# Carepod

> Carepod makes the world's simplest and cleanest stainless steel humidifiers - filter-free, three-piece units with hospital-grade interiors that can be sterilized with boiling water. Invented by dentist Dr. Hyung Joo Kim after he found conventional humidifiers were impossible to clean and breeding bacteria, Carepod sells doctor-designed, award-winning humidifiers direct to consumers. After becoming the top-selling humidifier in Korea, the brand launched in the U.S. in 2021 and has shipped hundreds of thousands of units worldwide.

- **Founded:** 2015
- **Headquarters:** Plano, Texas, United States
- **Founders:** Dr. Hyung Joo Kim (Founder, Inventor & CEO (DDS, MBA))
- **Team size:** ~19 employees
- **Products:** Carepod One, Carepod One Plus, Carepod Cube X50, Carepod Cube Plus X50V, Carepod Mini
- **Notable:** Introduced the world's first patented stainless steel humidifier in 2015, #1 selling humidifier in Korea in 2020, Won the 2022 iF Design Award and Red Dot Design Award for the Carepod Cube X50

## Products & services

- **Carepod One** — The original filter-free stainless steel humidifier with a three-piece design that comes apart for easy cleaning. Covers up to 500 sq ft.
- **Carepod One Plus** — Premium stainless steel humidifier upgraded with a mood light and refined easy-clean design. Covers up to 500 sq ft.
- **Carepod Cube X50** — Warm + cool mist stainless steel humidifier for larger indoor spaces; winner of the iF and Red Dot Design Awards.
- **Carepod Cube Plus X50V** — Sanitizing warm + cool mist humidifier with industry-first one-touch heat sanitization that pasteurizes the water tank at 158F. Covers up to 700 sq ft.
- **Carepod Mini** — Compact stainless steel humidifier for smaller spaces, covering up to 350 sq ft.

## Achievements

- Introduced the world's first patented stainless steel humidifier in 2015
- #1 selling humidifier in Korea in 2020
- Won the 2022 iF Design Award and Red Dot Design Award for the Carepod Cube X50
- Launched in the U.S. market in August 2021 and later expanded to Japan
- Featured by Entrepreneur, CNN, Refinery29, and Consumer Reports
- Released the market's first humidifier with one-touch heat sanitization (Cube Plus, 2024)
- Shipped hundreds of thousands of units worldwide

## Latest updates

- **2024-09** — Launched Carepod Cube Plus in the USA - the market's first humidifier with one-touch heat sanitization, pasteurizing the water tank at 158F over a two-hour cycle.
- **2023-09** — Announced product launch in Japan, expanding international distribution.
- **2022-01** — Won the iF Design Award and Red Dot Design Award for the Carepod Cube X50.

## Links

- Website: https://hellocarepod.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/carepodamerica
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWEpg1gelJwnHOSoySsVMJA
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hellocarepod/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carepodus

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