Bootstrapped
Teahan has bootstrapped his start-up with initial costs contained at around â¬10,000 and he is now looking for funding to support further R&D and business development. He has yet to decide where the product will be made, as manufacturing costs here are too high, but he wants to keep production within Europe.
âOur product differs to whatâs out there in a number of ways,â says Teahan, who is now working on his device with researchers from the Nimbus Research Centre in Cork, which is at the forefront of the development of cyber-physical systems. âFirstly itâs holistic, unlike sleeping pills that can mess with your body and donât really solve the problem. Secondly, itâs providing peace of mind for people who can enter a safe space to relax, meditate and block out the world around them for a peaceful nightâs rest. We arenât just selling a product. Weâre helping people improve their physical and mental health. The mask wi