Mountain View, California-based Beddr is taking aim at the employer market. The sleep health company announced this morning the launch of a new program that provides employees with a sleep tracking device, weekly coaching and referrals to experts.
“Beddr’s program helps people who have a combination of physiological, psychological and lifestyle causes of their chronic sleep issues,” Michael Kisch...
Home health testing platform LetsGetChecked has added three new members to its upper ranks.
Dr. Robert Mordkin, whose more than 20-years of experience range from a residency at Georgetown University to a chief of urology position at Virginia Hospital Center, will serve as the company’s new chief medical officer.
Richard Southern, who comes from Optum Ireland and Deloitte, is stepping into a chief...
Everyone sleeps. But not everyone sleeps well. And the quality of your sleep can have far-reaching effects on your mental and physical health.
Considering all that, it’s no surprise that sleep health has become one of the major focuses of consumer-facing digital health plays — although research has shown that it’s less popular than diet or exercise tracking, and most popular among the “worried...
Mountain View, California-based Beddr has launched Sleep Tuner, its first health wearable. The device is an FDA-registered sleep sensor, worn on the forehead, which measures blood oxygenation, heart rate, and sleep position, as well as stopped breathing events.
“The device affixes to the forehead with a medical-grade adhesive, and the adhesive is changed each test night so it’s easy to apply and...
Mountain View, California-based sleep tech company Beddr has closed $5.6 million in Series A funding and unveiled its flagship product, the Beddr SleepTuner. The funding round was led by Three Leaf Ventures, with additional participation from the Stanford-StartX Fund, Delta Dental Washington Seed Fund, IT Farm, and other unnamed individuals.
Beddr CEO and cofounder Michael Kisch told...
