition. It marks the beginning of a complete reimagining of how mental healthcare can support entire families. At LISSUN, we have demonstrated our ability to provide effective, high-quality developmental care for children through our Sunshine by Lissun centres.  With Being’s AI and our clinical expertise, we are building a system that addresses families’ concerns from the very first signs, offers digital guidance, and seamlessly transitions into in-person care when needed. We are designing an end-to-end support journey where technology, empathy, and clinical excellence work together to serve every child and their family with compassion and precision.”

Varun Gandhi, Co-founder and CEO, Being Cares, affirmed, “Joining LISSUN felt like coming home. Our north star was always building an empathetic, intelligent mental health assistant that families could trust. With LISSUN, we now have the infrastructure, the therapists, and the shared values to bring this dream to life. With LISSUN by our side, we are building a future where technology does not replace human care; it amplifies it, ensuring no parent or child is left guessing about their mental well-being.”

The roadmap ahead includes a bold expansion from 20 Sunshine centres currently to over 200 in the next two to four years, with Ray, LISSUN’s AI assistant, set to engage millions of parents through platforms such as WhatsApp.