After six months as full-time entrepreneurs, the two founders have already been through a lot. They have received an Innofounder, a grant from the Innovation Fund, which guarantees a salary for a year, and participated in many pitches and competitions. Soon they will have developed an app that will tell veterans with PTSD, via a smartwatch, when they need to pay attention to their arousal level. Right now they are looking for investments that can help the idea get off the ground, and there is already great pride to be seen among the two entrepreneurs.
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Mental Assistant, who wants to create a digital revolution in the treatment of anxiety and PTSD
The fear evaporated when she got to know Abdul while studying health technology at Aarhus University. The story of his escape from the war in Syria and his knowledge of many others with PTSD touched her deeply. They then wrote a bachelor’s project together about the technological possibilities to help people with PTSD. The idea for an app took shape, and Abdul turned down a job offer from Systematic to start Mental Assistant with Camilla.
Camilla was forever changed in Afghanistan – now creating a solution for other PTSD sufferers
A deployment to Afghanistan led to a PTSD diagnosis for Camilla. She suddenly found it difficult to trust others. What triggered her the most were people of Middle Eastern descent in the PTSD clinic.
The fear evaporated when she got to know Abdul while studying health technology at Aarhus University. The story of his escape from the war in Syria and his knowledge of many others with PTSD touched her deeply. They then wrote a bachelor’s project together about the technological possibilities to help people with PTSD. The idea for an app took shape, and Abdul turned down a job offer from Systematic to start Mental Assistant with Camilla.
After six months as full-time entrepreneurs, the two founders have already been through a lot. They have received an Innofounder, a grant from the Innovation Fund, which guarantees a salary for a year, and participated in many pitches and competitions. Soon they will have developed an app that will tell veterans with PTSD, via a smartwatch, when they need to pay attention to their arousal level. Right now they are looking for investments that can help the idea get off the ground, and there is already great pride to be seen among the two entrepreneurs.