Calm.com, Inc., doing business as Calm, is a software company based in San Francisco, California. It produces meditation products, including guided meditations and Sleep Stories on its subscription-based app.^{[2][3][4][5][6]}

Calm was founded on May 4, 2012 by Michael Acton Smith and Alex Tew.^[7] Tamara Levitt became the Head of Mindfulness in November 2014 and is one of the app's primary narrators.^[8]

The company generated $22 million in revenue in 2017 and reached an annual revenue run rate of $75 million.^[9] As of 2017^[update], Calm had raised $1.5M in angel investments.^[10]

As of February 2019, the company was valued at $1 billion and had raised $116 million, with contributions from existing investors, including Insight Venture Partners, Ashton Kutcher's Sound Ventures, and Creative Artists Agency.^[11]

Calm was Apple's "App of the Year" in 2017,^[10] and was ranked by Inc. as one of the fastest-growing private companies in America in 2018.^[12]

In February 2022, Calm acquired Ripple Health Group, a technology company that connects users with proper healthcare options.^[13] The acquisition focused on building Calm Health,^[14][15] which was released in October 2022 and offered through traditional healthcare providers, payers, and self-insured employers.^[16] It was initially offered to patients suffering from anxiety or depression. The company planned to add mental health programs for those with other physical conditions.^[6]

In August 2022, Calm laid off 20% of its employees, roughly 90 of 400 employees.^[1]

In November 2022, Calm had four million paid subscribers.^[13]

Calm produces meditation products, including guided meditations, a book, narrated Sleep Stories, and health and meditation videos. Their primary product is the meditation app, available on iPhone and Android devices.^[17][18]

The app features both meditation tools and sleep aids.

The meditation area offers breathing exercises, a daily meditation, several multi-day programs, and unguided and guided meditation sessions.^[19][20]

The company also produced a nature documentary series for HBO Max.^[21][22]

The app also hosts Alanis Morissette's 2022 ambient album The Storm Before the Calm.^[23]

Jay Shetty, the company's chief purpose officer, hosts a short mindfulness message called "The Daily Jay."^[13]

• Calm: Calm the Mind. Change the World (Penguin, 2015), Michael Acton Smith, ISBN 978-0241201954

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