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Chris Aeberli
Co-founder at Sonia (YC W24) | ex MIT, ETH, McKinsey
Chris Aeberli is the co-founder of Sonia (YC W24), an AI-powered mental health app that provides therapy sessions through text and voice interactions.13 He has an international background, having grown up in Zurich and studied computer science at ETH Zurich before pursuing a master's in business analytics at MIT.12
Chris's entrepreneurial journey includes:
- Meeting his future co-founders at MIT3
- Gaining valuable industry experience as an Unofficial Entrepreneur in Residence at Verkada2
- Co-founding Sonia with Dustin Klebe and Lukas Wolf35
Sonia, part of Y Combinator's Winter 2024 batch, aims to make mental health care more accessible and affordable by using AI to conduct therapy sessions.13 The company raised a $3.4 million seed round in June 2024.3
Chris is passionate about using technology to solve real-world problems, particularly in the mental health space.14 His LinkedIn profile describes him as "Trying to make this world a better place".4
