# 346. Matteo Franceschetti, Co-founder & CEO of Eight Sleep

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Published: 2026-07-06T08:30:00+00:00
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## Resource

Today, I'm joined by Matteo Franceschetti, co-founder & CEO of Eight Sleep. Scaling its AI-powered, temperature-regulating mattress across 35 countries, the sleep optimization company is tapping the world's largest sleep dataset to pursue predictive health and early disease detection. In this episode, we discuss the shift from sleep tracking to sleep intervention. We also cover: Building a data-led operating system Investing in women's health Mattress as medical device Subscribe to the podcast → insider.fitt.co/podcast Subscribe to our newsletter → insider.fitt.co/subscribe Follow us on LinkedIn → linkedin.com/company/fittinsider Eight Sleep's Website: www.eightsleep.com Eight Sleep on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eightsleep Matteo on X: https://x.com/m_franceschetti?lang=en - The Fitt Insider Podcast is brought to you by EGYM. Visit EGYM.com to learn more about its smart fitness ecosystem for fitness and health facilities. Fitt Talent: https://talent.fitt.co/ Consulting: https://consulting.fitt.co/ Investments: https://capital.fitt.co/ Chapters: (00:00) Introduction (01:19) Global expansion update (02:50) Sleep optimization evolution (03:20) AutoPilot technology (04:40) Product ecosystem (06:25) Closing the loop on data (08:15) Clinical research foundation (10:25) Medical device trajectory (13:00) Premium positioning (14:50) Democratization strategy (15:45) Women's health focus (16:35) Sleep compression (18:25) Dataset, hardware, AI pyramid (19:50) Medical device category evolution (22:10) Data retention advantage (23:15) Health operating system (25:30) Acceleration and prioritization (27:00) Finding the S-curve (31:35) CEO role reinvention (33:00) Women's health and AI (34:55) Where to find (35:26) Conclusion

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