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Axa Invests in Digital Health App

By Sarah Chen
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Axa Switzerland is expanding its focus on health by backing a start-up offering digital health solutions at work.

Axa Switzerland is supporting health tech start-up Kinastic as a lead investor, it said in a statement Thursday, without disclosing further details of the deal.

Kinastic is an app offered to staff by their employers to improve health in the workplace with tailored programs around exercise at work, nutrition, and mental strength.

Axa previously launched Wecare, a health program included in its occupational benefits package sold to companies.

We want to help as many employees as possible lead a healthy lifestyle – and we want to do this digitally and as individually as possible, Kinastic CEO Michael Kubli, said in the statement.

The Winterthur-based startup has been working with

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Which company is Axa Switzerland investing in?

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Axa Switzerland is investing in Kinastic, a health tech start-up. This company offers a digital app designed to improve employee health in the workplace through tailored programmes focusing on exercise, nutrition, and mental strength.

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What is the primary purpose of the Kinastic app?

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The Kinastic app aims to improve health in the workplace for employees. It provides tailored digital programmes covering exercise, nutrition, and mental strength, as stated by Kinastic's CEO, Michael Kubli.

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Has Axa previously offered health programmes to companies?

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Yes, Axa previously launched 'Wecare', a health programme. This was included in its occupational benefits package, which Axa sold to various companies.

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