The meditation and mindfulness platform has added capital from a Spectrum Equity-led round to $40m from investors including WME, Chernin Group and Broadway Video.

Headspace, a US-based meditation and mindfulness app developer backed by talent agency William Morris Endeavor (WME) and media companies Chernin Group and Broadway Video, has raised $36m, VentureBeat reported on Monday.

Growth equity firm Spectrum Equity led the round, but the identity of the other participants has not been revealed.

Headspace initially put on events based on meditation and mindfulness techniques taught by company founder Andy Puddicombe, before expanding its service to an online platform that includes a guided meditation…