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A meditation and sleep app providing medically vetted content for fertility, pregnancy, and parenthood, focused on maternal health and wellness.
Expectful has raised $7.2M across 2 funding rounds.
Key people at Expectful.
Expectful has raised $7.2M in total across 2 funding rounds.
Expectful is a digital health platform providing a subscription-based meditation and sleep application tailored specifically for fertility, pregnancy, and parenthood. Operating on a freemium model, the platform offers a comprehensive library of guided wellness sessions, hypnobirthing courses, Mother's Circles, and medically vetted lifestyle articles designed to support users from conception through the postpartum period. Prior to its acquisition, the company amassed over 13,000 paid subscribers and secured a total of $4.2 million in venture capital financing. Its financial backing included a $3 million seed round led by Harlem Capital, with involvement from Henri Pierre-Jacques, before the platform was ultimately acquired by Babylist at the beginning of 2023. The organization was founded sometime prior to 2021 by Mark Krassner, with Nathalie Walton subsequently joining as co-founder and chief executive officer to scale the maternal wellness enterprise.
Expectful has raised $7.2M across 2 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $3.0M Seed in February 2021.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1, 2021 | $3M Seed | — | Adverb Ventures, Coalition Operators, Hoxton Ventures, Visionaire Ventures, Theresa Johnson | Announced |
| Feb 1, 2021 | $4.2M Venture Round | Henri Pierre Jacques | Ashley Mayer, Ellen K. PAO, Mike Smith, AVG, Babylist, Break Trail Ventures, Chingona Ventures, Indicator Ventures, Joyance Partners, Powerhouse Capital, Sequoia Capital | Announced |
Key people at Expectful.
Expectful has raised $7.2M in total across 2 funding rounds.
Expectful's investors include Adverb Ventures, Coalition Operators, Hoxton Ventures, Visionaire Ventures, Theresa Johnson, Henri Pierre-Jacques, Ashley Mayer, Ellen K. Pao, Mike Smith, AVG, Babylist, Break Trail Ventures.
Expectful is a pregnancy- and new-parent-focused digital wellness platform best known for guided meditations, sleep content, and mental‑health resources for people trying to conceive (TTC), pregnant, and postpartum. Expectful was acquired by Babylist in January 2023 and now sits as Babylist’s health & wellness hub for pregnancy and early parenthood content and experiences.[5][6]
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Quick reiteration: Expectful began as a focused meditation and wellness app for the perinatal journey and, after strong user traction and investor interest, was acquired by Babylist in 2023 to scale its content and impact across the wider parenting media and services landscape.[3][5][6]