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Stebbings: Calm is the largest mental health company at a $1.5B valuation
“Really the largest mental health company is, is what? Calm? Respectfully, it's not a huge business. It's, you know, one and a half billion. Fantastic journey, but it's not a huge business.”
Harry Stebbings Apr 14, 2025 ▶ 9:50 Benchmark GP, Victor Lazarte: The 3 Traits All the Best Founders Have · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Assertion Supported
Alex Tew: Calm acquired its first 100,000 users via a two-minute website
“Pre-Calm, when we were thinking about the business, but we hadn't quite launched it, I created a web page called Do Nothing for Two Minutes, and this is actually how Calm got its first 100,000 users.”
Alex Tew Sep 11, 2020 ▶ 16:36 20VC: Calm Founder Alex Tew on What It Takes To Build Viral Products Today, The Current State of Customer Acquisition Costs, What Makes The Best Brands
Assertion Supported
Harry Stebbings: Calm has raised over $143 million from top investors
“To date, the company's raised over a hundred and forty three million dollars in financing from some of the best, including Lightspeed, Insight, TPG, and then some very cool names, including Ashton Kutcher, Harry Styles, Brad Feld, and Jason Calicanis.”
Harry Stebbings Sep 11, 2020 ▶ 0:23 20VC: Calm Founder Alex Tew on What It Takes To Build Viral Products Today, The Current State of Customer Acquisition Costs, What Makes The Best Brands
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