Leading With Heart for Matters of The Mind: How TRIPP Became the Fastest-Growing Digital Psychedelic Wellness Platform

Nanea Reeves
6 min readJun 24, 2021

Since launching TRIPP in 2018, we’ve streamed over 2 million virtual reality-based wellness sessions, tripled our user base, and today announced $11M in funding for a total of $15M — no small feat for a female-founded company in a year when women received only 2.2% of venture capital.

We’re now one step closer to making mental health support more accessible.

But while we’re seemingly focused on matters of the mind, what’s made us successful as the fastest-growing digital psychedelics platform is leading with heart.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-C1CXnBWNs&list=TLGGhnMWoBiE8XQyNDA2MjAyMQ

“People don’t take trips, trips take people” — John Steinbeck

Like so many of us, my life has had no shortage of trauma. I grew up in a household devastated by substance abuse. I have watched loved ones leave this world much too soon. It was being forced to find meaning through challenging and heart-breaking experiences that ultimately led me on this journey to find ways to use technology for good. Through moments of distress and profound grief, I was willing to seek help from mental health…

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Nanea Reeves

Nanea(nah-nay-ah) is CEO & Co-Founder of TRIPP, focused on creating mood altering experiences in VR.