SPOKE
Mental health app fusing mindfulness with music
- 1-20 employees
- Healthcare
- Music
- D2C
- Spitalfields, London, UK
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Company mission
SPOKE is on a mission to improve the mental health of young people through music.
Our take
Ariana founded SPOKE after learning that 80% of 15-30 year old suicides are male. Believing that the one industry that has the tools to help – wellness – is only designed for older, middle-class women, she set out to build a platform that would fight for mental health through music.
The app itself combines Spoken Word lyricism and meditation with ambient Lo-Fi and Hip Hop music. The platform is still in development, ahead of a public release.
The market for meditation apps is becoming increasingly crowded – with heavyweights like Calm and Headspace dominating the space. However, few target a specific issue as closely as SPOKE. By sticking to their mission, this team is poised to have a meaningful impact on its users lives, by making meditation more accessible and appealing for young people.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Benefits
- Constant mindfulness
- Meditation and well-being activities
- Work from home opportunities
- Flexible working environment based on mental health needs
Funding (1 round)
Feb 2021
$1.5m
Total funding: $1.5m
Leadership
Second time founder, has spent over 10 years working in events and marketing with companies in New York and London. Past experience has been with Nike, Coca-Cola, Sofar Sounds and Citi Private Bank New York. Her first company, Sweat & Sound, was a leading London wellness company, before founding Spoke.
Michael Maher
(COO)15 years experience building, optimizing and operating award-winning companies and products. Co-founded and grew a £1M+ annual turnover digital publishing business creating content-driven mobile apps, including the Jamie Oliver apps and others.