# Mental Health

Want to stay sane as a VC? Organise your inbox
Opinion
September 7, 2023
Want to stay sane as a VC? Organise your inbox
LETA Capital's Sergey Toporov says mastering the art of Inbox Zero is the key to VC success
Sergey Toporov
Europe’s top psychedelic startups to watch, according to investors
Analysis
August 31, 2022
Europe’s top psychedelic startups to watch, according to investors
Europe’s psychedelic sector is becoming increasingly mainstream
Tim Smith
European tech has a mental health problem: here are the startups offering a solution
Analysis
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.
Kai Nicol-Schwarz
Europe’s microdosing companies
Analysis
August 22, 2022
Europe’s microdosing companies
Opportunists are jumping on the growing appetite for psychedelics in society
Tim Smith
Burnout and bullying: Why startup workers’ mental health is so bad
Analysis
August 17, 2022
Burnout and bullying: Why startup workers’ mental health is so bad
Sifted readers share their experiences of mental health in the workplace.
Kai Nicol-Schwarz
Therapist platform Unobravo raises €17m Series A
News
July 21, 2022
Therapist platform Unobravo raises €17m Series A
The Italian startup has international expansion in its sights.
Kai Nicol-Schwarz
The startup building a 'pocket neurologist'
News
February 23, 2022
The startup building a 'pocket neurologist'
Mindstep has raised £2.5m to help detect and treat brain health conditions like dementia and depression
Kai Nicol-Schwarz
The Sifted Podcast: Magic mushrooms and startup spiritualism
Podcast
November 26, 2021
The Sifted Podcast: Magic mushrooms and startup spiritualism
Just how big is the psychedelics sector? Click here for nice graphs and The Sifted Podcast episode two.
The Sifted Podcast Team
We celebrate unicorns, so why is money still taboo at startups?
Opinion
October 29, 2021
We celebrate unicorns, so why is money still taboo at startups?
Startups love to talk about valuations and cash. So why is talking about money when it relates to salaries and financial health still taboo?
James Routledge
Psychedelic toad venom could soon be a clinical treatment for depression
News
August 16, 2021
Psychedelic toad venom could soon be a clinical treatment for depression
Beckley Psytech raises $80m to fund clinical trials using 5-MeO-DMT
Tim Smith
The Big Idea: can a smartphone game help monitor depression?
News
June 30, 2021
The Big Idea: can a smartphone game help monitor depression?
Thymia is developing video games for patients to play on their smartphones, aiming to monitor depression.
Freya Pratty
“Spirituality as a service" — the rise of spiritual consultants
Analysis
April 23, 2021
“Spirituality as a service" — the rise of spiritual consultants
“Spiritual consultants” are a growing trend in US workplaces... are European offices spiritually bankrupt?
Tim Smith
Can relationship tech create the next Tinder?
Analysis
March 29, 2021
Can relationship tech create the next Tinder?
Startups are finding digital solutions to fix love and relationships. The challenge now is getting investors to fall head over heels for them.
Isabel Woodford
How to prevent and cure burnout in your team
Opinion
February 10, 2021
How to prevent and cure burnout in your team
Almost half of all sick days in the UK are down to burnout. Calvin Benton, founder of Spill, explains how employers can help.
Calvin Benton
Thinking about becoming a young founder? Read this first
How to
January 29, 2021
Thinking about becoming a young founder? Read this first
Tips, insights and secrets for running a startup in your 20s
Joe Binder
Peter Thiel backs psychedelic drug developer Atai in $125m raise
News
November 23, 2020
Peter Thiel backs psychedelic drug developer Atai in $125m raise
The biotech firm will use the funding to developing drugs including ketamine, MDMA and psilocybin
Freya Pratty
The four-day work week experiment
Analysis
October 15, 2020
The four-day work week experiment
French startup Welcome to the Jungle experimented with the four-day work week for five months, and ended up adopting it definitively for all its employees.
Marie Mawad in Paris
Mental health startups boom as pandemic anxieties worsen
Analysis
April 13, 2020
Mental health startups boom as pandemic anxieties worsen
Coronavirus is driving a surge in demand for digital mental health solutions
Kit Gillet in Bucharest
Nine mental health startups smashing "taboo" in Europe
Analysis
February 12, 2020
Nine mental health startups smashing "taboo" in Europe
Global investment in mental health startups has surged to £500m.
Kitty Knowles
With €2.7m Iceland’s star therapy startup is springing into Europe
Interview
December 10, 2019
With €2.7m Iceland’s star therapy startup is springing into Europe
“Leaving Iceland is something I should have done earlier,” says Kara Connect founder and chief executive Thorbjorg Helga.
Kitty Knowles
Stress in tech: "I was a mess for large periods through anxiety"
Interview
October 11, 2019
Stress in tech: "I was a mess for large periods through anxiety"
It's the last day of Mental Health Awareness week, so Sifted spoke to startup employees and founders struggling under the severe pressures of startup life.
Sam Shead
Hey, Elon Musk! Europe’s startups are biohacking the brain
Analysis
September 18, 2019
Hey, Elon Musk! Europe’s startups are biohacking the brain
Investors are pouring millions into “punk” biohacking startups.
Kitty Knowles
The 'femtech' doctor on demand will see you now
Analysis
July 22, 2019
The 'femtech' doctor on demand will see you now
Do we need special doctor services just for women?
Kitty Knowles
Get Market Fit CEO Vicky Brock: On lonely startup life & suicidal thoughts
Analysis
May 29, 2019
Get Market Fit CEO Vicky Brock: On lonely startup life & suicidal thoughts
Serial entrepreneur Vicky Brock shares her experiences in Sifted's debut series on mental health.
Kitty Knowles

# Mental Health

Want to stay sane as a VC? Organise your inbox

Europe’s top psychedelic startups to watch, according to investors

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

Europe’s microdosing companies

Burnout and bullying: Why startup workers’ mental health is so bad

Therapist platform Unobravo raises €17m Series A

The startup building a 'pocket neurologist'

The Sifted Podcast: Magic mushrooms and startup spiritualism

We celebrate unicorns, so why is money still taboo at startups?

Psychedelic toad venom could soon be a clinical treatment for depression

The Big Idea: can a smartphone game help monitor depression?

“Spirituality as a service" — the rise of spiritual consultants

Can relationship tech create the next Tinder?

How to prevent and cure burnout in your team

Thinking about becoming a young founder? Read this first

Peter Thiel backs psychedelic drug developer Atai in $125m raise

The four-day work week experiment

Mental health startups boom as pandemic anxieties worsen

Nine mental health startups smashing "taboo" in Europe

With €2.7m Iceland’s star therapy startup is springing into Europe

Stress in tech: "I was a mess for large periods through anxiety"

Hey, Elon Musk! Europe’s startups are biohacking the brain

The 'femtech' doctor on demand will see you now

Get Market Fit CEO Vicky Brock: On lonely startup life & suicidal thoughts