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The predictive platform can help companies avoid absenteeism, presenteeism, and employee turnover
Spotted: Around 41 per cent of employees report feeling stressed “a lot of the day”, with factors like fast-changing expectations, political tensions, and inadequate corporate wellness programmes all playing a part in workplace stress. This isn’t just a health problem, with poor employee mental wellbeing also linked to increased rates of presenteeism, absenteeism, and subsequent drops in productivity. Swiss-based Kyan Health hopes to change that with its groundbreaking AI-powered workplace care solution.
Kyan’s chief offering is Kai, a predictive AI-powered care navigator that connects employees of enterprise clients to resources such as crisis support, certified coaching, and mental health counselling, without breaching their individual privacy. Based on the user’s progress and needs, Kai will recommend personalised tools and resources that can best support them.
Although individual data is kept completely confidential, Kyan also aggregates insights across teams and companies to help managers better monitor employee wellbeing, identify key gaps or shortcomings, and take action to boost worker mental health and prevent longer-term productivity losses. Available through a subscription-based model, Kai’s proactive, integrated method of welfare management contrasts with current “crisis-management” approaches that fail to achieve permanent results.
“Poor mental health results in the loss of one in five workdays globally, with traditional wellness programs falling short in delivering measurable impact,” Vlad Gheorghiu, Kyan’s co-founder and CEO, explained to Springwise. “Our work is driven by personal experiences with mental health challenges in high-pressure environments and a shared vision of building a solution that bridges the gap between employee wellbeing and business performance.”
The platform has demonstrated early success among clients such as Hitachi Energy, Hilti, STADA, Deutsche Börse Group, and On. According to On, a Swiss sportswear company, it has gained $2.9 million in annual value through improved productivity, reduced turnover, and cost savings.
Recently, Kyan raised $12.7 million in a series A funding round led by Swisscom Ventures, with participation from other investors like GreyMatter Capital and naturalX Health Ventures. The company is now turning its attention to global expansion, with a focus on France, Italy, and the Nordics as promising new markets. Gheorghiu also told Springwise that Kyan is working on enhancing the AI’s capabilities, as well as rolling out its predictive care model by mid-2025.
Written By: Duncan Whitmore and Matilda Cox