Posts Tagged ‘mental-wellness’
Trend: Harnessing digital tech to improve mental health and wellness
From mindfulness apps to virtual therapy sessions, digital tools offer instant access to wellness resources (The Globe and Mail): In 2015, Brie Code was working at leading video game company Ubisoft as lead artificial intelligence programmer when she realized that many people she knew – about half, by her estimation – found video games boring.
Read MoreHappify Health raises $73M to deepen partnerships with pharmaceutical companies and insurance payers
Happify Health raises $73M to expand its digital therapeutic care delivery capabilities (MobiHealth News): Founded in 2012, Happify is best known for digital programs that provided automated self-guided support across various areas of mental health and wellness, such as stress management for employees or health plan members. Should the user need additional support, the platform…
Read MoreCalm raises $75 million, expands into corporate mental health and wellness
Calm Meditation App Hits $2 Billion Value With Lightspeed, Goldman Backing (Bloomberg News): Calm, maker of a meditation, sleep and relaxation app, doubled its valuation to $2 billion after raising capital from existing backers including Lightspeed Venture Partners, TPG and Insight Partners.
Read MoreWhat will the ‘Peloton for mental health’ look like five years from now? And, who will develop it?
MindLabs raises £1.4M for its new platform, a ‘Peloton for mental health’ (TechCrunch): Ideally, mental wellness should be considered part of a healthy daily routine, like exercise. But even exercise is difficult to turn into a regular habit. Peloton addressed physical fitness by combining smart stationary bikes with live classes and community features to create…
Read MoreMeditation apps have gone mainstream in the covid-19 era
__ 1. Best meditation apps: practice mindfulness with Headspace, Calm and more (TechRadar): “The best meditation apps could help you to sleep better, reduce your stress levels and find some much-needed inner peace. But given the situation right now with Covid-19, even if meditation apps just give you a break from the news and a…
Read MoreMeditation app Headspace raises $93 million in equity and debt to accelerate clinical validation and geographic expansion
Headspace raises $93 million in equity and debt as it pursues clinical validation for mindfulness (TechCrunch): “Headspace, the Los Angeles-based mindfulness and meditation company locked in a bitter competitive struggle with Calm for leadership in the mental wellness world, has raised new capital to try to take the pole position. The company has just closed…
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