Headspace
Scaled mental health platform combining consumer mindfulness, coaching, therapy, psychiatry, and employer/health-plan distribution — formed by the 2021 merger of Headspace and Ginger.
Santa Monica, CA
2010
$300M+
Employer Benefits, Commercial Insurance, Self-Pay
What They Do
Headspace built its initial brand around consumer meditation and sleep content, then combined with Ginger to expand into employer and payer-distributed mental health care. For PHD, the company matters as an adult-platform incumbent with enough distribution scale to acquire or absorb pediatric behavioral assets if the economics make sense.
Competitive Position
Headspace competes with Spring Health, Lyra Health, Calm Health, and broader employer mental health platforms. Its differentiator is the combination of large consumer brand recognition and enterprise distribution, which makes it strategically relevant even without a dedicated pediatric-only product line.
Funding Rounds
No funding rounds on record for this company.