🇫🇮 Bliss raises $270,000 to build culturally intelligent AI for therapy

Helsinki, Finland – March 11, 2026

Bliss, a Finland-headquartered mental health startup originally founded in Albania, has raised $270,000 in angel funding led by Keiretsu Forum, Finest Love VC, and Plug and Play to build what it calls “culturally intelligent” AI infrastructure for therapy.

Bliss is tackling a problem most mental health startups ignore: culture. More than 800 million people globally live outside their country of origin, yet most therapy platforms and AI mental health tools are designed for monolingual, culturally homogeneous markets. Translation isn’t enough. Cultural context matters, especially in therapy. Bliss combines licensed therapists across more than 10 countries with AI-powered cultural and linguistic matching.

Led by Founder and CEO Jona Doda, Bliss is advancing a therapy infrastructure designed to match users with licensed clinicians based on linguistic and cultural nuances. The company intends to use the funds to launch its initial therapist-trained AI companions, expand into new diaspora markets like the US, and scale B2B partnerships while strengthening its AI governance framework.

“This funding allows us to accelerate our mission of making culturally attuned mental health support accessible to everyone, regardless of where they live or what language they speak,” said Jona Doda, CEO of Bliss.

Bliss aims to address a gap in global mental health care: most digital therapy tools ignore cultural context. The platform pairs licensed therapists across 10+ countries with AI that can match users based on language and cultural background, ensuring that therapy feels relevant and effective for diverse communities.

Its next step is launching therapist-trained digital companions—AI extensions trained to mirror a clinician’s style, tone, and approach, providing personalized, context-aware mental health solutions.

For more information, visit Bliss Therapy.

Originally published on March 11, 2026 by Bliss Therapy.