Cradlewise, based in San Francisco and Pune, announced a $12M Series A on Sept 3, 2026 led by 3one4 Capital and Prudent Investment Management. Its connected crib uses AI-based sleep monitoring to soothe infants and alert caregivers.
Why this matters for founders
A reminder that consumer hardware with a software layer can still raise; hardware founders can benchmark the round size and investor mix for parenting/IoT products.
Source: Tech Startups
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