This article was originally published on Green Market Report on August 4, 2021
Robin Arnott is the CEO of Entheo Digital, a digital therapeutics company developing and distributing experiences to support psychedelic therapists at all stages of journey work. Robin has been recognized as an early maverick of Virtual Reality since the re-emergence of the field in the early 2010s. His VR experience “SoundSelf: A Technodelic” has been measured to produce states of consciousness comparable to psilocybin, and is currently being ported to mobile VR solutions.
GMR Executive Spotlight Interview Q&A:
Full Name: Robin Arnott
Title: Founder and Lead Link
Company: Entheo Digital
Years at current company: Since Company Founding in Q1 of 2021
Most successful professional accomplishment before psychedelics:
Robin was the lead developer and designer of the VR experience “SoundSelf: A Technodelic.” Measured to produce psychedelic states of consciousness, SoundSelf was originally distributed as entertainment on VR platforms under the Andromeda Entertainment label. Robin’s new company, Entheo Digital, is continuing to develop SoundSelf as a protocol for psychedelic therapy.
Before developing SoundSelf, Robin was a multi-award-winning sound designer for independent video games. He led the audio design for Antichamber, The Stanley Parable, Capsule, and Duskers
Company Mission: Entheo Digital is growing the accessibility and scalability of psychedelic therapy with immersive virtual experiences.
Company’s most successful achievement: Entheo’s first experience SoundSelf has been measured to reliably stimulate psychedelic states of consciousness. They are integrating it into psychedelic therapy protocols as a preparation tool, to ease first-time-journeyers into deep medicine work.
Has the company raised any capital (yes or no): Yes
if so, how much?: As of this writing (July 28, 2021) Entheo is in the middle of its $1.5M Series Seed. It has raised $700k thus far.
Any plans on raising capital in the future? Yes.
Most important company 5-year goal: Integrate SoundSelf and other immersive experiences as FDA Cleared protocols to assist in all aspects of psychedelic therapy, for assisting therapists and their clients with deep psychological healing.
