Gijs Coppens
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Gijs Coppens is a Dutch entrepreneur, engineer, and clinical psychologist who founded the mental health practice iPractice and the mental health technology company OpenUp.[1][2][3][4]
Education
Coppens initially studied engineering at Delft University of Technology before training to be a clinical psychologist at Tilburg University.[3][4]
Career
After graduating from Tilburg University, Coppens had his own psychology practice in Amsterdam.[4] He also served as a mental health psychologist at the hospital Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis (OLVG).[5]
In 2007, Coppens founded the LED lamp manufacturer Ledzworld in Malaysia.[4] The challenges he encountered while leading the company inspired him to pursue a degree in psychology at Tilburg University.
Next, Coppens founded the online mental health practice iPractice in 2019, enriching traditional therapy with chat therapy.[5][6][7][8][9]
He retained a minority stake after Smile Invest acquired a majority stake in the company in 2025.[6][10] Coppens also founded OpenUp in 2020 with as founding-investor Dutch entrepreneur Floris Rost van Tonningen.[1][2]
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Coppens appeared in a number of publications and interviews to provide his opinions, as an expert clinical psychologst.[11][12][13][14][15]
For his work with OpenUp, Coppens received the Entrepreneur of the Year Award from Ernst & Young in 2023.[16][17][14]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "OpenUp is genomineerd als Startup van het Jaar". MT/Sprout (in Nederlands). Retrieved 2025-11-09.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Garrido, Paula (2022-10-11). "Online mental healthcare provider OpenUp raises €15m". Impact Investor. Retrieved 2025-11-09.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Gijs Coppens maakt geestelijke gezondheid op de werkvloer toegankelijk met AI". www.ey.com (in Nederlands). Retrieved 2025-11-09.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "'In Maleisië was ik al meer psycholoog dan ingenieur'". FD.nl (in Nederlands). Retrieved 2025-11-09.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Chat-psychologie". Arts en Auto (in Nederlands). 2020-01-08. Retrieved 2025-11-09.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Flemish investor acquires mental health practice in Amsterdam". MandA. 2025-05-09. Retrieved 2025-11-09.
- ↑ "Founders on funding: OpenUp's Gijs Coppens on recent funding round and investor sentiment toward mental health startups - Silicon Canals". 2022-10-31. Retrieved 2025-11-09.
- ↑ "Digitale behandeling bij iPractice: "Emoties kennen geen wachttijd"". Smarthealth (in Nederlands). 2020-01-21. Retrieved 2025-11-09.
- ↑ "Smile Invest koopt psychologenpraktijk iPractice". FD (in Nederlands). Retrieved 2025-11-09.
- ↑ "Fonds rond Urbain Vandeurzen koopt 200 psychologen". De Tijd (in Nederlands). 2025-05-08. Archived from the original on 2025-05-14. Retrieved 2025-11-09.
- ↑ "Ruim helft jongeren angstig of gestrest door corona". RTL.nl (in Nederlands). 2020-10-23. Retrieved 2025-11-09.
- ↑ "Moe, moedeloos, de rek is eruit – jongeren kunnen lockdown niet meer aan". RTL.nl (in Nederlands). 2021-02-23. Retrieved 2025-11-09.
- ↑ "Specialisten luiden de noodklok: meer aandacht nodig voor mentale gezondheid". KRO-NCRV (in Nederlands). Retrieved 2025-11-09.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 "Bunq's Ali Niknam sleept EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2023 in de wacht". www.banken.nl (in Nederlands). 2023-10-09. Retrieved 2025-11-09.
- ↑ "Andrea Evers onderdeel van het nieuwe maatschappelijk impact team". Universiteit Leiden (in Nederlands). 2022-09-15. Retrieved 2025-11-09.
- ↑ "Ali Niknam en Gijs Coppens zijn beste ondernemers van 2023". www.consultancy.nl (in Nederlands). 2023-10-06. Retrieved 2025-11-09.
- ↑ "EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2023 winnaars zijn bekend". Dutch IT Channel. Retrieved 2025-11-09.
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