Helping companies keep their best people.

We’re on a mission to transform retention, performance and mental fitness for the leading companies in the world.

Our mission

Regrettable resignations are one of the most costly outcomes for any organization. Legacy solutions either present data without action or have near zero utilization.

October drives real change from the ground up. Build an engaged workforce that owns their wellness and performnace., while equipping managers with tools to understand their teams and drive transformation. We ensure that your best people stay and thrive resulting in improved engagement, retention and productivity — creating lasting, meaningful change.

Revolutionize your business with AI-powered performance psychology.

The Numbers

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Utilization

50%

Productivity Improvement

15%

Drop in Churn

10%

Drop in Burnout

3%

Meet the team

Founded by an all-star team.

October is founded by a visionary psychologist and a tech pioneer, both driven to transform mental healthcare.

October was co-founded by Allan Sweidan and Alon Lits. Allan, a clinical psychologist, built what was to become the largest psychiatric hospital group in Southern Africa, Akeso. When Akeso was eventually sold to Netcare (JSE:NTC) in 2018, it was treating upwards of 22,000 patients a year across 13 sites. Allan served on the Netcare Exco until mid-2019.

Alon was Uber’s first employee in Africa. In his 7 years at the helm, Uber was launched into 7 countries, generating millions of rides and changing the face of transport in Sub-Saharan Africa. Alon left his role as Director for Uber in Sub-Saharan Africa in August 2020. Introduced by a mutual friend, Allan and Alon embarked on a mission to disrupt the global mental health industry, where it's estimated that up to 80% of people who need mental healthcare don't get it because of issues including affordability, access to care and stigma. Applying their unique skills, and pulling together an incredible team of like-minded social entrepreneurs intent on making a difference, they have developed an app that has the potential to democratize the provision of mental healthcare.

October has grown into a cost-effective, multi-functional platform that improves exponentially: it becomes more useful to more users the more that it is used.

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October Values

Led by our values and a shared vision.

Walk through walls

We strive to revolutionize the mental health industry through relentless problem-solving and a strong work ethic, fostering a culture of ownership and commitment to growth.

Challenge the status quo

We revolutionize industries by challenging the status quo and embracing first principle thinking for efficient solutions in our systems and products.

Customer Obsession

We prioritize delivering exceptional experiences for our diverse users while scaling effectively, ensuring we go above and beyond to support those in need, especially the vulnerable.

Open and honest dialogue

Embrace respectful disagreement and radical candor, commit to the best ideas, and assume good intent to foster success and growth.

We are all team players

We prioritize teamwork, leveraging our strengths and learning from one another while fostering a respectful environment that empowers success for all.

Always be learning

We embrace accountability and learn from our mistakes, fostering a culture of continuous growth and improvement.