Wakefit
| ISIN | 🆔 |
|---|---|
| Industry | Sleep |
| Founded 📆 | 2016 |
| Founders 👔 | Chaitanya Ramalingegowda, Ankit Garg |
| Headquarters 🏙️ | , , |
Area served 🗺️ | India |
| Members | |
Number of employees | |
| Parent | Wakefit Innovations |
| 🌐 Website | Wakefit |
| 📇 Address | |
| 📞 telephone | |
Wakefit is an online sleep company headquartered in Bengaluru, India.[1][2]
History[edit]
Chaitanya Ramalingegowda and Ankit Garg co-founded Wakefit in 2016. It started as a memory foam mattress firm and transitioned into an online sleep company, which included mattresses, bed frames, pillows, and mattress protectors.[2][3][4] In December 2018, it received $9 million for research and development, from Sequoia Capital.[2]
In late 2019, Wakefit introduced a sleep internship initiative where volunteers had to sleep 9 hours daily on their mattress for 100 days to bring focus on sleep health and to help analyze sleep patterns. The initiative received domestic and international recognition.[5][6][7]
Kumar Gaurav is the chief technology officer and Parasar Sarma is the vice-president.[1]
Awards[edit]
| Year | Recognition | Given by | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Red Herring Asia Award | Red Herring | [8] |
| 2019 | Best Customer Service | Entrepreneur India Awards | [9] |
| 2019 | Startup of the Year | India Retail and e-Retail Congress | [10] |
| 2018 | Startup of the Year | 8th Small Business Awards | [11] |
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sarkar, Brinda; Basu, Sreeradha D. (2020-01-23). "In a rocky startup world, candidates toss questions to interviewers". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "How Wakefit Innovations sells sound sleep with just two kinds of mattresses". www.businesstoday.in. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
- ↑ "How Sequoia Backed Wakefit Is Using Data & Technology To Democratise Sleep For Indians". Inc42 Media. 2019-03-08. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
- ↑ Chengappa, Sangeetha. "Online mattress start-up Wakefit targets ₹260-crore revenue in FY20". @businessline. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
- ↑ EST, Khaleda Rahman On 12/5/19 at 11:08 AM (2019-12-05). "Tired of your job? Mattress company hiring an intern who will literally be paid to sleep". Newsweek. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
- ↑ Agarwal, Nikhil (2019-12-01). "Bengaluru start-up will pay interns ₹1 lakh stipend to sleep for 9 hours a day". Livemint. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
- ↑ "How Wakefit.co is using marketing to make sleep health a topic of conversation in every household". Business Insider. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
- ↑ "2019 Red Herring Top 100 Asia Winners". Red Herring. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
- ↑ "Entrepreneur 2019". www.entrepreneurindia.com. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
- ↑ "Wakefit: Making A Sleep Solutions Startup which is Making Sleep Comfortable, Affordable & Quality - Oriented | CEOInsights Vendor". www.ceoinsightsindia.com. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
- ↑ "Small Business Awards 2020". www.franchiseindia.com. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
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