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Sleepagotchi is a technology company.
Sleepagotchi develops a gamified platform that encourages and rewards users for maintaining consistent sleep schedules. The core product functions by integrating with device data to track sleep patterns, where users set target bedtime and wake-up times. Adherence to these schedules is then rewarded with in-app progress, digital collectibles, and non-fungible tokens (NFTs).
The company was founded in 2022 by Anton Kraminkin and Alex Korotkov. Kraminkin, a former management consultant with experience in product development, along with Korotkov, conceived the platform from the insight that digital incentives could significantly influence and improve daily health habits, specifically around sleep consistency. Their collaboration aimed to merge health improvement with engaging digital mechanics.
The platform targets individuals seeking to improve their sleep hygiene through structured, incentivized programs. Sleepagotchi's vision extends to leveraging the appeal of digital ownership and gamification to foster long-term behavioral change, making healthy sleep habits accessible and rewarding. It aims to transform a routine health necessity into an engaging, progress-driven experience for its user base.
Sleepagotchi has raised $4.0M across 1 funding round.
Sleepagotchi has raised $4.0M in total across 1 funding round.
Sleepagotchi has raised $4.0M across 1 funding round. Most recently, it raised $4.0M Seed in January 2023.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 2023 | $4M Seed | — | 6TH MAN Ventures, DFJ, Founders Co OP, Kleiner Perkins, KRM Interests LLC, Maverick Capital, Menlo Ventures, Mouro Capital, Necessary Ventures, QED Investors, Xstarpartners, Adam Marchick, Andy Rubin, Hugo Angelmar, Ravi Grover, SRI Batchu, CEM Kansu, Justin Melillo, Santiago R., 1KX, Derek Schloss, DeFi Alliance, Emoote, LCA Game Guild, Sfermion, Shima Capital | Announced |
Sleepagotchi is a portfolio company developing a gamified mobile app that tracks sleep patterns using smartphone sensors or wearables, rewarding users with digital collectibles, NFTs, and $SHEEP tokens for consistent healthy sleep habits.[1][2][3][4] It serves individuals struggling with poor sleep hygiene, particularly those interested in blockchain rewards and community-driven experiences, solving the lack of engagement in traditional sleep improvement methods through play-to-earn mechanics on Ethereum Layer 2, Solana, and Sony’s Soneium blockchain.[1][2][3] The app has shown strong growth momentum, with Sleepagotchi Lite surpassing 2 million users, ranking in Telegram's top five highest-earning apps, and expanding to LINE for access to 200 million users; it secured $3.5M in seed funding and transitioned from alpha testing in Asia to iOS beta availability.[2][3]
Sleepagotchi originated as a side project to gamify sleep tracking, gaining early traction during closed alpha testing in mid-2022 in Japan, Taiwan, and South Korea, where it built a passionate user base reporting improved sleep discipline.[3] Co-founder Anton Kraminkin highlighted how this organic community growth convinced the team to scale the product globally.[3] The company, based in Cambridge, UK (with some sources noting US operations), launched a closed beta on iOS in November 2022, with Android in development, and has since integrated blockchain for rewards while expanding via Telegram and LINE.[1][2][3]
Sleepagotchi rides the intersection of health gamification, Web3 incentives, and social-fi trends, capitalizing on post-pandemic awareness of sleep's role in mental/physical health amid rising sleep disorder prevalence.[2][3] Timing aligns with blockchain's maturation via scalable L2s like Soneium, enabling mass adoption without high fees, and Telegram/LINE's 300M+ user bases for crypto onboarding in Asia where it first exploded.[2] Market forces like tokenized health behaviors and play-to-earn evolution favor it, as investors like 6th Man Ventures and Collab+Currency back its potential to disrupt stagnant sleep apps by blending NFTs with real health outcomes, influencing ecosystems through community-driven fitness incentives.[3]
Sleepagotchi is poised for explosive growth with full iOS/Android launches, LINE expansion, and $3.5M funding fueling blockchain enhancements and health impact validation.[2][3] Trends like AI-driven sleep analysis, deeper Web3 health integrations, and regulatory clarity on tokenized rewards will shape its path, potentially scaling to tens of millions while proving long-term efficacy beyond early hype.[2][3] Its influence may evolve from niche gamified tracker to mainstream sleep-to-earn leader, redefining habit formation at the nexus of wellness and crypto—transforming inconsistent sleepers into engaged, rewarded communities, much like its origins as a simple side project ignited global momentum.[3]
Sleepagotchi has raised $4.0M in total across 1 funding round.
Sleepagotchi's investors include 6th Man Ventures, DFJ, Founders Co-op, Kleiner Perkins, KRM Interests LLC, Maverick Capital, Menlo Ventures, Mouro Capital, Necessary Ventures, QED Investors, XStarPartners, Adam Marchick.