Cradlewise makes an AI-enabled convertible smart crib that uses contactless sensors to track a baby's movement, sound and sleep state, predict when they are about to wake, and rock pre-emptively to settle them before they do. It converts from bassinet to full crib and is designed to last until a child is about two, with a built-in night-vision monitor, and retails at around $1,799. Founded in 2019 by Radhika and Bharath Patil, a husband-and-wife team with master's degrees in electronics from the Indian Institute of Science, it operates from California and Bengaluru and manufactures at an integ
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2019Founded
Baby TechSector
Sept 2026Latest coverage
Funding
Cradlewise has raised $19M across 2 disclosed rounds, most recently a Series A in September 2026.
$19MRaised
Series ALatest round · September 2026
2Events
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September 2026Series A$12M3one4 Capital, Prudent Investment Management
November 2021Seed$7MSean O'Sullivan Ventures, Footwork VC, Better Capital
Investor roster
Every disclosed backer and how often they've written a cheque — repeat names are the strongest conviction signal on the cap table.
New · Latest lead3one4 Capital1 round · 2026
Prudent Investment Management1 round · 2026
Better Capital1 round · 2021
Footwork VC1 round · 2021
Sean O'Sullivan Ventures1 round · 2021
Aggregated automatically from the disclosed rounds above.
Founded by Radhika and Bharath Patil, classmates at the Indian Institute of Science who married and then built the product after sleepless nights with their first child. Radhika had worked on power management for Qualcomm's Snapdragon proce ↗
2020 · milestone
Wins a TIME Best Inventions award, and begins shipping the smart crib across the United States the following year. ↗
November 2021 · funding
Seed — $7M, led by Sean O'Sullivan Ventures.
September 2026 · funding
Series A — $12M, led by 3one4 Capital.
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Cradlewise makes an AI-enabled convertible smart crib that uses contactless sensors to track a baby's movement, sound and sleep state, predict when they are about to wake, and rock pre-emptively to settle them before they do. It converts from bassinet to full crib and is designed to last until a child is about two, with a built-in night-vision monitor, and retails at around $1,799. Founded in 2019 by Radhika and Bharath Patil, a husband-and-wife team with master's degrees in electronics from the Indian Institute of Science, it operates from California and Bengaluru and manufactures at an integ
Who founded Cradlewise?
Cradlewise is associated with Radhika Patil, Bharath Patil.
How much funding has Cradlewise raised?
Cradlewise has raised $19M across 2 disclosed rounds. The most recent was a $12M Series A in September 2026.
Who are Cradlewise's investors?
Disclosed investors in Cradlewise include 3one4 Capital, Prudent Investment Management, Sean O'Sullivan Ventures, Footwork VC, Better Capital.
What is the latest news on Cradlewise?
The most recent StartupFox coverage is “Cradlewise Raises $12M Building $1,799 Cribs in Pune and Selling Them in America” (4 September 2026). All stories are listed on this page.
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