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May 5, 2022

Alan raises €183m to support Europeans with their mental health

The French health insurer’s goal is to triple its headcount and become profitable by 2025


Mimi Billing

5 min read

Jean-Charles Samuelian-Werve and Charles Gorintin, founders of Alan

French unicorn Alan has grown massively over the last few years by offering people health insurance via their workplace. Its annual revenue has jumped to almost €200m, it serves 300k customers, it's launched a whole new product around mental health support and, the founders say, it’s on track to wean itself off investor cash in the near(ish) future.

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Mimi Billing

Mimi Billing is Sifted's Europe editor, based in Stockholm. She covers the Nordics and can be found on X and LinkedIn

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