Get to know Oneleaf Oneleaf, A new company that aims to make hypnosis a mainstream practice. The company has developed an application that can help people get started with the practice of hypnosis, and also follow different methods to stop smoking, ease anxiety or shed weight.
One leaf has raised $4.6 million (EUR4.2 million) from Frst, Kima Ventures, Raise Ventures and several business angel investors. Bpifrance also provided several hundred thousand dollars over the cash through cash-free, equity-free financing.
“How to stop smoking cigarettes was an issue that was very important to me. I discovered a new world that is the self-hypnosis method,” CEO and founder Eliott Cohen-Skalli said to me. “And this digital experience can be more enjoyable than the physical experience. Hypnosis is a state that allows concentration and relaxation in the same moment.”
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According to Cohen-Skalli’s research, the reason that it’s more convenient to do self-hypnosis at home is that you’re in a calm and comfortable environment. You’re not at a desk in a room with someone who isn’t familiar.
There’s the possibility that an app could be successful in the hypnosis market. Hypnosis sessions in real life are expensive, particularly those in the U.S.