7 Cups

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7 Cups
7 Cups' official company logo (as of 2023)
Type of site
Online counseling
Available in32 languages
FoundedJuly 2013
Founder(s)Glen Moriarty
URLwww.7cups.com
CommercialYes

7 Cups (formerly called 7 Cups of Tea) is an online mental health platform that provides active listening to its users. The active listening services are provided by "listeners", who have been trained in active listening, via anonymous text or voice chats.[1][2][3]

The site features distinct groups for adolescent minors and adults over the age of eighteen.[4]

History[edit]

In July 2013, 7 Cups of Tea (as it was known then), was founded by psychologist Glen Moriarty as a Y Combinator startup.[1] The company later rebranded itself as simply 7 Cups.

The company derives its name from the eponymous poem by the 9th-century Chinese poet Lu Tong.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Shu, Catherine. "Y Combinator Startup 7 Cups Of Tea Connects People In Need Of Emotional Support With Trained Listeners". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2016-05-13.
  2. ^ "7 Cups of Tea provides 24/7 emotional support". USA TODAY College. 2015-01-23. Archived from the original on 2016-05-14. Retrieved 2016-05-13.
  3. ^ "Stressed-Out Startup Founders Find Support Online". KQED Future of You. Retrieved 2016-05-13.
  4. ^ Carpenter, Dakota. "Free app provides emotional support for students". Iowa State Daily. Archived from the original on 2020-08-12. Retrieved 2016-05-13.

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