Английская Википедия:Calm (company)
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Infobox company 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.[1][2][3][4][5]
History
Calm was founded on May 4, 2012 by Michael Acton Smith and Alex Tew.[6] Tamara Levitt became the Head of Mindfulness in November 2014 and is one of the app's primary narrators.[7]
The company generated $22 million in revenue in 2017 and reached an annual revenue run rate of $75 million.[8] Шаблон:As of, Calm had raised $1.5M in angel investments.[9]
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.[10]
Calm was Apple's "App of the Year" in 2017,[9] and was ranked by Inc. as one of the fastest-growing private companies in America in 2018.[11]
In February 2022, Calm acquired Ripple Health Group, a technology company that connects users with proper healthcare options.[12] The acquisition focused on building Calm Health,[13][14] which was released in October 2022 and offered through traditional healthcare providers, payers, and self-insured employers.[15] 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.[5]
In August 2022, Calm laid off 20% of its employees, roughly 90 of 400 employees.[16]
In November 2022, Calm had four million paid subscribers.[12]
Product
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."[12]
"Sleep Stories" series
On December 1, 2016, Calm launched an initial range of 23 Sleep Stories, with the aim of helping adult listeners sleep.[24]
Sleep Stories include archival recordings of Bob Ross,[25] classical and ambient music including compositions by Johannes Brahms, Sigur Rós, deadmau5, and Moby. The series also included original stories and public domain fiction read by narrators including: Шаблон:Columns-list
In 2018, singer Leona Lewis contributed narration to the sleep stories in support of (RED)'s Global Fund to end AIDS.[26]
In December 2023, Calm announced that it had used AI voice-cloning technology to create a Christmas-themed original story “It’s a Wonderful Sleep Story” narrated by American actor James Stewart, 25 years after the actor's death in 1997.[27]
Publications
- Calm: Calm the Mind. Change the World (Penguin, 2015), Michael Acton Smith, Шаблон:Isbn
See also
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