Wellness Startup Beddr Partners With Businesses To Offer Employees Better Sleep

10/28/19

Written By:

Jake Smith

Beddr, a sleep monitor startup that launched last year, is now offering its devices to employers in the latest work-focused wellness deal

Without enough sleep, work can feel unbearable. That's why Beddr, a wellness startup based in California, is now offering its flagship sleep monitors to businesses. Employees can be equipped with devices that track sleep, diagnose issues and offer solutions for each one.

Beddr's SleepTuner is a device that attaches to users' foreheads each night. From its perch, the tech monitors heart rate, oxygen levels, breathing and sleep position throughout the night, recording changes in a companion app. With this data, the startup makes suggestions on how to improve sleep, including helping to diagnose conditions like sleep apnea.

“A technology-only approach by itself is unlikely to deliver the target outcome for a broad population of people,” brand co-founder and CEO Michael Kisch wrote in a statement. “Beddr is making sleep health more affordable and accessible by bringing the power of a sleep lab into the comfort of your home, combining clinical data and sleep science with guided behavioral change.”

Beddr launched to the public last year, but this marks the company's first foray into the B2B market. The program will make SleepTuners available in bulk to employers, improving the lives—and productivity—of workers. It's the latest in a new trend of workplace-led wellness efforts, which are growing more popular among employers.

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Without enough sleep, work can feel unbearable. That's why Beddr, a wellness startup based in California, is now offering its flagship sleep monitors to businesses. Employees can be equipped with devices that track sleep, diagnose issues and offer solutions for each one.

Beddr's SleepTuner is a device that attaches to users' foreheads each night. From its perch, the tech monitors heart rate, oxygen levels, breathing and sleep position throughout the night, recording changes in a companion app. With this data, the startup makes suggestions on how to improve sleep, including helping to diagnose conditions like sleep apnea.

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