Wakemate
WakeMate makes personalized alarm clocks that sync with both a user's body and their cell phone, enabling the iPhone alarm system to sound at the end of a REM cycle.\n\nThe application/ wristband system also provides a full sleep analysis on their Analytics Platform.\n\nThe WakeMate uses a science called actigraphy to analyze your sleep. Actigraphy uses an actigraph (the WakeMate unit) placed on a subject’s wrist to monitor the motion. The motion data is then analyzed to determine sleep patterns and circadian rhythms of the subject.\n\nWakeMate was funded by the startup incubator Y Combinator.
About Wakemate
WakeMate makes personalized alarm clocks that sync with both a user's body and their cell phone, enabling the iPhone alarm system to sound at the end of a REM cycle. The application/ wristband system also provides a full sleep analysis on their Analytics Platform. The WakeMate uses a science called actigraphy to analyze your sleep. Actigraphy uses an actigraph (the WakeMate unit) placed on a subject’s wrist to monitor the motion. The motion data is then analyzed to determine sleep patterns and circadian rhythms of the subject. WakeMate was funded by the startup incubator Y Combinator.
Risk Analysis
Category Risk
Other: 130 of 604 startups failed
MEDIUMTeam Size
Median for failed in Other: 2
Median for active in Other: 4
Founded 2009 — older batches naturally have higher attrition rates. Death rate comparisons should account for age.
External Resources
Post-mortem content hosted on startups.rip — we provide the analytics layer.