How Prince Harry’s $5 Billion Startup Went South

‘A LOT OF F*CKERY’

Career-coaching unicorn BetterUp bills itself as a way to improve employees’ wellbeing. But its own staffers have complaints.

Wealth and Power Reporter

Published Aug. 5 2023 12:43AM EDT

A photo including Prince Harry — Photo Illustration by The Daily Beast / Getty

The mood was grim when employees of the unicorn startup BetterUp assembled for a team meeting this winter, but their CEO, Alexi Robichaux, seemed dressed for a costume party.

Noah Kirsch

Wealth and Power Reporter

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How Prince Harry’s $5 Billion Startup Went South

Career-coaching unicorn BetterUp bills itself as a way to improve employees’ wellbeing. But its own staffers have complaints.

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Noah Kirsch