Florian Brand

Co-Founder, atai Life Sciences · 1 appearance on the record.

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In 2018, Brand co-founded atai Life Sciences, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on psychedelic and non-psychedelic therapies for mental health disorders, taking the company public in 2021. Before leading atai, he served as Managing Director of German online retailer Springlane and later sat on the boards of multiple neuroscience startups.

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Opinion
Brand: Stigma around startup failure is holding Europe and Germany back
“I think that is currently in Europe, but also in Germany, a big, big thing that holds Europe back, you know, the willingness to Start and fail. kind of try again. There's a huge cultural stigma.”
Florian Brand May 28, 2026 ▶ 1:24:33 Martin Escobari: Trauma, Chaos & Three Industries Worth $100B | Nikhil Kamath | People by WTF · Nikhil Kamath

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Martin Escobari: Trauma, Chaos & Three Industries Worth $100B | Nikhil Kamath | People by May 28, 2026 1m
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