A smart cover from California-based start-up Orion Sleep fits over any standard mattress and uses built-in sensors to track heart rate, breath rate and sleep patterns, while intelligently cooling or warming the body throughout the night.

The AI-powered smart cover continuously learns the user’s unique thermal profile to optimise comfort, recovery, deep and REM sleep. Designed to complement bedroom aesthetics, the dual-zone temperature control allows couples to enjoy the ideal sleep climate individually.

Unlike earlier temperature-regulating sleep systems, Orion is built for accessibility and personalisation from day one. Users can complete an at-home sleep optimisation test that analyses natural temperature patterns so the device arrives pre-programmed for optimal comfort. The system’s compact footprint, lower EMF emissions, wider temperature range, flexible financing options, and streamlined pricing starting at $2295 are said to make Orion an easier, more affordable, more intuitive upgrade for anyone seeking better sleep.

Founded by 25-year-old Harry Gestetner, whose last company, Fanfix, was acquired for a reported $65m, the launch of Orion follows the company’s recently closed $18m seed round, backed by investors including Mucker Capital, Browder Capital and Second Sight.

“Sleep is the cornerstone of longevity,” said Gestetner. “When you improve sleep, you improve every other part of your health. Our mission is to transform longevity through better sleep. We designed Orion to be accessible and deeply personalised. The Orion sleep system enhances your mattress without replacing it.”

Because temperature is the most controllable factor affecting sleep quality, the AI-powered system analyses a user’s nightly patterns and creates a personalised sleep climate that helps support deep and REM sleep.

“Sleep follows the core body temperature cycle and body temperature is the number one controllable component of sleep quality” said Michael Breus, chief sleep officer at Orion. “Orion’s smart sleep system helps to balance your body temperature, which should help reduce wakeups, extend deep sleep and REM, and increase overall sleep quality. If there is one thing we should do for our longevity, it’s to optimise sleep. That’s why we invented the Orion.”

Orion Sleep (www.orionsleep.com) is a San Francisco-based technology company dedicated to transforming longevity through better sleep. The company’s intelligent sleep system uses real-time biometric sensing, AI-powered thermal regulation and personalised data insights to help people sleep more deeply and recover more effectively.