

Milestones
Current Stage: Growth
Founders
Alex Tew and Michael Acton Smith
Company Profile
Calm is a leading mental health app focused on sleep, meditation, and relaxation, with over 150 million downloads and 2.5 million 5-star reviews. Founded in 2012 in San Francisco, California, Calm aims to support individuals at every stage of their mental health journey. The app offers a wide range of audio content designed to improve mental fitness and address key challenges like stress, anxiety, insomnia, and depression. Calm features 250+ Sleep Stories, sleep music, meditation lessons, nature sounds, and Calm Masterclasses led by world-renowned experts. Calm's mobile app has received numerous accolades, including Apple’s App of the Year in 2017, Google Play's Editors' Choice in 2018, a spot on Fast Company’s 2020 Most Innovative Companies list, and recognition in Time100’s 2022 Most Influential Companies. The company is backed by prominent investors such as Lightspeed Venture Partners, TPG, Marc Benioff, and Goldman Sachs Asset Management.