Calm, a meditation app co-founded by Michael Acton Smith and Alex Tew, overcame skepticism to reach 150M downloads and a $2B valuation.

Michael Acton Smith and Alex Tew founded Calm, a meditation app, after facing years of investor skepticism over focusing on mental health. Despite initial challenges, Calm now boasts over 150 million downloads and a $2 billion valuation. The app offers guided meditations, sleep stories, and mindful exercises, with subscriptions starting at $14.99 a month. A key to their success was making mindfulness more playful and accessible, with features like "Daily Calm."

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