Today, sleep technology company Kimba announced its launch and $6.5 million funding round led by Selva Ventures, introducing a clinically validated, AI-powered approach to improving sleep through adaptive scent therapy. Developed alongside leading sleep and neuroscience researchers, Kimba sits at the intersection of consumer health and sleep science and is designed to actively improve sleep rather than simply track it. By using the olfactory pathway, the only sensory channel capable of influencing the brain during sleep without causing wakefulness, Kimba delivers personalized scent interventions designed to support deeper, more restorative rest without drugs or disruption.
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Kimba was founded by former special forces commander Ben Fuxbruner, whose personal experience shaped the company’s mission. After a near-death injury led to PTSD and chronic insomnia, Fuxbruner turned to science in search of a solution, ultimately building the system he wished had existed.
“Kimba was built on a simple but powerful idea that sleep shouldn’t just be measured, it should be improved,” said Ben Fuxbruner, Founder and CEO of Kimba. “We’re introducing a fundamentally new approach that uses scent to work with the brain during sleep, helping people achieve deeper, more restorative rest without drugs or disruption. For me, it was life-changing.”
Kimba builds a personalized sleep profile for each person and proprietary water-based and plant-derived scent formulations tailored to their sleep patterns and preferences. Throughout the night, Kimba continuously monitors biometric signals including breathing patterns, movement, heart rate variability, and stress indicators through built-in sensors in the Kimba device and integrations with wearables including WHOOP, Oura, Apple Watch, Fitbit, and Garmin. Kimba’s adaptive AI analyzes this data in real time to understand the body’s changing sleep state and deliver precisely timed scent cues throughout the night, personalized to optimize sleep depth, continuity and recovery. The result is a seamless, drug-free, non-invasive sleep system designed to actively improve sleep quality without pills, grogginess or dependency.
The company’s approach is backed by early clinical validation. In a recent study of 50 participants over 48 nights, conducted with Dr. Anat Arzi, an expert in olfactory neuroscience, Kimba demonstrated significant improvements in sleep quality and cognitive performance. The company is advancing two additional clinical studies under the guidance of world-renowned sleep expert Professor Peretz Lavie, focused on sleep environments using polysomnography (PSG) testing to evaluate physiological sleep outcomes and another focused on mental health and PTSD to explore Kimba’s impact on sleep and recovery.
“The influence of sensory input during sleep is significant,” said Dr. Arzi. “Olfactory stimulation is uniquely beneficial for this because it can influence brain activity without waking the individual. By aligning scent delivery with specific breathing patterns, sleep stages and physiological signals, this approach has the potential to meaningfully improve sleep quality.”
The company recently closed a $6.5 million funding round led by Selva Ventures, a leading consumer health and wellness investor whose portfolio includes fast-growing brands such as Grüns and OneSkin. The funding will support Kimba’s commercial launch and accelerate the company’s efforts to redefine the sleep technology category by moving beyond passive tracking toward active, personalized sleep improvement.
“Sleep is one of the most critical and underserved pillars of health,” said Kiva Dickinson, Founder of Selva Ventures. “Kimba represents a breakthrough in how we improve sleep, shifting the category from passive tracking to active intervention. We’re proud to support the team as they bring this technology to market.”
With its commercial debut, Kimba is making its technology available to consumers for the first time, marking a major step toward redefining how sleep is treated in modern health and wellness. Visit www.kimba.ai for more information and to register for pre-order. Pre-orders include a 6-month membership and the Kimba device, software, and a 6-month supply of personalized scents, for $299.
About Kimba:
Kimba is the next evolution of sleep technology, moving beyond passive tracking to active, personalized sleep improvement. While millions of people use wearables to measure sleep, Kimba is designed to improve it through adaptive scent based technology powered by real time biometric feedback and AI. Clinically proven and validated, the platform was developed alongside leading sleep and neuroscience researchers to create a new approach to improving sleep quality and recovery. Founded by former special forces commander Ben Fuxbruner after a near death injury led to PTSD and chronic insomnia, the company was built from personal need to solve one of the most persistent challenges in modern health: sleep. Kimba continuously monitors biometric signals throughout the night and delivers precisely timed scent cues through the olfactory pathway, the only sensory channel capable of reaching the brain during sleep without waking the user. The contactless system uses proprietary water-based and plant-derived scent formulations and works silently in the background to support deeper, more continuous sleep with no pills, no grogginess, and no dependency.
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