Healthtech/Mental Health/News/ Moka.care raises €15m Series A for its employee mental health platform The French startup has also attracted investment from not one, but three, famous French sportsmen, including Blaise Matuidi By Amy Lewin 24 May 2022 Guillaume d'Ayguesvives and Pierre-Etienne Bidon, founders of Moka.care Guillaume d'Ayguesvives and Pierre-Etienne Bidon, founders of Moka.care \Healthtech Brexit Britain becomes unlikely psychedelic haven as Albert Labs IPOs By Tim Smith in Barcelona 10 March 2022 Healthtech/Mental Health/News/ Moka.care raises €15m Series A for its employee mental health platform The French startup has also attracted investment from not one, but three, famous French sportsmen, including Blaise Matuidi By Amy Lewin 24 May 2022 French mental health startup Moka.care has raised a €15m Series A — and it’s got some big names on its cap table. What does it do? Moka.care’s platform connects employees to psychologists, coaches and therapists who can help them with issues like work-life balance, burnout and stress management. Its 100+ clients include Spendesk, Qonto and L’Oréal. The investors: This is the juicy bit — Moka.care’s investors include American VCs and celebrities. American firm Left Lane Capital led the round Singular VC, a Paris-based firm which launched last year, also participated Sporting legends Blaise Matuidi and Antoine Griezmann, both French footballers, and Antoine Dupont, captain of the French rugby team, got involved too The market: There are now hundreds of mental health startups in Europe. So far this year they have raised $253m, according to Dealroom Other notable startups include Berlin and Munich-based competitor nilo.health, which announced an $8m funding round led by Speedinvest on Monday, and UK-based employee mental health platform Oliva Health, which raised a €5.8m seed round from Stride.vc and Moonfire Ventures in March What’s next: We doubt footballers will stop writing angel cheques anytime soon, but we’re less sure that they will continue writing them into mental health startups. Sifted’s take: As startups are urged by investors to increase their runway and cut down on cash burn, we expect “perks” like mental health apps might get cut. We’re experimenting with a new format for news. What do you think? Let us know. Related Articles Alan raises €183m to support Europeans with their mental health By Mimi Billing Click here to read more Can tech for good be as profitable as plain old tech? By Marie Mawad and Amy Lewin Click here to read more 6 ways employers can break the ‘money taboo’ at work By Tom Ritchie Click here to read more Brexit Britain becomes unlikely psychedelic haven as Albert Labs IPOs By Tim Smith in Barcelona Click here to read more Most Read 1 Member \Venture Capital German VCs are the second best paid in Europe 2 \Startup Life Where are Europe’s top digital nomad villages? 3 \Venture Capital New platform enables ‘everyday’ folk to invest in VC 4 \Venture Capital Europe gets its first creator-founded, creator-backed VC 5 \Public & Academic The European Commission has a big new plan for startups. Here’s what you need to know about it Join the conversation Subscribe Notify of new follow-up comments new replies to my comments
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