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The Mind Company

Founded 2014 · 103 employees on LinkedIn · 1 known investors

The Mind Company develops mental fitness apps and brain training tools designed to support cognitive health and wellness through meditation, breathwork, and gamified brain training exercises.

Also known as The Mind Company

ConsumerEdTechMental HealthWellness & Fitness

Founders & leadership

The Mind Company was founded in 2014 by Jesse Pickard.

JPJesse Pickard
Jesse PickardinFounder & CEOHe previously co-founded and led MindSnacks, a language-learning game studio, and began his career at Razorfish, where he worked in account management, user experience, and information architecture after internships at IndustryNext and MTV Networks. He has also served as an investing partner at Volo Ventures since 2021.

Investors · 1

Felicis VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $15M

Company profile

researched Aug 2026

The Mind Company operates a portfolio of consumer mobile applications grouped under the theme of "mental fitness," with each app targeting a different aspect of cognitive and emotional wellbeing. Its three named apps are Elevate, a brain-training app for memory, vocabulary, math and related skills in short daily sessions; Balance, a personalized meditation app aimed at sleep, stress and focus; and Spark, a puzzle-based app for daily learning [0][2][3].

The company frames its apps as adaptive and evidence-informed, stating that each app adjusts as the user improves and citing self-reported outcome figures from its users [3]. Alongside the apps, it publishes a blog covering mental fitness, mental health, science, meditation and sleep topics, with articles on subjects such as working memory training, auditory memory, microlearning and sleep habits [4]. Its About page references institutional backing by investors, press coverage of its apps, and active hiring [1].

Compiled by commissioned research from 8 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.

Key figures

latest reported
Balance users who feel less stressedJan 202695%
Cumulative users ("minds")Jan 202680,000,000 users
Elevate users who feel mentally sharperJan 202693%
Elevate users who improved their vocabularyJan 202690%
HeadcountAug 2026103
Users reporting better anxiety managementJan 202681%
Users reporting better emotional healthJan 202685%
Users reporting feeling more motivatedJan 202685%

Company-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.

Competitors · 4

by search overlap
Master Class1076 shared keywordsOnline education subscription platform with pre-recorded tutorials and lectures by experts.
Psychcentral1041 shared keywordsPsych Central is a mental health information website providing content and products for informational purposes. It is operated by Healthline Media, an RVO Health company.
Grammarly928 shared keywordsGrammarly is an AI-powered writing assistant that helps users write with clarity and confidence across over 1 million apps and websites. The platform serves professionals, students, and teams through free and premium versions, and uses natural language processing to refine tone, suggest rewrites, and improve communication effectiveness.
BetterUp895 shared keywordsBetterUp provides an AI-powered coaching and professional development platform that helps organizations support employee growth and wellbeing. The platform serves enterprises and their employees through behavioral science-backed coaching and talent management tools.

Companies competing with The Mind Company for the same Google search keywords, organic and paid, via search-intersection analysis.

Timeline · 1

launches, deals, and filings
Nov 2025
Launch of Spark, a puzzle-based daily learning app

The Mind Company introduced Spark, an app for learning something new daily through puzzles, announced in a blog post dated November 12, 2025.

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Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.

In the news

‘The Mind Company’ Launches New Brand Identity, Setting the Global Standard for Mental Fitness in the Digital Agefinance.yahoo.com · Oct 2025

▸Research sources · 8

primary sources listed

8 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.

Frequently asked questions

What does The Mind Company do?
The Mind Company builds a family of mental fitness apps — Elevate, Balance and Spark — for brain training, meditation and learning.
Who founded The Mind Company?
The Mind Company was founded by Jesse Pickard in 2014.
Who are The Mind Company's investors?
The Mind Company's investors include Felicis Ventures.