Psychedelic Times

What Psychedelic Times does

Psychedelic Times is an educational media platform founded in 2015 and based in Mountain View, California, that publishes editorial content covering psychedelic research, plant medicine, entheogens, and harm reduction. The site organizes its archive through two structured taxonomies: a Substance Index spanning more than 14 psychedelics (including psilocybin, MDMA, ayahuasca, iboga, ketamine, 5-MeO-DMT, LSD, and Sananga) and a Treatment Index spanning more than 14 clinical conditions (including PTSD, depression, addiction, OCD, cluster headaches, and end-of-life care). Primary content formats include long-form articles, interviews with researchers and practitioners, and a podcast series; notable interview subjects include Dr. Rachel Harris, Chris Wink (Blue Man Group co-founder), Payton Nyquvest (CEO of Numinus), musician Jon Hopkins, and the non-profit Fireside Project.

The underlying technology is a standard WordPress publishing stack (with an Elegant Themes design layer) paired with a separate e-commerce storefront at shop.psychedelictimes.com. The product surface therefore comprises four components: the core content website, the podcast, an email newsletter subscription, and the e-commerce shop. The shop sells a narrow product catalog including Sananga eye drops and Psychedelic Coaching services.

The business model combines content-led audience development with two monetization streams. The first is e-commerce product sales (Sananga and coaching services) via the standalone shop, and the second is a monthly newsletter subscription delivering curated research news and treatment center updates. Go-to-market is content-led growth: editorial content drives organic search and newsletter sign-ups, which in turn feed the commercial funnel. No enterprise contracts, advertising network, or programmatic revenue is disclosed. The company operates without disclosed venture funding, with 1-10 employees, and serves a global audience without geographic restrictions.

Name

Psychedelic Times

Website

https://psychedelictimes.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Psychedelic Times is an educational media platform founded in 2015 that publishes editorial content, a podcast, and a newsletter on psychedelic research, plant medicine, and harm reduction, monetizing via a narrow e-commerce shop selling Sananga and psychedelic coaching services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Psychedelic Media & Education

NAICS

Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers (51621)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Spirituality & Personal Growth Publishing (Mindfulness, Contemplative, New Age) (MPAJAHAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Meditation Retreats, Workshops & Immersive Programs (HSADAJAF), Sleep, Stress & Mood Support (HLAIADAG)

Keywords

• Psychedelic research media
• Plant medicine education
• Harm reduction resources
• Entheogen news coverage
• Psychedelic therapy content

Headquarters

HQ city

Mountain View

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. E-commerce Product Sales: Psychedelic Times operates an online shop (shop.psychedelictimes.com) selling products including Sananga (eye drops) and Psychedelic Coaching services. This represents the primary revenue-generating commercial activity of the company.
2. Newsletter Subscription: The company collects email addresses through newsletter subscriptions, offering monthly updates about psychedelic research news and treatment centers. Subscribers receive curated content from the editorial team.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Psychedelic Times operates a content-led media platform delivering psychedelic research, harm-reduction education, news, and personal accounts of plant medicine therapy to a niche consumer audience. The site publishes articles and interviews, distributes a podcast and monthly newsletter, and runs an e-commerce shop selling products such as Sananga alongside paid psychedelic coaching services. The offering combines free editorial content with subscription, retail, and one-on-one service revenue streams.

Product overview

Psychedelic Times is a content-focused media publication offering a unified platform that combines editorial content (interviews, articles), e-commerce (shop with products like Sananga and coaching services), podcasting, and newsletter subscriptions. The core offering is the content website covering psychedelic substances and treatments, with additional revenue streams through the shop and newsletter services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Psychedelic Times Shop: Online shop offering products such as Sananga and psychedelic coaching services

Products and services

• Psychedelic Times Content Platform Editorial website publishing articles, interviews, and personal accounts on psychedelic research, harm reduction, plant medicine therapy, and related news for a consumer audience.
• Monthly Newsletter Subscription Recurring email newsletter delivering psychedelic research, news, and harm-reduction updates to subscribed individual consumers.
• Psychedelic Times Shop (Sananga and related products) Online retail shop selling plant-medicine-adjacent products such as Sananga (eye drops) to individual consumers.
• Psychedelic Coaching Services Paid one-on-one or session-based coaching services for individuals preparing for or integrating psychedelic and plant-medicine experiences, sold through the company's e-commerce shop.
• Psychedelic Times Podcast Podcast featuring in-depth conversations on psychedelic medicine and plant-medicine topics, distributed to a consumer audience.

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Double Blind Magazine: Direct competitor in psychedelic-focused media publishing. Double Blind publishes editorial content, investigations, and a print magazine covering psychedelic science, culture, and policy — directly overlapping Psychedelic Times' editorial scope and target audience.
• Third Wave Magazine: Direct competitor providing psychedelic education, microdosing guides, and a curated resource directory. Third Wave shares Psychedelic Times' positioning as a comprehensive consumer-facing psychedelic resource hub with commerce integration.
• Chacruna Institute: Direct peer publishing educational content on psychedelic plant medicines and indigenous traditions, including a public conference series. Comparable to Psychedelic Times in its educator/intermediary role bridging research, culture, and consumer audience.
• Psychedelic Science Review: Direct peer providing psychedelic research summaries and clinical news targeted at both lay and professional audiences. Overlaps with Psychedelic Times' treatment-index and substance-index editorial architecture.
• The Trip Report: Direct peer operating a paid psychedelic industry newsletter for professionals and enthusiasts. Comparable business model (subscription newsletter) and adjacent audience (informed psychedelic-curious consumers).
• Lucid News: Direct peer covering psychedelic research, therapy, and policy through a paid newsletter and editorial platform. Overlaps with Psychedelic Times on research-news and harm reduction coverage for engaged enthusiast audiences.

Emerging players

• Field Trip Health: Adjacent peer operating ketamine-assisted therapy clinics and producing educational content for therapy seekers. Comparable audience overlap (psychedelic therapy seekers) but operates a clinical service model rather than media.
• Psychedelic Support: Adjacent peer operating a practitioner directory and educational content hub for psychedelic therapy seekers. Comparable in serving therapy-seeking consumers with structured educational content, though monetization model differs.

Broad incumbents

• Beckley Foundation: Broader psychedelic research and policy organization publishing reports, podcasts, and editorial content on psychedelic science. Adjacent as a high-credibility editorial producer in the same subject vertical.
• MAPS (Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies): Broader incumbent nonprofit producing the MAPS Bulletin and educational content around MDMA-assisted therapy research. Not a media-only operator, but a significant content producer in the same psychedelic knowledge vertical.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses1 record

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/psychdelictimes
• Facebookfacebook.com/ThePsychedelicTimes
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/psychedelic-times

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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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