\u201cIn Silicon Valley,\u201d Mr. Seibel added, \u201cwe did not talk this much about mental health even three years ago.\u201d He estimates that more than 50 related start-ups are coming onto the scene. His firm just funded three: Stoic; Quirk, an app that uses cognitive behavioral therapy to treat people with anxiety and depression; and Mindset Health, which creates hypnotherapy apps that it says can treat anxiety, depression and irritable bowel syndrome.<\/p>\n
Mindset Health was founded by two brothers, Alex and Chris Naoumidis, who previously created a peer-to-peer dress-sharing app for women. When that app failed, the brothers felt overcome with anxiety.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe fell into this period of mental health problems,\u201d said Alex Naoumidis, 24.<\/p>\n
The brothers tried some of the existing wellness apps \u2014 meditation products, mindfulness tools \u2014 but remained unmoored. Their father suggested in-person hypnotherapy. It gave them the idea for Mindset.<\/p>\n
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