# Rise Science

> Rise Science is a Chicago-based health technology company behind RISE, a sleep and energy tracking app built on two ideas sleep researchers agree on: sleep debt and circadian rhythm. Rather than scoring your sleep with a vague number, RISE predicts your daily energy peaks and dips and tells you the best time to do everything - from your last coffee to winding down for bed. Founded in 2015 by Northwestern engineers Jeff Kahn and Leon Sasson, the company has raised $15.5M and grown the app past 5 million users.

- **Founded:** 2015
- **Headquarters:** Chicago, United States
- **Founders:** Jeff Kahn (Co-Founder & CEO), Leon Sasson (Co-Founder & CTO)
- **Team size:** ~29 employees
- **Products:** RISE (Sleep & Energy Tracker), Sleep debt tracking, Energy schedule, Habit guidance
- **Notable:** Surpassed 5 million app users, Named one of Apple's Best Apps, 4.7-star App Store rating with tens of thousands of reviews

## Products & services

- **RISE (Sleep & Energy Tracker)** — A mobile app that tracks sleep debt and circadian rhythm to predict your daily energy schedule - showing energy peaks and dips, grogginess windows, ideal focus times, and personalized wind-down timing.
- **Sleep debt tracking** — Measures how much sleep you owe your body over a rolling window and gives actionable steps to pay it back.
- **Energy schedule** — A vertical, hour-by-hour view of estimated energy that syncs to your calendar so you can plan demanding work for natural peaks and recovery for the lulls.
- **Habit guidance** — 16 science-based sleep and energy habit recommendations, including caffeine cutoff and light exposure timing.

## Achievements

- Surpassed 5 million app users
- Named one of Apple's Best Apps
- 4.7-star App Store rating with tens of thousands of reviews
- Founders Jeff Kahn and Leon Sasson named to Forbes 30 Under 30
- First to publish research on technology-enabled sleep behavior modification
- Conducted one of the largest studies on sleep and real-world job performance (NFL and sales teams)

## Latest updates

- **2021-06** — Announced $15.5M in total funding, including a $10M Series A led by Goodwater Capital, alongside the public launch of the RISE app.
- **2020-06** — Launched the RISE app in beta, quickly reaching 20,000-30,000 installs per week.

## Links

- Website: https://risescience.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/rise-science
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/risescience
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@risescience
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rise.science/
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/risescience
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@risescience

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