{"slug": "stat-sword-health-to-acquire-headspace-according-to-filing", "title": "STAT+: Sword Health to acquire Headspace, according to filing", "summary": "Sword Health, a digital health company known for its AI-powered virtual physical therapy, plans to acquire mental health company Headspace, according to a regulatory filing. The deal, effective September 14, involves a cash payment from Sword to Headspace's parent company OrangeDot, with the transaction value undisclosed. Sword Health, which raised $40 million in 2025 at a valuation over $4 billion, aims to expand into mental health.", "body_md": "Sword Health, a digital health company known for its AI-powered virtual physical therapy offering, plans to acquire mental health company Headspace, according to a regulatory filing.\n\nHeadspace on July 22nd [reported ](https://masshpc.gov/sites/default/files/2026-08/20260806_Headspace-Sword_MCN.pdf)a “material change” to the Massachusetts Health Policy Commission indicating that its parent company, OrangeDot, proposes to be acquired by Sword for a cash payment. The deal will be effective September 14, according to the paperwork. The value of the transaction was not disclosed. (The paperwork was [first identified ](https://healthcaredealflow.com/healthcare-dealflow-identifies-sword-healths-pending-acquisition-of-headspace/)by Healthcare Dealflow.)\n\nSword last raised $40 million in 2025 in a deal valuing the company over $4 billion, and the proposed deal comes as Sword health aims to expand its platform to more areas, [including mental health](https://www.statnews.com/2025/02/04/health-tech-sword-scoop-doctors-and-ai-deepseek-china-open-ai-fda-physical-therapy/). The company has raised a total of $493 million so far, according to PitchBook.\n\n## This article is exclusive to STAT+ subscribers\n\n### Unlock this article — and get additional analysis of the technologies disrupting health care — by subscribing to STAT+.\n\nAlready have an account? [Log in](/login/)\n\n[View All Plans](https://www.statnews.com/stat-plus/)", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/stat-sword-health-to-acquire-headspace-according-to-filing", "canonical_source": "https://www.statnews.com/2026/08/25/sword-health-to-acquire-headspace-per-regulatory-filing/?utm_campaign=rss", "published_at": "2026-08-25 20:46:14+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-08-25 21:14:30.725509+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "ai-products"], "entities": ["Sword Health", "Headspace", "OrangeDot", "Massachusetts Health Policy Commission", "Healthcare Dealflow", "PitchBook"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/stat-sword-health-to-acquire-headspace-according-to-filing", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/stat-sword-health-to-acquire-headspace-according-to-filing.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/stat-sword-health-to-acquire-headspace-according-to-filing.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/stat-sword-health-to-acquire-headspace-according-to-filing.jsonld"}}