TechCrunch Startup News Eight Sleep raises $100M to expand it AI-powered sleep tech
Aug 20, 2025
A New York-based sleep tech startup is turning heads after securing $100 million in funding. Investors include big names from F1 and prominent venture firms. The company aims to expand its AI-driven smart mattress technology, which offers health monitoring to improve sleep quality. With its innovative approach, the future looks bright as they target new markets and elevate the way we experience sleep.
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Sleep As A Preventative Health Opportunity
- One in three U.S. adults regularly gets insufficient sleep, creating strong demand for sleep-monitoring tools.
- 8Sleep positions its AI-powered mattress products as preventative health devices that tap that demand.
Big Round With F1 Backing
- 8Sleep raised $100 million from investors including Founders Fund, Y Combinator, and F1 figures like Charles Leclerc and Zak Brown.
- The company has now raised roughly $260 million total and says its valuation has doubled since 2021.
Hardware That Actively Adjusts Sleep
- The Pod mattress measures sleep stages, heart rate, breathing, and movement to inform automatic adjustments.
- It dynamically changes temperature, elevation, and firmness and reacts to snoring by elevating the base.