# Open

> Open is a Los Angeles mindfulness company that blends breathwork, meditation, movement, and sound into one practice, delivered through an iOS and web app and a flagship studio in Venice, California. Founded in 2018 by Raed Khawaja, Manoj Dias, and Peter Tseng, it raised a $14.5M Series A backed by Founders Fund, A.Capital, and angels including Jack Dorsey and Tony Xu, betting that mindfulness works better as something you do together than something you do alone.

- **Founded:** 2018
- **Headquarters:** Los Angeles, United States
- **Founders:** Raed Khawaja (CEO & Co-founder), Manoj Dias (Co-founder, VP of Mindfulness), Peter Tseng (Co-founder)
- **Team size:** Approx. 50-75 (LinkedIn lists 11-50; some records cite ~76)
- **Products:** Open App (iOS & web), Open Venice Studio, Breath + Sound, The Open Method
- **Notable:** Raised $14.5M total ($5.5M seed + $9M Series A) from Founders Fund and A.Capital, Angel backing from Jack Dorsey and DoorDash CEO Tony Xu, Apple Editors' Choice with a 4.9-star App Store rating across ~17,000 reviews

## Products & services

- **Open App (iOS & web)** — Subscription mindfulness app organized into Move, Meditate, and Breathe. Sessions run 5-60 minutes, refreshed daily, with program series like Nervous System Reset and Stress Cleanse, streaks, Apple Health sync, and camera-based heart-rate/HRV estimation.
- **Open Venice Studio** — Flagship in-person studio at 57 Market Street, Venice, CA. Roughly 2,400 sq ft designed by Leong Leong with architect David Hertz, featuring an elliptical oculus meditation room, dry sauna, and cold plunge, hosting daily breathwork, meditation, and movement classes.
- **Breath + Sound** — Signature live immersive class pairing guided breathwork with music, staged at the studio and as activations at Coachella, Public Records Brooklyn, and cities including New York, Melbourne, Miami, and Austin.
- **The Open Method** — The company's framework combining contemplative practice, nervous system regulation, and mindful fitness, designed with input from experts in neurobiology.

## Achievements

- Raised $14.5M total ($5.5M seed + $9M Series A) from Founders Fund and A.Capital
- Angel backing from Jack Dorsey and DoorDash CEO Tony Xu
- Apple Editors' Choice with a 4.9-star App Store rating across ~17,000 reviews
- Opened a design-led flagship studio in Venice, California in 2023
- Staged Breath + Sound activations at Coachella and in multiple cities
- Reported 80,000+ shared practices supported by the platform

## Latest updates

- **2023-05** — Opened its flagship Venice studio at 57 Market Street, designed by Leong Leong.
- **2024-12** — Co-founder Manoj Dias outlined plans for flagship studios in New York, London, Tokyo, and Melbourne over roughly five years.
- **2025-01** — Featured as Apple App Store 'App of the Day' and ran free multi-day meditation and nervous-system programs.
- **2025-05** — Raed Khawaja appeared on the 'Presence > Pressure' podcast discussing scaling Open with intention.

## Links

- Website: https://o-p-e-n.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/stayopen
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/op_e___n/

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Last updated: 2026-08-19