
Somnee is a neuroscience-driven company that commercializes advanced sleep technology through its smart sleep headband and app. The company uses proprietary EEG+ brain mapping and personalized transcranial electrical stimulation (tACS) to help users fall asleep faster, reduce tossing and turning, and improve sleep quality and duration. Somnee's technology is clinically validated, drug-free, and personalized via AI to adapt to individual brain rhythms. The company offers a membership model with ongoing stimulation personalization and electrode replenishment. Somnee has received multiple awards including GQ's Best Sleep Tech 2024 and Fast Company's Next Big Things in Tech 2024, and has partnerships with organizations like the NBA to enhance sleep fitness and performance. Its product is positioned as a superior alternative to sleeping pills and cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia, targeting consumers seeking better sleep health through innovative wearable technology.

Somnee is a neuroscience-driven company that commercializes advanced sleep technology through its smart sleep headband and app. The company uses proprietary EEG+ brain mapping and personalized transcranial electrical stimulation (tACS) to help users fall asleep faster, reduce tossing and turning, and improve sleep quality and duration. Somnee's technology is clinically validated, drug-free, and personalized via AI to adapt to individual brain rhythms. The company offers a membership model with ongoing stimulation personalization and electrode replenishment. Somnee has received multiple awards including GQ's Best Sleep Tech 2024 and Fast Company's Next Big Things in Tech 2024, and has partnerships with organizations like the NBA to enhance sleep fitness and performance. Its product is positioned as a superior alternative to sleeping pills and cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia, targeting consumers seeking better sleep health through innovative wearable technology.
Product: Somnee smart sleep headband — wearable EEG + personalized tACS neurostimulation and sleep tracking
Founded / HQ: 2017 — Berkeley, California
Latest funding: $10.0M Seed (announced 2025-06-10) led by Khosla Ventures
Founding / leadership: Founded by UC Berkeley neuroscientists (including Dr. Matthew Walker, Dr. Robert Knight, Dr. Rich Ivry, Dr. Ram Gurumoorthy); CEO Tim Rosa
Sleep health and insomnia — reducing time-to-sleep, tossing/turning, and improving sleep quality and duration.
2017
Sleep technology / Wearable health
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Participating investors listed include Time Ventures, Seaside Ventures, MetaLab, LEAD, Nelson Ventures LLP, and others (per public investor listings).
Earlier Seed round listed with Khosla Ventures as lead; amount not shown in available snippets.
“Lead investor: Khosla Ventures; additional participating investors reported for the 2025 Seed include Time Ventures, Seaside Ventures, MetaLab, LEAD, and Nelson Ventures LLP.”