MeWell Community

What MeWell Community does

MeWell Community is a Swiss non-profit association (Verein) registered in Zurich that focuses on mental wellbeing for students and staff of Zurich universities, principally ETH Zurich and the University of Zurich. Founded in 2020 and recognised by VSETH, the organisation operates as a community-led information and events platform addressing mental health stigma, peer support, and access to resources in academia. Its programming spans roundtables, talks, workshops, and social events, structured around monthly rotating topics, with an annual Mental Health Month staged in October around World Mental Health Day as the capstone. The organisation also runs a recurring neurodivergent-friendly game night series at ETH Zurich and curates a services directory for Zurich and Switzerland.

The underlying technology is non-proprietary and lightweight: a WordPress website (mewellcommunity.ch) hosts mental health content, an Eventbrite page handles event registration, a Mailchimp newsletter drives email communications, and an Instagram account (@mewell_community) supports organic social outreach. There is no mobile app, API, SDK, or paid product, and the platform does not employ AI or ML tooling. Distribution is hybrid: in-person events at ETH/UZH venues complemented by online channels for content, registration, and awareness.

MeWell's business model is that of a sponsored, volunteer-run non-profit rather than a commercial enterprise. All events and resources are free to attend; revenue (such as it is) flows from event sponsorships (e.g., VSETH, Alias for MHM 2024), in-kind institutional support from ETH Student Project House, and volunteer contributions. Governance is provided by an elected board (President Anja Wullschleger, Vice-Presidents Doina Rey and Silvan Kessler, Treasurer David Neubauer) and committee members across Events, PR, Finance, and Community functions, with advisory input from Dr. Liliana Gratie and the ETH Student Project House. The organisation's customer base is the Zurich academic community, with no paying customers, no pricing tiers, and no disclosed revenue figures.

Name

MeWell Community

Legal name

MeWell (Mental Wellbeing Community)

Website

https://mewellcommunity.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

MeWell Community is a Zurich-based non-profit association (Verein) that runs free mental wellbeing events, peer-support programming, and an information hub for students and staff of Zurich universities, primarily ETH Zurich and the University of Zurich.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Mental Health Services

NAICS

Civic and Social Organizations (813410)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGADAK

Youth Mental Health, Counseling & Wellbeing (Education-Linked) Nonprofits

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Education & Youth Development Nonprofits

SECONDARYBPAGACAD

Mental Health & Crisis Support Services

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Health & Medical Nonprofits

Keywords

• Mental health awareness
• Peer support community
• Academic wellbeing
• Community mental health
• Wellbeing events

Headquarters

HQ city

Zürich

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Non-profit Organization: MeWell Community is a non-profit association (Verein) operating as a VSETH recognised organisation. The organization appears to be funded through sponsorships (e.g., Alias and VSETH mentioned as sponsors for MHM 2024) and relies on volunteer contributions. No commercial revenue streams are disclosed.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

MeWell Community is a volunteer-run, non-profit association (Verein) that operates a mental wellbeing community for students and staff of Zurich universities. The organization runs events (roundtables, talks, workshops, social gatherings) on mental health topics, maintains an information hub with mental health resources and a local services directory, and fosters peer-support and neurodivergent-friendly safe spaces. All events and resources are provided free of charge.

Product overview

MeWell Community is a non-profit mental wellbeing organization (Verein) that operates as an information and events platform for students and staff at Zurich universities. The organization focuses on three core areas: (1) increasing awareness and importance of mental health through events and initiatives, (2) providing a peer-support community with safe spaces for discussion, and (3) serving as an on-campus hub for mental health information and resources. The platform offers mental health educational content, event coordination (including neurodivergent-friendly events), a services directory for Zurich/Switzerland, and newsletter communication channels.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mental Health Month (MHM) Annual month-long event programme of mental health awareness activities, round tables, talks, workshops, and social events held across ETH Zurich and University of Zurich venues during October around World Mental Health Day, open to the Zurich academic community.
• Mental Wellbeing Events Programme Recurring programme of round tables, talks, workshops, and social events covering monthly rotating mental health topics such as anxiety, depression, stress management, imposter syndrome, perfectionism, eco-anxiety, resilience, loneliness, and eating disorders, delivered free to students and staff of Zurich universities.
• Neurodivergent-friendly Events Regular, deliberately neurodivergent-friendly game nights and social events tailored to students and staff on the autism spectrum, with ADHD, or with other neurodivergent conditions, creating safe and inclusive spaces within the academic community.
• Mental Health Services Directory Curated online directory of mental health services, peer support resources, and crisis support information for Zurich and Switzerland, acting as an information hub that connects academic community members to providers such as ensa, AVETH Counseling, Pro Mente Sana, and BeWell.help.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ETH Student Project HousecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStudent Project House (SPH) at ETH Zurich provides support and venue access for MeWell events and community activities. SPH appears in the Board of Advisors section, indicating a close institutional relationship.
• VSETHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVSETH (Verband der Studierenden an der ETH) is the student association at ETH Zurich. MeWell is a VSETH recognised organisation and VSETH is also a sponsor for Mental Health Month 2024.
• AliasminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAlias (ZHAW student association) is a sponsor for Mental Health Month 2024, providing marketing and financial support for the annual capstone event.
• Mindful[L]minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMindful[L] is a mental health awareness organization at University of Zurich. Collaborated on events as part of CCL Week and promotes their Mental Health Awareness Week through MeWell channels.
• Youth Red Cross ZurichminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with Youth Red Cross Zurich to host events, including a talk on loneliness with Dr. Cordula Riemann.
• Ressourcen ImpulsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for mindfulness events. Hosted interactive mindfulness workshop with speaker Jeannette Wicki-Breitinger.
• AccentureminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated on events to discuss workplace mental health and Accenture's employee support approaches.
• Gesundheitsförderung Kanton ZürichminorOthersCantonal health promotion organization listed as a collaboration partner, supporting mental health initiatives in the Zurich region.
• Pro Mente SanaminorOthersSwiss foundation for mental health. Contributes educational content and resources to MeWell's information hub.
• ensa (Mental Health First Aid)minorOthersensa provides Mental Health First Aid training materials. MeWell uses ensa content for educational resources on mental health disorders.
• AVETHminorOthersAssociation of doctoral students and postdocs at ETH. Provides AVETH Counseling peer support services listed on MeWell's services page.
• VMUSYSminorOthersMittelbau association at ETH Zurich listed as a collaboration partner.
• Students Mind ProjectminorOthersVSS-UNES project focused on student mental health. Listed as collaboration partner.
• BeWell.helpminorOthersBooking platform for therapies, coaching and counselling. Listed as a partner and featured on MeWell's services page.
• Dr. Liliana GratieminorOthersListed as a Board of Advisors member, providing professional mental health expertise to the organization.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• The Jed Foundation (JED): US nonprofit dedicated to emotional health and suicide prevention for teens and young adults, with comprehensive campus mental health programs. Comparable in targeting university populations and in delivering resources, programming, and awareness campaigns.
• ULifeline: Online mental health resource hub for college students, originally a Jed Foundation initiative. Comparable as a curated information and resource platform aimed at university students, similar to MeWell's information-hub role.
• Student Minds: UK charity focused on student mental health through peer support, research, and campus programming. Closest European analogue to MeWell in target audience, peer-support orientation, and nonprofit structure.
• Nightline Association: UK umbrella body for student-run listening and support services at universities. Directly comparable peer-support service model targeted at the same academic demographic.
• Active Minds: US-based nonprofit that runs student-led mental health awareness chapters on university campuses. Highly comparable to MeWell in mission, volunteer/student-led operating model, and campus-based events and peer-support programming.

Broad incumbents

• Mind (UK): Large UK mental health charity providing information, support, and campaigning. Comparable in nonprofit mental-health-awareness positioning at a much larger scale, serving a broader population than the academic niche.
• Mental Health Foundation (UK): UK charity focused on mental health research, prevention, and awareness. Comparable as a mental-health-awareness nonprofit with educational content and partnerships, though operating at national scale rather than a single academic community.

Emerging players

• Togetherall: Digital peer-support mental health platform used by universities. Comparable to MeWell in its peer-support ethos, but operates as a scaled technology platform rather than a volunteer nonprofit.

Regional players

• Pro Mente Sana: Swiss foundation advocating for mental health interests and providing educational content. Direct Swiss context peer and existing MeWell content partner; comparable in nonprofit mental-health-awareness positioning.
• Die Dargebotene Hand / 143: Switzerland's 24/7 emotional support helpline (Tel 143). Comparable in providing Swiss mental-health crisis and emotional support services, with broader national reach than MeWell.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/mewell_community
• Xx.com/MeWellCommunity
• Facebookfacebook.com/MeWellCommunity
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mental-wellbeing-community-in-zurich

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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