Cradlewise, AI startup that gives parents peace of mind

How a couple got the idea for a smart crib that now has fans worldwide, including OpenAI chief Sam Altman

- AASHISH ARYAN

It is 2020. A once-in-a-lifetime pandemic is spreading and the world is in tumult. In the middle of uncertainty, the Patils decide to move to the Bay Area in San Francisco, United States (US) from Bengaluru.

The couple boarded a long transatlantic flight to the US, having with them their two young children, four bags but no medical insurance. Radhika Patil and her husband Bharath are engineers, who five years later are being praised by artificial intelligence (AI) leaders like Sam Altman.

Radhika and Bharath are the founders of Cradlewise, an Indian startup which since being set up in 2018 has got fans across the world. The company makes a smart crib that uses data from a child's sleep cycles to gently rock it back to sleep. Cradlewise's features include automatic soothing, AI-enabled sleep monitoring, sleep insights, and a baby monitor.

Altman, the chief executive officer of OpenAI, said he will "definitely recommend" Cradlewise, praising it on X on April 14.