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Michael Acton

Unicorn founder

Founder at Calm

United Kingdom

FoundedCalm$2B

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Michael Acton is co-founder and co-executive chairman of Calm, a health and wellness company based in San Francisco with additional hubs in Los Angeles, New York, and London. He previously co-founded the online retailer Firebox.com in 1998 with Tom Boardman, and launched Mind Candy in 2004, which produced the alternate reality game Perplex City and the children's online world Moshi Monsters. In 2011, he founded Silicon Drinkabout, a weekly meetup for people working in tech startups.

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Calm's investors · 28

Acumen America$250K – $500K checks · since 2023Brighter CapitalCupertino · $25K – $100K checks · since 2023Cherubic VenturesGrand Cayman · $220K – $27M checks · since 2023Connect VenturesLos Angeles · since 2023ElefundMountain View · since 2023EQUIAMSan Francisco · $1M – $10M checks · since 2023Evio VCAthens · since 2023Felicis VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $15M checks · since 2023Forefront VentureSeattle · since 2023Giant Ventures Global LlpLondon · $10M – $20M checks · since 2023Inertia VenturesNew York · $2M checks · since 2023Insight PartnersNew York · $120M – $350M checks · since 2023Jude GomilaLynnwood · since 2023LAUNCHSan Francisco · $25K – $250K checks · since 2023Left Lane CapitalNew York · $5M – $75M checks · since 2023Lightspeed Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $1.7M – $87M checks · since 2023LIONHEART VENTURESSan Francisco · since 2023Listen VenturesChicago · $1M – $10M checks · since 2023Lombardstreet VenturesWoodside · $500K checks · since 2023Marc Benioffsince 2020Moxxie VenturesBoulder · $500K – $2M checks · since 2023Norwest Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $10M – $30M checks · since 2023Ossian CapitalMiami · since 2023Powerhouse CapitalLos Angeles · since 2023Sound VenturesSanta Monica · since 2019Torch CapitalNew York · $750K – $1.5M checks · since 2023TPGSan Francisco · since 2020Very Serious VenturesLynnwood · since 2023

Co-founders at Calm

ATAlex Tew
Alex TewFounder

Experience

  1. CalmCo-Founder and Co-Executive Chairmancurrent2022 — presentGreater London, England, United Kingdom
  2. CalmCo-CEO and Co-Founder2016 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
  3. CalmCo-Founder2012 — 2016Greater London, England, United Kingdom
  4. Mind CandyFounder, CEO, and Creative Director2004 — 2020Shoreditch, London, UK
  5. Firebox.comCEO and Co-founder1998 — 2004

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Who is Michael Acton?
Michael Acton is co-founder and co-executive chairman of Calm, a health and wellness company based in San Francisco with additional hubs in Los Angeles, New York, and London. He previously co-founded the online retailer Firebox.com in 1998 with Tom Boardman, and launched Mind Candy in 2004, which produced the alternate reality game Perplex City and the children's online world Moshi Monsters. In 2011, he founded Silicon Drinkabout, a weekly meetup for people working in tech startups.
Where does Michael Acton work?
Michael Acton is Founder of Calm.
What companies did Michael Acton found?
Michael Acton founded Calm.
Where did Michael Acton go to school?
Michael Acton studied at University of Birmingham.

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