Startup Spotlight: 3 Startups to Watch for Anxiety Management & Treatment

Today is World Anxiety Day! This edition is different from our usual format. We are taking a look at some of the leading startups working towards innovative and accessible treatment and management solutions for anxiety.

Quick Facts:

• An estimated 4% of the global population currently experience an anxiety disorder.
• More women are affected by anxiety disorders than men.
• ~42 billion economic burden in the US.

MindMed | Psychedelics | New York City

MindMed is truly a stand out player in the mental health and neuroscience space. They are actively developing a range of psychedelic-based therapeutics aimed at addressing the complexities of anxiety disorders. Their most recent trial on MM120 has sparked global attention, and we were to host their Chief Medical Officer on our podcast to answer the most pressing questions.

MindMed uses industry-leading drug development expertise in its mission to unlock the full therapeutic potential of psychedelics and other novel therapeutic targets.

Listen to the full podcast, here.

Key Persons to Follow: Robert Barrow , Miri Halperin Wernli , and Dan Karlin

o7 Therapy | Holistic Digital Platform | Cairo

O7 Therapy is revolutionizing mental health care in the Middle East by providing online therapy services that are culturally and linguistically tailored to the region. They have also recently joined our partners at MindSpark 360 to support their scaling efforts.

Through our online platform, and the expertise of our qualified and trusted mental health care professionals, we bring refined, evidence-based psychotherapeutic services including one-one-one sessions, group therapy, psycho-educational workshops and webinars, and special programs to both individuals and organizations.

Learn more about their previous group therapy anxiety program, here.

Key Persons to Follow: Ashraf Bacheet - ???? ???? , Tamara Cassis , & Ahmed Hisham

EarKick | AI-Powered Platform | Zurich

Earkick is taking a unique and novel approach to personalized and quantifiable mental health monitoring with a specific aim towards Gen-Z. Backed by us and other such as Duke University, LDV Capital, and WESTtech Ventures, we are looking forward to see Earkick's continued progress.

Together with an exceptional team we are building an AI-powered mental health platform with a multi-modal LLM companion that measures, tracks, communicates and helps improve mental health in real time.

Learn more about how their novel tracking approach, here.

Key Persons to Follow: Karin Andrea Stephan and Herbert Bay

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