Behavioral Health Business February 6, 2022
Kyle Coward

Mental wellness app Calm is deepening its footprint in the virtual care market as it has purchased health technology company Ripple Health Group.

As part of the acwuisition, Ripple CEO and co-founder David Ko will join Calm as co-CEO, sharing leadership responsibilities with Calm co-founder Michael Acton Smith.

“David’s business acumen, operational excellence and proven record scaling healthcare companies will be invaluable for Calm as we enter into new ventures and shape the future of the category,” Smith said in a press release issued by the company.

Alex Tew, who had been Calm’s co-CEO, will now become the company’s executive chairman.

Founded in 2019, San Francisco-based Ripple provides users with a suite of health care services aimed at older adults...

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