<s>
Headspace	B-Application
,	O
a	O
subsidiary	O
of	O
Headspace	B-Application
Health	O
,	O
is	O
an	O
English-American	O
online	O
company	O
,	O
specializing	O
in	O
meditation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
mainly	O
operates	O
through	O
its	O
online	O
platform	O
,	O
which	O
provides	O
sessions	O
of	O
guided	O
meditation	O
to	O
its	O
registered	O
users	O
with	O
the	O
goal	O
of	O
mindfulness	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Headspace	B-Application
was	O
founded	O
in	O
May	O
2010	O
,	O
by	O
Andy	O
Puddicombe	O
and	O
Richard	O
Pierson	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Headspace	B-Application
began	O
as	O
an	O
events	O
company	O
,	O
holding	O
mindfulness	B-Application
talks	O
in	O
and	O
around	O
London	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Demand	O
from	O
attendees	O
for	O
a	O
way	O
to	O
share	O
these	O
techniques	O
led	O
to	O
Puddicombe	O
and	O
Pierson	O
looking	O
into	O
developing	O
a	O
mobile	O
app	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
first	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Headspace	B-Application
app	O
launching	O
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Headspace	B-Application
employs	O
over	O
100	O
staff	O
,	O
working	O
between	O
the	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
,	O
San	O
Francisco	O
and	O
London	O
offices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2017	O
,	O
Headspace	B-Application
hired	O
Ross	O
Hoffman	O
as	O
Chief	O
Business	O
Officer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2018	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
launched	O
Headspace	B-Application
Health	O
,	O
a	O
subsidiary	O
aimed	O
at	O
developing	O
FDA-approved	O
meditation	O
tools	O
which	O
would	O
be	O
prescribed	O
to	O
help	O
treat	O
a	O
range	O
of	O
chronic	O
diseases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2021	O
,	O
Headspace	B-Application
merged	O
with	O
online	O
mental	O
health	O
platform	O
Ginger	O
in	O
a	O
deal	O
valuing	O
the	O
combined	O
company	O
at	O
$3	O
billion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Headspace	B-Application
provides	O
guided	O
meditation	O
resources	O
online	O
,	O
accessible	O
to	O
users	O
through	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
website	O
and	O
via	O
a	O
mobile	O
app	O
on	O
the	O
iPhone	O
and	O
Android	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2014	O
,	O
Headspace	B-Application
launched	O
version	O
2	O
of	O
its	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Content	O
in	O
version	O
2	O
of	O
the	O
app	O
focused	O
on	O
four	O
areas	O
once	O
users	O
have	O
completed	O
the	O
Foundation	O
stage	O
:	O
health	O
,	O
performance	O
,	O
relationships	O
and	O
Headspace	B-Application
Pro	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2022	O
,	O
Headspace	B-Application
withdrew	O
its	O
voice	O
operated	O
apps	O
for	O
Google	O
Home	O
and	O
Alexa	O
smart	O
speakers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Headspace	B-Application
has	O
been	O
used	O
in	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
clinical	O
trials	O
investigating	O
the	O
effects	O
of	O
mindfulness	B-Application
training	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
one	O
such	O
study	O
,	O
researchers	O
from	O
UCL	O
,	O
funded	O
by	O
the	O
British	O
Heart	O
Foundation	O
,	O
examined	O
the	O
impact	O
of	O
mindfulness	B-Application
on	O
workplace	O
stress	O
in	O
two	O
major	O
multi-national	O
corporations	O
,	O
using	O
the	O
Headspace	B-Application
app	O
as	O
the	O
intervention	O
.	O
</s>
