Alon Matas is a serial entrepreneur and healthcare-technology innovator best known for co-founding BetterHelp in 2013, a direct-to-consumer online therapy platform that has evolved into one of the world’s largest virtual mental-health services. As the company’s CEO and product architect he led the brand through rapid growth, unlocking access to therapy for millions and reshaping the future of digital mental health. With its acquisition by Teladoc Health in 2015, Alon gained deep insight into building healthcare businesses that combine tech, scale, and clinical validity.
Today Alon partners with founders in health-tech, consumer wellness, and platform medicine—helping them translate mission into business models, build defensible healthcare ventures, and prepare for acquisition.
“I built BetterHelp to make mental-health care everywhere, anytime, for everyone. Now I help other founders build healthcare platforms that truly scale and become acquisition-ready."
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In 2015, Teladoc Health acquired BetterHelp, the online counseling platform co-founded by Alon Matas, integrating its digital-therapy offering into Teladoc’s broader telehealth ecosystem. The acquisition validated the model of scalable, accessible behavioral-health services and positioned Alon’s team for further growth under a global health-tech platform.

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This Exited Founder offers personal M&A experience and deep professional networks in their respective industries to help you Maximize Your Exit.™
Every Exited Founder’s goal is to make sure you create the exit you deserve. Engaging is easy!
An Exited Founder is an entrepreneur who has founded or cofounded a company and successfully exited his or her company through an IPO, M&A transaction, recapitalization or secondary share transaction. Exited Founders have joined ExitWise to help their fellow founders maximize their exits.
An Exited Founder brings expertise in building a company, M&A deal-making, a network of potential buyers, and experience navigating complex financial, legal and employment issues. An exited founder can not only be a great personal mentor during your exit process but can also help maximize your company's sale price, reduce risks, and ensure a smoother transaction.
Exited Founders typically offer:
- M&A education Founder Mentorship
- Business valuation advice
- Access to top M&A experts to build your M&A team
- Incredible personal networks with strategic investors and buyers in their industry
- Negotiation skills with potential buyers
- Deal structuring and transaction experience
- Advise on Coordination of legal, financial, and tax professionals
- Assistance with due diligence
- Advice on major personal and professional decisions throughout the M&A process
Our Exited Founders have free access to Exitwise valuation services and have visibility into private transaction data in their industry. Exited founders assist investment bankers that use various methods, such as comparable company analysis, discounted cash flow analysis, and market trends, to assess the value of your business. Exited Founded can also factor in your industry dynamics and your growth potential to help negotiate an optimal sale price on your behalf.
Industry experience: Ensure they have exited a business in your sector.
Track record: Ask about their personal exits and how they have helped other business owners with M&A.
Network: A strong personal and professional network of potential buyers is key.
Communication: Choose someone you can trust and communicate with easily.
Industry Stature: Exited founders bring different levels of credibility to your team which can have a dramatic effect on how buyers value your business.
The process can take anywhere from 6 to 12 months or longer, depending on market conditions, the size of your company, and the complexity of the transaction. Exited Founders absolutely help expedite the process.