Silicon Valley Throws $100M at AI-Powered Mattress With a Subscription
The post Silicon Valley Throws $100M at AI-Powered Mattress With a Subscription appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. In brief Eight Sleep landed a $100M Series D from Founders Fund, Y Combinator, and F1 investors, pushing sales past $500M It’s AI “Sleep Agent” system adjusts temperature and heart rate, but users gripe about leaks, glitches, and black-box data Celebrity fan club includes Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, and Scarlett Johansson—while Reddit calls it a “glorified water bed” Eight Sleep, a startup that sells $3,000 AI-powered mattresses with a monthly subscription fee, just raised $100 million in Series D funding, hoping to bolster a relatively novel idea within the consumer discretionary sector. The round—led by Founders Fund, Y Combinator, Valor Equity Partners, and HSG (formerly Sequoia China)—also drew investments from F1 driver Charles Leclerc and McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown. The deal pushes the company’s valuation to about $500 million, with more than $500 million in Pod sales reported since launch. Eight Sleep’s “Pod” system uses water-filled tubes in a mattress cover to adjust bed temperature between 55°F and 110°F (13-43 °C). Built-in sensors track heart rate, breathing, and heart rate variability, which an AI system called Autopilot uses to tweak the environment in real time. Prices start at $2,500 for the mattress topper, and climb over $4,000 for the whole system. Then there’s a $17–$25 monthly subscription for “advanced features”—because yes, even your mattress now needs a membership plan. The company has amassed a high-profile fan base, including Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg. Scarlett Johansson swears by it, and biohacker Bryan Johnson, who spends $2M a year on anti-aging, is another user. “This new funding enables us to accelerate the deployment of AI for sleep optimization, expand into medical applications like menopausal sleep and sleep apnea, and bring our technology to millions of people around the world,” CEO Matteo Franceschetti said in the announcement. The former lawyer, turned…
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In brief Eight Sleep landed a $100M Series D from Founders Fund, Y Combinator, and F1 investors, pushing sales past $500M It’s AI “Sleep Agent” system adjusts temperature and heart rate, but users gripe about leaks, glitches, and black-box data Celebrity fan club includes Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, and Scarlett Johansson—while Reddit calls it a “glorified water bed” Eight Sleep, a startup that sells $3,000 AI-powered mattresses with a monthly subscription fee, just raised $100 million in Series D funding, hoping to bolster a relatively novel idea within the consumer discretionary sector. The round—led by Founders Fund, Y Combinator, Valor Equity Partners, and HSG (formerly Sequoia China)—also drew investments from F1 driver Charles Leclerc and McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown. The deal pushes the company’s valuation to about $500 million, with more than $500 million in Pod sales reported since launch. Eight Sleep’s “Pod” system uses water-filled tubes in a mattress cover to adjust bed temperature between 55°F and 110°F (13-43 °C). Built-in sensors track heart rate, breathing, and heart rate variability, which an AI system called Autopilot uses to tweak the environment in real time. Prices start at $2,500 for the mattress topper, and climb over $4,000 for the whole system. Then there’s a $17–$25 monthly subscription for “advanced features”—because yes, even your mattress now needs a membership plan. The company has amassed a high-profile fan base, including Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg. Scarlett Johansson swears by it, and biohacker Bryan Johnson, who spends $2M a year on anti-aging, is another user. “This new funding enables us to accelerate the deployment of AI for sleep optimization, expand into medical applications like menopausal sleep and sleep apnea, and bring our technology to millions of people around the world,” CEO Matteo Franceschetti said in the announcement. The former lawyer, turned…
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