# Chilipad by Sleepme

> Chilipad by Sleepme makes a water-based mattress pad that pipes temperature-controlled water under your body, letting sleepers dial their bed anywhere from a frosty 55°F to a toasty 115°F. Born from a family line that includes the inventor of the modern waterbed, the brand survived a name change, a KKR-backed merger, a shutdown, and an asset sale - and still ships one of the most-recommended beds in the biohacker canon.

- **Founded:** 2007
- **Headquarters:** Mooresville, North Carolina, United States
- **Founders:** Tara Youngblood (Co-Founder & Chief Science Officer (later CEO)), Todd Youngblood (Co-Founder)
- **Team size:** Approximately 26 employees
- **Products:** Chilipad 2.0, Chilipad Dock Pro / Chilipad 1.0, OOLER Sleep System, Chilipad Cube, chiliBLANKET
- **Notable:** Pioneered consumer water-based bed temperature control with the chiliPAD (2007) and Cube (2017)., Raised $37M led by KKR alongside the 2020 Ebb Therapeutics merger., Featured and awarded across TIME, Men's Health, GQ, and Woman's World.

## Products & services

- **Chilipad 2.0** — Water-powered mattress cover that cools to 55°F and heats to 115°F, with a first-of-its-kind nightstand remote, app control, in-bed detection, and single or dual-zone options. Starts at $1,599.
- **Chilipad Dock Pro / Chilipad 1.0** — Wi-Fi bed temperature system with dual-zone control and sleep scheduling, launched at CES 2022; now sold as the Chilipad 1.0 line.
- **OOLER Sleep System** — App-controlled cooling/heating water system with scheduling and UV cleaning, later succeeded by Dock Pro.
- **Chilipad Cube** — Original water-based cooling and heating topper - one of the first consumer bed-temperature systems.
- **chiliBLANKET** — Weighted blanket combined with active cooling and warming.
- **Sleepme Insights / Sleep Tracker** — Non-wearable sleep tracking and SaaS platform for analyzing sleep patterns and automating temperature.

## Achievements

- Pioneered consumer water-based bed temperature control with the chiliPAD (2007) and Cube (2017).
- Raised $37M led by KKR alongside the 2020 Ebb Therapeutics merger.
- Featured and awarded across TIME, Men's Health, GQ, and Woman's World.
- Reached national retail through Best Buy.
- Survived a 2023 shutdown - assets acquired and product line continued by Sleep Solutions Inc.
- Widely recommended within the athlete-recovery and biohacking communities, including a documented Tim Ferriss endorsement.

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — Chilipad 2.0 launched with a redesigned quieter dock, higher-capacity reservoir, a nightstand remote, and auto-detection sensors.
- **2023-07** — Sleep Solutions Inc. acquired Sleepme's assets and consolidated ChiliSleep, OOLER, and Chili Technology under the 'Chilipad by Sleepme' brand, honoring existing warranties.
- **2023-05** — Sleepme Inc. ceased operations amid business difficulties.

## Links

- Website: https://sleep.me
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/chilipad
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/chilipad
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@chilipad
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chilipad
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/officialsleepme/
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@chilipad

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Last updated: 2026-08-20