Sleep as your superpower
Can you imagine what you can achieve when you sleep better? We help you get in charge of your sleep again using your own (super) power.
Bring the world better sleep, naturally.
Sleep deprivation is a growing problem that impacts millions of people across the world. Current treatments often include pharmaceuticals which can have harmful side-effects and are potentially addictive. At Somnox we are motivated to help you improve your sleep in a more natural way, and believe everyone should be able to experience the superpower of sleep. Our technology is soft, companion-like and easy to use, and therefore helps you to not only fall asleep more naturally, but also help you experience more comfort and rest.
Our Story
How it started
My name is Julian Jagtenberg, one of the founders of Somnox. My story starts with my mother, who often felt tired and had little energy and a poor immune system
due to lack of sleep.
My mother tried everything to solve this; sleep medication, meditation, oils, visits to the doctor etc. She tried everything but nothing really worked. Even the doctor didn’t know what to do anymore and only prescribed medication with unpleasant side effects.
Disappointment after disappointment, I decided to help her myself. With a background as an engineer at the Delft University of Technology, I started researching sleep. My mission: to help my mother sleep well again without the need for medication.
The first prototypes
After talking to sleep scientists, studying thousands of pages of literature and doing several user studies, I came to an interesting insight: breathing and sleep have a lot in common. In fact, deep breathing calms your body & mind and leads to better sleep.
This is not a new principle since meditation and mindfulness are based on it. It also turned out that babies often unconsciously take over their parents’ breathing; the so-called ‘mimicking’. What if we could unconsciously influence our breathing to help our body relax and sleep better?
I gathered a team and developed the first prototypes of our Sleep Robot at the Delft University of Technology. The first versions didn’t help my mother at all… Too big, too heavy, too much noise. We almost gave up…
From idea to Somnox!
Until we finally found a way to make the breathing of the Sleep Robot so natural that my mother subconsciously took it over. She started sleeping again! Not yet the whole night, but it was a start!
This was the moment to improve our prototype even more. After a lot of research with other bad sleepers and a collaboration with Auping, we decided to release our patented invention. Somnox, a combination of sleep (‘Somno’) and night (‘nox’) in Latin, was born!
What once started as a solution for my mother’s sleep problems, has now grown into a Sleep Robot that helps thousands of people sleep better. That’s why we’re now on a mission to help even more people. Everyone should be able to experience the superpower of good sleep, right?
Our Core Values
We are a pro sports team
We work hard to help people sleep better by using their own power every day. As a team, we’re in this together and help each other out wherever we can.
We’re obsessed over our customers
We’re passionate about sleep and passionate about our customers. They are our experts and guide us every step we take.
We don’t do bullshit
We are honest and always stick to our promises. We don’t do blah blah, and always back up our claims with data and evidence.
We’re human, No robot
Automation and robotics are great, as long as it doesn’t prevent real human contact.
We evolve immediately
We are eager to learn and deliberately step out of our comfort zones. We love feedback to help us grow as individuals and as a team.
Join our team
Since 2016 Somnox has grown into an enthusiastic team with a mission; to make the superpower of sleep naturally accessible to everyone.
Sounds like you? We’re always looking for bright and talented people to join us.
The Dream Team
Julian Jagtenberg
Founder | CEO
Stijn Antonisse
Founder | CTO
Wouter Kooyman Van Guldener
Founder | CFO
Job Engel
Founder | Lead Data
Gillis Wesselman van Helmond
Commercial Director
Jeroen Feron
CRO Specialist
Jasper Brouwers
Sales & Marketing
Hylke Martens
Data Analyst
Baginda Tirtadji
E-mail & Content Marketer
Dennis Swart
Supply Chain
Jade Lodewijks-Reilink
HR & Office Manager
Ruben Haye
Customer Support Hero
Julia Stoevelaar
Lead UX Research
Hoye Lam
Software Lead
Luc Bolier
Product Developer
Jip Galema
Embedded Engineer
Chandini Chandrasekaran
Embedded Software Engineer
Nadine Rouleaux
Head of Research
Maarten Corpel
UX/UI Designer
Robert Bezem
Embedded (Developer) Graduate Intern
Joyce Kievit
Validation Research Intern