EdTech firm myHappymind has secured a minority investment from LDC, the private equity arm of Lloyds Banking Group, as it looks to scale its digital mental health and wellbeing programmes for children and young people.
Founded in 2017 by CEO Laura Earnshaw, the Cheshire-based business provides preventative mental health support to schools through interactive, curriculum-linked digital content.
It now works with more than 1,900 schools across the UK, offering programmes designed to help children build resilience, improve emotional regulation and develop positive mental wellbeing habits from an early age.
The investment will support myHappymind’s next phase of growth, including expansion into more schools in the UK and internationally, alongside continued product development.
The company recently launched myHappymind Plus, which extends its offering to provide broader coverage of the PSHE curriculum and additional wellbeing support for pupils.
The deal comes amid mounting concern over children’s mental health in the UK, with rising demand for support, long waiting lists for specialist services and increasing pressure on schools to deliver effective wellbeing provision.
myHappymind has grown rapidly in recent years and now reaches hundreds of thousands of children and their families.
In 2023, it was awarded NHS Innovation Accelerator status in recognition of its social impact, while the business has also achieved B Corp certification.
In 2025, it won a King’s Award for Enterprise and the Judges’ Overall Award at the Northern Tech Awards and Earnshaw was also named in LDC’s Top 50 Most Ambitious Business Leaders programme.
“I founded myHappymind with a clear vision: to make positive mental wellbeing education part of everyday school life,” said Earnshaw.
“Our team has since created programmes that are transforming outcomes for children and families, showing that prevention in schools is both possible and powerful.
“This partnership with LDC marks an exciting new chapter for us. The LDC team share our vision and bring the sector experience and network we need to help us expand our reach.
“Their support will be invaluable as we continue to grow and make a difference to young people’s mental health.”
Dale Alderson, Head of the North West and Partner at LDC, added: “We’ve been tracking the success of myHappymind for some time.
“So, when the opportunity arose to back Laura we knew we had to act quickly, completing the investment within three weeks of being chosen by Laura as her preferred partner.”