Sleep science and recovery company DUSQ has raised Rs 24 crore in a seed funding round led by Fireside Ventures, with participation from Antler India, Climber Capital, Startup Sherpas, Vaishav Investments, Avnish Anand (Founder, CaratLane), and Shivam Puri.
Funding Deployment And Expansion Plans
The fresh capital will be used to scale DUSQ’s sleep regulation platforms by expanding its neuroscience and hardware teams, strengthening intellectual property development, and upgrading its in-house sleep laboratories. The company is also preparing for a potential U.S. market launch as part of its global expansion strategy.
Product Approach And Technology Focus
Co-founded in 2023 by Siddhant Bhargava, Shalmali Kadu, and Mitansh Khurana, DUSQ operates at the intersection of neuroscience and hardware innovation. The company is building a sleep regulation ecosystem designed to actively improve recovery cycles rather than just monitor sleep quality.
According to the company, its systems are built on insights derived from analysing more than 50 million physiological data points. DUSQ has conducted structured trials inside its proprietary sleep laboratories to study autonomic recovery pathways under controlled conditions. Early findings indicate improved sleep continuity and recovery cycle stability.
Market Positioning And Industry Opportunity
In a category largely dominated by wearable sleep tracking devices, DUSQ is positioning itself as a regulation-first platform. The company’s core hypothesis suggests that modern sleep disruptions are driven by brain body desynchronisation, requiring biological regulation rather than passive monitoring.
With rising awareness around sleep health and recovery-driven wellness, DUSQ is aiming to create a new category within sleep technology that focuses on therapeutic and science-led recovery systems.
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