YourDOST

YourDOST

YourDOST founders had different triggers for starting the mental health and emotional wellness platform. At IIT Guhawati, Richa Singh witnessed firsthand, due to stigma, batch mates not seeking help for stress and depression. When a girl committed suicide two rooms from her dorm, because she didn’t secure a job during campus placement, Richa decided to study mental health and the stigma around it closely. After graduation, at DE Shaw, she met Puneet Manuja, who himself had undergone a difficult period when he was unable to land a job during campus placement, this was despite being a gold medalist at NIT Calicut.The duo founded YourDOST in 2014, an online counselling platform which provides access to self-help tools (personality tests, motivational stories and psycho-educational content) and experts (psychologists, career coaches and other counsellors). With over 800+ experts on the platform, users could reach out to them 24x7, for guidance related to relationships, career, academics, sexual wellness, self-improvement and more.