Mind the Founder: Mental Health in Entrepreneurship and as a Driver for Innovation

​Building a startup is exciting, but it also takes a toll. Long hours, uncertainty and constant pressure make mental health one of the most underestimated challenges for founders.

​At the same time, mental health is one of the biggest untapped opportunities in health innovation. Globally, around one in eight people live with a mental disorder and yet on average countries only invest 2% of their health care budgets to mental health*. This gap between need and available solutions is exactly where startups can make a difference.

​Join Vision Health Pioneers for an afternoon on both sides of the topic: how founders can take care of their own wellbeing, and how startups are building solutions for better healthcare.

​What to expect

• ​Introduction to mental health and entrepreneurship

• ​Pitches from selected startups of our current Vision Health Pioneers Incubator cohort

• ​Open Q&A and networking with founders, MBA students from GIBS South Africa and the Berlin startup community

​Who should join

​Founders, aspiring founders and anyone interested in mental health, entrepreneurship and health innovation.

​The event will be held in English. Participation is free, but spots are limited, so register early.

​(*WHO World Mental Health Report 2022)

​We're hosting our event at hubraum: Deutsche Telekom's tech incubator that brings together startups, developers and its ecosystem to drive innovation and create new opportunities. We're excited to bring our community together in a space built exactly for that kind of exchange.