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W12Consumer2012✓ VERIFIED
Calm
The world's most downloaded meditation and sleep app — rejected by YC, went on to raise $75M and reach a $2B valuation.
/ STORY
YC passed on Calm. Alex Tew and Michael Acton Smith built it anyway.
Calm became the #1 app for mental fitness, downloaded over 100 million times. One of the most successful consumer apps to come out of the wellness space — and it happened without YC's help.
/ DETAILS
Founder
Alex Tew
YC Batch Applied
W12
Rejected
2012
Category
Consumer
Bootstrapped
No
Verified
Yes
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