Misfit Wearables, a company known for its aesthetically pleasing wearable, Shine, is collaborating with a Finnish sleep analysis company Beddit, according to a company statement. The move pairs Beddit’s thin, unobstrusive sleep monitor, which fits under a mattress, with Misfit’s tracking app for iOS and Android networks. It presents a logical option for Misfit Wearable […]
A biotech company developing an over-the-counter sleep aid came across an intriguing discovery — it also helps snoring. Requis Pharmaceuticals hopes to be the first company to develop a drug to prevent snoring that also functions as a sleep aid. Requis is developing a series of de-risked pharmaceuticals and nutraceuticals based in part on tryptophan. […]
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
Another digital health sleep product will land in the U.S. later this year via a London-based company that’s just gotten its first venture round to expand. Big Health delivers personalized cognitive behavioral therapy programs through web and mobile platforms. Its first offering, Sleepio, is a six-week sleep improvement program that teaches people techniques to overcome […]
Sleep-tracking turned wellness-tracking company Lark Technologies has something up its sleeve. A Form D filing reveals that the mobile health startup has raised $3.1 million from six investors and could continue raising another $450,000. Lark first raised a $1 million seed round back in 2011. Investors include Asset Management Ventures, Golden Seeds and CrunchFund. With […]
With two product launches under its belt, two-year-old digital health startup Lark Technologies is an example of what can happen when you really take the time to get to know the right people. Lark’s flagship product, a sleep tracker and coaching system that connects to a mobile phone, launched last summer and earlier this year […]