This Week in Startups

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E1001: Eight Sleep CEO & Co-founder Matteo Franceschetti pioneered “sleep-fitness” with smart heating & cooling technology; shares insights on product iteration, delighting customers, innovating in D2C, raising $40M from LAUNCH, Founders Fund, Craft & more

Nov 15, 2019 · 01:00:10

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Matteo Franceschetti created Eight Sleep's smart heating/cooling mattress.
Focuses on product iteration and delighting customers in D2C.
Raised $40M, leveraging sleep data for innovation.

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