Led · Equity · Jun 2018

Hintsa Performance provides coaching and wellbeing services that leverage science-based coaching methods in business and sports environments. Its individualised coaching programs focus on optimizing health, wellbeing and performance. Led by CEO Annastiina Hintsa and co-founder Ed Beccle, the company has served 500+ organisations with over 2,000 intensive individual coaching programs and counts CEOs of Fortune 500 firms, Formula 1 World Champions and clients such as Reckitt, Accenture, Deloitte, Nokia, and CGI. Hintsa employs more than 100 experts and maintains offices in London, Zurich, Abu Dhabi, Helsinki, and Zug. The company raised €5.1M in a funding round led by Paul Polman, K5 Global, James Corden and Charles Plowden, who will become incoming Chair of the Board. Hintsa intends to use the proceeds to expand its holistic wellbeing and performance solutions and to launch a new mobile app. Hintsa Performance is a Finnish employee wellbeing and performance startup that provides tailored coaching, digitally delivered wellbeing services and content, and the HeiaHeia mobile app for gamified staff wellbeing challenges. The company positions sustainable high performance as a by‑product of holistic wellbeing and works with organisations in knowledge‑intensive industries and insurers. Hintsa says it has more than tripled its corporate business in the past two years and expanded into several new markets. Nearly 80% of users of its digital tools reportedly learn more about wellbeing and change their lifestyle for the better. The recent funding will enable investments in software development, scientific research and geographic expansion. Management states the financing and strategic partners will accelerate growth and help organisations worldwide unlock their potential.