Meditation app Calm said to be raising $25M to become the “Nike of the mind”

Source: https://sharpbrains.com/blog/2018/04/09/meditation-app-calm-said-to-be-raising-25m-to-become-the-nike-of-the-mind/

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This meditation app is now worth $250 million and has Trump-related stress to thank (CNBC):

“Meditation start-up Calm was so successful during a chaotic and stressful 2017 that Apple recognized it as the app of the year.

“Well done, Calm,” Apple said in December.

Now the San Francisco-based company, which to date has only raised $1.5 million in seed financing, is being rewarded by investors. Insight Venture Partners is leading a funding round that values Calm at about $250 million, according to sources familiar with the matter. The total funding will exceed $25 million, said the sou…

Source: https://sharpbrains.com/blog/2018/04/09/meditation-app-calm-said-to-be-raising-25m-to-become-the-nike-of-the-mind/

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This meditation app is now worth $250 million and has Trump-related stress to thank (CNBC):

“Meditation start-up Calm was so successful during a chaotic and stressful 2017 that Apple recognized it as the app of the year.

“Well done, Calm,” Apple said in December.

Now the San Francisco-based company, which to date has only raised $1.5 million in seed financing, is being rewarded by investors. Insight Venture Partners is leading a funding round that values Calm at about $250 million, according to sources familiar with the matter. The total funding will exceed $25 million, said the sou…

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