Sleepwhale didn’t start with sleep—it started with the lack of it. In 2021, founders Hunter and Weston found themselves on a call asking a deceptively simple question: “What’s missing in our lives?” As two wellness-driven, entrepreneurial go-getters, the answer came quickly. They were doing all the “right” things—eating well, working out, building businesses—but they were still running on empty. The foundation was cracked. They weren’t sleeping and certainly weren’t living their best waking lives.

For Hunter, sleep had become a nightly battle. An overactive mind, endless wind-down routines, middle-of-the-night wakeups, and groggy mornings led him down a frustrating path of trial and error. The internet was full of solutions, but nearly everything was overloaded with melatonin, cheap filler ingredients, or poorly absorbed formats. Melatonin gave him nightmares and made the problem worse. Nothing addressed the whole picture of sleep—just isolated symptoms.

Weston’s experience was similar: waking at 3 a.m. wired, driven by pressure to keep pushing, launching, and growing—ignoring what his nervous system was trying to say. He, too, had tried it all: tech hacks, routines, off-the-shelf supplements. But nothing really helped him feel calm, clear, or truly restored.

Together, they set out to build something better: a modern sleep solution that was science-backed, fast-absorbing, and free of the groggy side effects so many had come to accept as “normal.” Over the next four years, they tested and refined ingredients using sleep tracking technology, aiming for a stack that supported the entire sleep cycle.

The result was Sleep Drops, a proprietary blend designed to support the Four Pillars of Sleep.

Sleepwhale exists because sleep isn’t one-size-fits-all—and the path to better rest is deeply personal. That’s why every purchase includes samples of our standalone ingredients, so people can build their own optimal stack. Because real sleep isn’t just about getting through the night—it’s about waking up ready for life.