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August 23, 2022

European tech has a mental health problem: here are the startups offering a solution

87% of employees have experienced mental health problems because of work — here’s how businesses can help.


If your mental health has ever suffered because of work, you’re not alone. 87% said theirs had been affected by working at a startup in our latest community survey, and more broadly 53% of people across Europe have experienced burnout.

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Philip Pogoretschnik, founder of Humanoo
Philip Pogoretschnik, founder of Humanoo
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French healthtech unicorn Alan's founders, Jean-Charles Samuelian and Charles Gorintin
Jean-Charles Samuelian and Charles Gorintin, founders of Alan
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Kai Nicol-Schwarz

Kai Nicol-Schwarz was a senior reporter at Sifted. He covered AI and UK tech.

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