Stellar Sleep, which provides the first digital solution for chronic insomnia management, announced today a $6 million seed round, led by Initialized Capital with participation from Y Combinator, Lombardstreet Ventures, Switch Ventures, Moonfire Ventures, Scrum Ventures, 8vdx, and Goodwater.

Stellar Sleep为慢性失眠管理提供了第一个数字解决方案，今天宣布了一轮600万美元的种子投资，由初始化资本牵头，参与方包括Y Combinator、Lombardstreet Ventures、Switch Ventures、Moonfire Ventures、Scrum Ventures、8vdx和Goodwater。

More than 25 million Americans suffer from chronic insomnia – meaning sleep problems 3+ nights a week for 3+ months. The condition can lead to both mental and physical health issues, ranging from trouble concentrating to sleep apnea and heart attacks. For people suffering from chronic insomnia, superficial care advice (e.g.

超过2500万美国人患有慢性失眠，这意味着在3个多月的时间里，每周有3个多晚上的睡眠问题。这种情况可能导致精神和身体健康问题，从注意力不集中到睡眠呼吸暂停和心脏病发作。对于患有慢性失眠的人，表面护理建议（例如。

cutting coffee, reducing screen time, meditation, etc.) is not enough. Their insomnia is driven by deeper psychological challenges like unresolved anxiety, burnout, or depression. Stellar Sleep is a mobile app that helps users break the insomnia cycle using a proven, psychology-based methodology, and a clinical assessment of 500 users found it to be 50 percent more effective than sleeping pills..

减少咖啡、减少屏幕时间、冥想等）是不够的。他们的失眠是由深层次的心理挑战驱动的，如未解决的焦虑，倦怠或抑郁。Stellar Sleep是一款移动应用程序，它使用经过验证的基于心理学的方法帮助用户打破失眠周期，对500名用户进行的临床评估发现，它比安眠药有效50%。。

This seed funding represents a significant milestone for Stellar Sleep, providing the ability to further expand capacity and reach. In addition, investments will allow for more comprehensive content and personalization of the user experience. “No one values sleep as much as those who can’t get it. The treatment options are so limited that these founders got trained as sleep therapists to treat themselves,” said Parul Singh, Partner at Initialized Capital.

这项种子基金代表了恒星睡眠的一个重要里程碑，提供了进一步扩大容量和覆盖范围的能力。此外，投资将允许更全面的内容和个性化的用户体验。Initialized Capital合伙人帕鲁尔·辛格（ParulSingh）表示：“没有人比得不到睡眠的人更重视睡眠。治疗选择如此有限，以至于这些创始人都接受了睡眠治疗师的培训，可以自我治疗。”。

“Stellar Sleep is tech-enabled Cognitive Behavioral Therapy – true tech enablement of patient care that will make a meaningful impact on the millions of people who suffer from sleep disorders worldwide.”.

“Stellar Sleep是技术支持的认知行为疗法-真正的技术支持患者护理，将对全球数百万睡眠障碍患者产生有意义的影响。”。

Sleeplessness in America is on the rise, due to factors such as increasingly negative news cycles that keep people in a state of worry. Additionally, the shift towards hybrid-remote work arrangements has blurred the once-clear boundary between the “stress” space of work and the “rest” space of home.

由于负面新闻周期不断增加等因素，使人们处于担忧状态，美国的失眠现象正在上升。此外，向混合远程工作安排的转变模糊了工作的“压力”空间和家庭的“休息”空间之间曾经清晰的界限。

Collectively, these factors have caused more Americans to have recurrent sleepless nights than ever before..

总的来说，这些因素导致越来越多的美国人比以往任何时候都经常失眠。。

The current American healthcare system isn’t well-equipped to deal with chronic insomnia. When superficial remedies don’t work, many people grappling with this condition turn to sleep medications, which often have dependency risks and are not meant for long-term use. Research shows that the most effective long-term solution for chronic insomnia is to address the root psychological causes, instead of just the symptoms..

目前的美国医疗体系不足以应对慢性失眠。当表面疗法不起作用时，许多患有这种疾病的人会转向睡眠药物，这种药物通常有依赖风险，不适合长期使用。研究表明，长期治疗慢性失眠最有效的方法是解决心理根源，而不仅仅是症状。。

Stellar Sleep was created when both Co-Founders (George Wang and Edrei Chua) personally suffered from insomnia for years and struggled to get care. Guidelines by physician organizations indicate that the best way to manage chronic insomnia is using a psychological approach called sleep therapy. This type of approach addresses the root cause of insomnia and helps the patient re-learn how to sleep well again.

明星睡眠是由两位联合创始人（乔治·王和艾德雷·蔡）个人多年来失眠并努力寻求护理而产生的。医生组织的指导方针表明，治疗慢性失眠的最佳方法是使用一种称为睡眠疗法的心理方法。这种方法解决了失眠的根本原因，并帮助患者重新学习如何再次睡好觉。

“What we found as we tried to get treatment for ourselves was that sleep clinicians are in such short supply – waiting lists of 6-12 months are common – that access to psychology-based care is a significant obstacle for the average person,” said Wang. “In addition to the waiting list, the cost and time commitment involved meant that out-of-pocket sleep therapy was out of reach for most.

Wang说：“当我们试图为自己获得治疗时，我们发现睡眠临床医生供不应求-6-12个月的等待名单很常见-获得基于心理的护理对普通人来说是一个重大障碍。”。“除了等待名单之外，所涉及的成本和时间承诺意味着大多数人都无法获得自费睡眠疗法。

We founded Stellar Sleep with the goal of providing broad access to insomnia care via an app, a solution to a widespread public health problem that was previously unavailable to many.”.

我们创建了Stellar Sleep，目的是通过一个应用程序提供广泛的失眠护理，这是一个解决广泛的公共卫生问题的解决方案，以前许多人都无法获得。”。

Stellar Sleep is the first digital solution on the market that goes beyond the surface-level symptoms and addresses chronic insomnia at the root. Here’s how it works:

Stellar Sleep是市场上第一个超越表面症状并从根本上解决慢性失眠的数字解决方案。它的工作原理如下：

Users download the app, create an account, and complete an onboarding assessment that allows Stellar Sleep to understand the comprehensive picture behind their sleep issues. Users can also connect their wearables to provide an even more complete view of their sleep and well-being.

用户下载该应用程序，创建账户，并完成入职评估，从而使Stellar Sleep能够了解他们睡眠问题背后的全面情况。用户还可以连接他们的可穿戴设备，以更全面地了解他们的睡眠和幸福感。

Next, Stellar Sleep builds each user a custom, interactive program that guides them daily – and as needed in the middle of the night – to learn how to sleep well again. The program gets progressively more personalized based on the user’s sleep stats.

接下来，Stellar Sleep为每个用户构建了一个定制的交互式程序，可以指导他们每天-以及在半夜需要时-学习如何再次睡好觉。该程序根据用户的睡眠统计数据逐渐变得更加个性化。

Finally, Stellar Sleep helps users manage the user’s chronic sleep issues over the long run using psychology. This includes a combination of proven psychology techniques (e.g., CBT, acceptance and commitment therapy, motivational interviewing) that addresses the user’s root causes of insomnia (such as anxiety or burnout) and provides them with the tools to manage those root causes, so they don’t interfere with their day-to-day life and sleep..

最后，明星睡眠有助于用户使用心理学长期管理用户的慢性睡眠问题。这包括一系列行之有效的心理学技术（如CBT、接受和承诺疗法、动机访谈），这些技术可以解决用户失眠的根本原因（如焦虑或倦怠），并为他们提供管理这些根本原因的工具，从而不会干扰他们的日常生活和睡眠。。

“Stellar Sleep is the solution that we wish we had during our multi-year struggle with chronic insomnia,” said Wang.

王说：“在多年来与慢性失眠的斗争中，明星睡眠是我们希望得到的解决方案。”。

Beyond the impact on physical and mental health, insomnia can be an incredibly isolating experience. Here’s a quote from Victoria, who struggled with insomnia for many years before finding Stellar Sleep: “I’ve had insomnia for about 5 years. I was at the point of desperation, willing to try anything.

除了对身心健康的影响之外，失眠可能是一种令人难以置信的孤立体验。维多利亚（Victoria）多年来一直与失眠作斗争，直到找到了理想的睡眠：“我失眠约5年了。我处于绝望的境地，愿意尝试任何事情。

Insomnia feels very lonely. It’s 2 am and your spouse is asleep. You’re very alone with your anxious thoughts. It feels like you’re trapped and alone. After starting Stellar Sleep I’ve now started sleeping better for the first time in 5 years. I’ve gotten hope back that I can be normal.” With Stellar Sleep, anyone with chronic insomnia is now able to access personalized care at their fingertips and regain control over their lives..

失眠感觉很孤独。现在是凌晨2点，你的配偶睡着了。你独自一人思考焦虑的想法。感觉你被困住了，感到孤独。在开始明星睡眠后，我现在开始睡得更好，这是5年来的第一次。我重新燃起了希望，我可以变得正常。”有了明星般的睡眠，任何患有慢性失眠的人现在都可以通过指尖获得个性化护理，并重新控制自己的生活。。

About Stellar Sleep

关于恒星睡眠

Stellar Sleep offers the first digital solution for chronic insomnia management. 25 million Americans suffer from chronic insomnia, defined as sleep problems 3+ nights a week for 3+ months. Superficial approaches such as meditation or melatonin don’t help with chronic insomnia, which is typically rooted in deeper psychological challenges.

Stellar Sleep为慢性失眠管理提供了第一个数字解决方案。2500万美国人患有慢性失眠，定义为每周3个多晚上，持续3个多月的睡眠问题。冥想或褪黑激素等肤浅的方法对慢性失眠没有帮助，慢性失眠通常源于更深层次的心理挑战。

Stellar Sleep was founded by two chronic insomnia sufferers who grew frustrated with the lack of resources available to address their condition. The app is grounded in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and in a clinical assessment of 500 users, Stellar Sleep was 50 percent more effective than sleeping pills.

Stellar Sleep是由两名慢性失眠患者创立的，他们因缺乏可用资源来解决自己的病情而感到沮丧。该应用程序以认知行为疗法（CBT）为基础，在500名用户的临床评估中，明星睡眠比安眠药有效50%。

Subscriptions start at $60/month. Learn more at stellarsleep.com..

订阅费起价为每月60美元。在stellarsleep.com了解更多信息。。

Originally announced February 6th, 2024

最初于2024年2月6日宣布

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