Sword Health to Acquire Headspace for $300 Million, Expanding AI-Driven Care Platform

Sword Health, a $4 billion AI healthcare startup, is acquiring Headspace, the meditation and mental wellness app with over 100 million users, for approximately $300 million in an all-cash transaction expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2026. The deal marks a significant consolidation in digital health, pairing Headspace's massive user base and network of 15,000 clinical providers with Sword's AI Care platform, which has already treated more than one million patients across physical pain, women's health, mental health, and cardiometabolic conditions.