Startup profile for Practice: latest funding, latest known valuation, total disclosed funding, investors, status, sources, and why the company is interesting. Part of the Venture Capital Tracker startup directory.
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Practice funding, valuation and investors

Coaching and consulting business OS — shut down November 2025.

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Funding, valuation & investors

Answer-first snapshot

Latest funding

Seed

$10M · 2021

Latest known valuation

Not publicly disclosed

Total disclosed equity funding

$10M

Excludes debt, grants, acquisitions, secondaries, and IPO proceeds.

Current status

shutdown

seed

Investors in latest funding

Lead: Andreessen Horowitz

Sources: latest funding Last verified: 2026-07-25

Overview

Practice built a coaching and consulting business OS — CRM, scheduling, and payments for coaches. Breather co-founder Julien Smith raised a $10M a16z-led seed in 2021. The company ceased operations in November 2025 per a farewell notice on practice.do after four years of product development.

Why Practice is interesting

Breather co-founder Julien Smith raised a16z-led seed; product wound down after four years.

Product & use cases

All-in-one operating system for coaching businesses: clients, scheduling, content, and payments.

  • Coach client management
  • Consulting business scheduling
  • Coaching practice payments

Key facts

  • a16z portfolio status: Active
  • Seed (2021): $10M led by Andrew Chen / a16z for coaching-business OS (BetaKit)
  • Operations ceased November 2025 per company farewell notice (practice.do)
  • Co-investors: no additional institutional investors disclosed in public sources reviewed 2026-07-24

Funding history (newest first)

Seed

2021 $10M

Source: https://betakit.com/breather-co-founder-secures-12-4-million-cad-for-new-coaching-software-startup/

Investors in our directory

Funds linked from Practice's profile — open a fund page for stage focus and related deal articles.

Andreessen Horowitz

Competitive landscape

Edge: Vertical OS for coaches versus generic CRM.

Practice shut down Nov 2025 despite a16z backing — coaching OS market is crowded and churn-heavy.

  • HoneyBook direct

    Creative/coach business management.

  • Kajabi adjacent

    Course and coaching platform.

  • Calendly plus Stripe alternative

    DIY stack.

Notable stories

  • Julien Smith co-founded Breather before Practice; company posted farewell notice Nov 2025.

Industries

Enterprise SaaS Consumer

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Venture Capital Tracker pieces that cover Practice's financing or category context.

FAQs about Practice

Practical answers founders, operators, and investors typically search for.

Coaching and consulting business OS.
No — shut down November 2025.
a16z led $10M seed. See /fund/andreessen-horowitz.
Julien Smith, Breather co-founder.
Company farewell notice; specific reasons not detailed publicly.
Both serve solo professionals; Practice focused coaches.
2021.
Shutdown, not acquisition.
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