(From left to right) Consul Rachel Anne Oronce, Mind You representative Angeli Joyce Cruz, Consul General Shirlene C. Mananquil,  Mind You CEO Yuri Marshall, and Economic Assistant

04 October 2024 – The Philippine Consulate General in Istanbul welcomed the CEO of Philippine Startup company, Mind You Mental Health Systems Inc., Mr. Yuri Marshall and his Assistant, Ms. Angeli Joyce Cruz on 26 September 2024 at the Consulate to discuss the startup’s success at the Global Startup Awards (GSA).

Mr. Marshall and Ms. Cruz traveled to Istanbul to represent their company as one of the finalists in the GSA held on 25 September 2024 at Esma Sultan Mansion, Istanbul, Türkiye. The GSA was held in Türkiye for the first time and was organized by Start-IST with the support of Garanti BBVA and Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality. 

Mind You is a mental health technology company that provides mental health services and preventative care to various companies and government agencies in the Philippines. The company was awarded the 2024 Best Health Tech at the ASEAN Startup Awards held in July 2024, advancing it into the global competition. Since its inception in 2018, Mind You has made remarkable strides in addressing mental health challenges in the Philippines.

Currently, Mind You has over 100,000 users on its B2B platform with clients like the Department of Health (DOH), BPI, Ayala Corp., and Philippine Airlines. It also received grants from the Australian Government and AUSAID for developing mental health apps and suicide hotline frameworks. END

 (From left to right) Mr. Yuri Marshall, CEO of Mind You, Ms. Meri Jayne Cinco, Istanbul PCG’s Economic Assistant, and Ms. Angeli Joyce Cruz, Mind You representative, during the Global Startup Awards (GSA) on 25 September 2024 at Esma Sultan Mansion, Istanbul, Türkiye.