Acoustic Sheep is an American producer of audioheadphones headquartered in Erie, Pennsylvania. The company manufactures SleepPhones, a sleep aid headphone, and RunPhones, a breathable headband with built in headphones[1] designed to not fall out like earbuds.[2]
History
Acoustic Sheep was founded by Dr. Wei-Shin Lai and her husband Jason Wolfe in 2007.[3]
In April 2013 Acoustic Sheep successfully funded an Indiegogo campaign raising $7,955 from their goal of $5,000.[4]
By 2014, SleepPhones had been sold in over 50 countries.[5]
In 2015[6][7] and again 2016 the SleepPhones were demonstrated at the Consumer Electronics Show.[8] In 2015 the product won a design award at the show, and by the end of the year move than half a million headphone sets had been sold.[9]
In 2016 Wei-Shin was named Pennsylvania Businessperson of the Year by the US Small Business Association.[3][10] Also in 2016, the company began selling its products on the Grommet website.[11]
