The Challenge: Building a 24/7 mental health platform post-funding
MindRight, a US-based startup providing culturally responsive mental health coaching to youth and young adults, raised $1 million in venture capital funding in August 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic had accelerated demand for virtual mental health support, and MindRight needed a robust technical team to build out their platform quickly.
Their primary goal was to build a team of high-quality software engineers committed to taking the company to the next phase — developers who could provide a continuous service improving and maintaining their platforms.
The Solution: Three MEAN stack developers from Nigeria
Tunga provided three full-time developers from Nigeria proficient in MongoDB, Express, Angular, Node.js, JavaScript, and TypeScript. MindRight found Tunga through a simple Google search, and the partnership began.
All three developers lived in Nigeria, and Tunga worked with MindRight to ensure a smooth overlap of work hours with the New York time zone. As MindRight evolved, Tunga adapted the team to better match their emerging technical direction — demonstrating the value of adaptability in long-term partnerships.
The Result: A mental health platform accessible via text message
The platform made mental health support accessible to people via text message. The development team worked closely enough with the administrative team to be involved in planning and building new features while maintaining the existing applications. The partnership lasted more than four years, until MindRight pivoted in 2025.
