Rest
Rest is a mobile app that delivers a personalized Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) program to help users fall asleep faster and stay asleep. The app features Rest AI, a 24/7 conversational sleep coach that adapts the program based on user progress and input. The program was developed with sleep doctors and is designed as a natural, pill-free alternative to medication.
- Digital Health
- Healthcare Technology
- AI Agents
- Artificial Intelligence
- Software Only
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
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Product
Problem
Millions of people struggle with chronic insomnia and poor sleep, yet effective treatments like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) are often inaccessible due to a shortage of trained specialists and the high cost of in-person therapy sessions. Many individuals turn to sleep medications as a quick fix, which can have side effects and do not address the underlying causes of sleep difficulties.
Solution
Rest delivers a personalized, expert-designed CBT-I program through a mobile app, making evidence-based insomnia treatment accessible, affordable, and convenient. The program helps users fall asleep faster, stay asleep through the night, and wake up refreshed by targeting the behavioral and cognitive patterns that perpetuate insomnia. Rest AI, an always-available conversational sleep coach, provides real-time guidance, support, and adjusts the program based on user progress and input. The science-backed approach is created with sleep doctors and trained on the latest sleep research, offering a smarter, natural, and pill-free solution that eliminates long waits and high costs associated with traditional care.
Target Audience
Rest targets individuals suffering from chronic insomnia, poor sleep, or those seeking a non-pharmaceutical solution to improve their sleep quality, as well as companies and clinicians seeking to provide scalable, science-based sleep care.
Features
- Personalized CBT-I program that adapts to individual sleep patterns and progress, addressing the root causes of insomnia
- Rest AI, a 24/7 conversational sleep coach that provides real-time, expert-backed guidance and adjustments
- Created in collaboration with sleep doctors and leading sleep specialists, including experts from institutions like Stanford and UCSF
- Digital, pill-free alternative designed to improve long-term sleep quality without the side effects of medication
- Direct consumer access that avoids long wait times for clinical appointments and reduces the high cost of traditional therapy
- Structured three-phase sleep program with sleep window management and daily check-ins via voice or chat
- Integration with Apple Health and wearables for sleep data synchronization