# Maria Szandrach

> Maria Szandrach is the co-founder and CEO of Mentalyc, a San Francisco clinical-intelligence platform that turns recorded therapy sessions into insurance-ready notes, treatment plans, and progress insights for psychotherapists. A McKinsey strategy alum with an MSc from London Business School, she has co-founded three startups across the mental health and insurance worlds. She built Mentalyc with engineer Georgi Urumov during the COVID pandemic after the two met through Entrepreneur First, later going through Berkeley SkyDeck. Maria has become a recognizable voice on what AI should and should not do inside the therapy room, arguing for slow, careful building in a field where over-promising is dangerous.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CEO at Mentalyc Inc.
- **Organizations:** Mentalyc Inc., Deep Breath, McKinsey & Company, Entrepreneur First, Berkeley SkyDeck
- **From:** Poland
- **Nationality:** Polish
- **Education:** MSc in Management, London Business School, BSc in Accounting and Finance, SGH Warsaw School of Economics
- **Known for:** Co-founded and leads Mentalyc, an AI scribe used by mental health professionals that reduces note-taking time by roughly 90%, Has co-founded three startups across mental health and insurance, Took Mentalyc through Entrepreneur First and Berkeley SkyDeck

## Career timeline

- **pre-2021** — Strategy consulting at McKinsey & Company; roles spanning growth strategy, product, financial advisory and sales (incl. Thomson Reuters, Phinance S.A., Joblift)
- **pre-2021** — Co-founded Deep Breath, a DIY self-esteem therapy startup that pivoted to a wellbeing service provider
- **2021** — Co-founded Mentalyc with Georgi Urumov after meeting through Entrepreneur First during the COVID pandemic
- **2022** — Pitched Mentalyc at Berkeley SkyDeck Demo Day (Batch 13); raised Seed funding
- **2024** — Mentalyc reached full note-taking automation; expanded into treatment planning and progress tracking

## Achievements

- Co-founded and leads Mentalyc, an AI scribe used by mental health professionals that reduces note-taking time by roughly 90%
- Has co-founded three startups across mental health and insurance
- Took Mentalyc through Entrepreneur First and Berkeley SkyDeck
- Recognized voice on responsible AI in mental health and clinical documentation
- Built Mentalyc to HIPAA, PHIPA compliance and SOC 2 Type II certification

## Latest updates

- **2024** — Mentalyc achieved full note-taking automation and broadened into AI Treatment Planner, AI Progress Tracker and Alliance Genie.

## Links

- Website: https://mentalyc.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/maria-szandrach

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Last updated: 2026-06-22