Existence

What Existence does

Existence LLC is a US-based, privately held software company operating a consumer-facing Time Intelligence platform under the brand "Existence" (existence.io). The product is positioned as "contemplative computing" built on ethical design, and is sold to individual wellness seekers who want to understand and optimize how they spend their time. Access is gated through an application/survey-based waitlist, and service availability is currently limited to the United States.

The platform's core unit is the Time Block, which users tag with one of four pillars (Life, Work, Health, Sleep), annotate with activities, and rate on a 0–10 energy-quality scale. Users add personal context notes, photos, and videos, and can connect external data sources including Google Calendar, Apple HealthKit, Oura, and Garmin. AI processing—delivered via third-party providers OpenAI and Anthropic under contracts that prohibit using user data for model training—synthesizes these inputs to surface patterns across what users do, when, where, with whom, how activities feel, and what they mean. A distinguishing feature is "Social Energy Insights," which quantifies collaborative versus solitary time using Google Calendar attendee lists.

The business model is a recurring subscription with monthly and annual billing cycles, free trial periods for new users, and self-serve onboarding. Distribution is digital-only (own website, iOS App Store, Google Play), supported by email marketing and organic social; there is no enterprise or channel sales motion described. The company is founder-driven with no disclosed institutional investment, no parent company, no subsidiaries, and no disclosed headcount, revenue, or funding rounds. Underlying infrastructure runs on AWS, with Stripe handling subscription payments.

Name

Existence

Legal name

Existence LLC

Website

https://existence.io

Company type

Private

Founded year

2024

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Existence LLC operates a US-only, consumer-facing Time Intelligence platform that helps individual wellness seekers track, rate, and reflect on time across Life, Work, Health, and Sleep pillars, using AI-powered pattern analysis delivered via a waitlist-gated subscription.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Franklin

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Subscription Services: Existence operates on a subscription model with monthly and annual billing cycles. Users are billed in advance on a recurring periodic basis. The subscription auto-renews indefinitely until terminated by the user. The company also offers free trial periods for new users.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Existence is a Time Intelligence platform delivered as a mobile and web application that enables individual users to capture, rate, and reflect on how they spend their time across four interconnected pillars (Life, Work, Health, Sleep). The platform uses AI-powered analytics to process Time Blocks, energy quality ratings (0-10), personal context notes, and integrated data from calendars and wearables to generate personalized wellness insights. The service is sold via a waitlist-based subscription with monthly and annual billing cycles.

Product overview

Existence is a Time Intelligence platform comprising a single unified product with multiple integrated features and modules. The core platform enables users to track, rate, and reflect on their time across four interconnected pillars (Life, Work, Health, Sleep) using Time Blocks as the primary tracking unit. Energy Ratings (0-10 scale) quantify time quality, while Wellness Notes provide personal context. Social Energy Insights calculate collaborative impact versus recovery time. The platform synthesizes all data through AI to unlock hidden patterns shaping happiness, energy, and growth. Users can connect health data sources (Apple HealthKit, Oura, Garmin wearables) and calendar integrations (Google Calendar API) to enrich insights. A waitlist-based subscription service with mobile app availability via iOS and Android app stores.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Time Intelligence Platform The primary platform that enables users to account for all dimensions of their time and transform data into actionable insights, helping identify trends and optimize overall quality of life. Features four functional areas: Account (Time Blocks), Qualify (energy ratings), Reflect (notes), and Unlock (AI pattern analysis). For individual consumers.
• Time Blocks Core tracking unit allowing users to capture each part of their day (meetings, meals, workouts) tagged with one of four pillars (Life, Work, Health, Sleep) and specific activities to visualize exactly where time goes. For individual users.
• Energy Ratings Quality rating system on a 0-10 scale for each Time Block, revealing what energizes versus drains users and identifying patterns across people, activities, and environments that enrich or deplete energy. For individual users.
• Wellness Notes Personal context capture feature that lets users add notes, insights, breakthroughs, or emotions directly in each Time Block, creating a living journal connecting activities with how they felt. For individual users.
• Social Energy Insights Feature that calculates the wellness impact of collaborative density versus solitary recovery time by analyzing meeting attendee lists from Google Calendar data. For individual users.
• Four Pillars Framework Organizational structure tracking time across four interconnected life dimensions: Life, Work, Health, and Sleep, providing comprehensive wellness insights across all areas. For individual users.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

AI capability7 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Google Calendar APIcoreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration with Google Calendar API provides calendar-based time insights and attendee list data. Existence accesses meeting attendee lists solely for 'Social Energy' insights. All use of Google user data adheres to Google API Services User Data Policy, including Limited Use requirements. Prohibited from using Google API data for AI training or advertising.
• Apple HealthKitcoreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration with Apple HealthKit enables collection of sleep duration, activity metrics, and health data for personalized wellness insights. Users can connect and manage this integration through account settings.
• OpenAIcoreTechnology or IntegrationThird-party AI service provider used to process user data and generate personalized wellness insights and recommendations. OpenAI processes data as a service provider and is contractually prohibited from using data to train, improve, or develop generalized AI models.
• AnthropiccoreTechnology or IntegrationThird-party AI service provider supporting functionality such as generating personalized insights and summarizing behavioral trends. Anthropic acts solely as a service provider and is contractually prohibited from using user data for model training or advertising.
• Amazon Web Services (AWS)coreTechnology or IntegrationCloud infrastructure provider used to host and operate Existence's services. AWS provides the underlying compute, storage, and infrastructure capabilities for the platform.
• StripecoreTechnology or IntegrationThird-party payment processor handling payment services including card acceptance, merchant settlement, and related transaction services. Stripe processes payments on behalf of Existence for subscription billing.

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Exist.io: Personal data aggregator that tracks time and life metrics across categories by pulling from multiple third-party services. Conceptually the closest analogue to Existence's Time Intelligence thesis and cross-source integration approach.
• RescueTime: Time-tracking SaaS that scores productivity and focus across activities. Directly comparable to Existence's Time Blocks and energy-quality dimensions, though it leans productivity rather than wellness.
• Welltory: Consumer wellness measurement app using HRV and multi-source integrations (wearables, calendars) to deliver personalized insights. Strong direct overlap with Existence's cross-pillar analytics and recommendation engine.
• Oura: Subscription wellness platform combining a sleep/activity wearable with an AI-driven app. Comparable subscription model and consumer wellness positioning; also an existing integration partner of Existence.
• Whoop: Subscription-based fitness and recovery wearable with AI-driven strain and sleep insights. Comparable in subscription economics, consumer wellness framing, and data-driven coaching layer.

Emerging players

• Reflect: AI-powered daily journaling app that links notes, calendars, and contacts. Comparable in combining personal context capture with AI summarization, though narrower in scope than Existence's four-pillar framework.
• Calm: Leading consumer meditation and sleep subscription app with large brand and marketing footprint. Competes for the same wellness-conscious consumer wallet that Existence targets.
• Headspace: Consumer meditation and mental wellness subscription app with both DTC and B2B distribution. Competes for overlapping wellness subscribers and overlaps with Existence's work-life balance positioning.
• Notion Calendar: AI-enhanced calendar product bridging scheduling, tasks, and time management. Adjacent competitor at the calendar/time-intersection that Existence also targets via Google Calendar and Social Energy insights.

Broad incumbents

• Apple Health: Default health data aggregator on iOS, integrating wearables, medical records, and lifestyle data. A platform-level incumbent Existence must interoperate with (and does via HealthKit) rather than displace.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/getexistence
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/existenceio

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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