Japanese staffing firm Persol announced that it will invest in Intellect Company Pte. Ltd. a Singapore-based mental health startup.

Intellect Company provides self-directed mental wellness programs in 15 languages and online sessions therapy available through two channels: as an employee benefit and through Intellect’s consumer app.

The investment was made via Persol Venture Partners.

“Persol empathised with Intellect’s vision and the concept of their service, which has a high affinity to Persol’s core initiatives related to ‘Well‐being’,” the company stated. “Intellect’s vision isn’t simply to be a self-care app or an employee benefits platform solely, but a full mental healthcare system for APAC.”

Persol also announced that it plans to invest in Anifie Inc.,  a US-based NFT (nonfungible tokens) Metaverse startup. The metaverse is a shared virtual environment that people access via the Internet.

This investment was also made via Persol Venture Partners.

“Anifie helps creators and enterprises develop their own metaverse space and module based NFTs which can be attached with 3D avatars as skins or collectibles. It enables to create valuable digital IP contents at scale,” Persol stated.