Would you pay to meditate ?

http://techcrunch.com/2015/09/21/meditation-startup-headspace-raised-30-million-to-help-you-be-more-mindful/

Headspace, a guided meditation and mindfulness startup, recently raised $30 million from The Chernin Group, Advancit Capital, Allen & Company, Breyer Capital, The Honest Company Co-Founder Jessica Alba, actor Jared Leto, TV personality Ryan Seacrest, LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner and others. The plan is to hire more engineers and content marketers and expand Headspace’s content.

The size of the round has been reported at $34 million based on SEC filings, but sources close to the company have confirmed to me that the actual size was $30 million.

Headspace doesn’t disclose numbers around engagement, but in terms of user base, Headspace has 3 million users in over 150 countries who use the app in two ways: “There are those that use the product when they’re stressed out or if they’re having trouble with relationships. We have users who use the product the week prior to playing golf. That’s one user group,” Headspace CEO Sean Brecker told me. “The other uses the product on the regular routine basis. they may use it four to five times a week. It’s a routine, as people do with going to the gym.”

The startup makes money through selling subscriptions to its guided meditations. But anyone can try out the service for free through Headspace’s “Take 10” program, which offers ten, ten-minute guided meditation sessions. There’s no limit on how many times you can listen to the free sessions, but if you’re a seriously dedicated meditator, the content might feel stale over time. If you want access to hundreds of hours worth of content on everything from stress and creativity to relationships and happiness, you can select one of four plans: monthly ($12.95), yearly ($7.99/month), two years ($6.24/month) or forever ($419.95)