About us

Global Care Development (GCD) is a healthcare solution development company focused on creating innovative, fun and effective tools for improving patient care, wellness, and mental health.

Letter from the founder

I grew up the oldest of seven. That is not a small thing. It means years of watching people you love figure out who they are, avoid pitfalls, often painfully, and understanding early that the world is not particularly well set up to help them do it gracefully. Those observation never left me.

The premise at Global Care Development is simple: young people are not broken for avoiding care that was never designed for them. We are the ones who need to adapt. So we combined clinical psychology with game design and started building something that meets them where they already are, engaged, curious, and looking for value.

The mental health crisis among young people is not going to solve itself, and waiting for traditional systems to catch up is not a strategy. We intend to reach the people who cannot afford care, who would never walk into a clinic, but who will absolutely show up for something that respects their intelligence and speaks their language. That is what we are building. I think the opportunity is enormous, and I think we are only getting started.

Simon Brennstrøm

Founder & CEO, Global Care Development

Board of Advisors

To be successful, a startup needs knowledge to navigate the vast landscape of technologies and markets. These are our advisors who, together posess the diverse wealth of experience and expertise required to help us get a foothold in the industry.

Ingrid Skjeveland

Business Advisor
Norinnova

Martin Mathisen

Board of Advisors member Formerly Pazzing

Håkon Undli

Industrial Mentor
KPB

André Henriksen

Academic Mentor
UiT - Ph.D
mHelse, Klinisk Informatikk

Siva Snarby

Board of Advisors member
CEO Connect The Dots

Helene Lund Engebø

Board of Advisors member
Technical Advisor
Kupa

Lars Sørensen

Board of Advisors member
Norinnova

Backers

Ove Mats Pettersen

Investor

Måns Jonas Brænnstrøm

Investor

Tresor Bigirimana

Investor

Partners