Endy Sleep

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Endy Sleep
Type Subsidiary
Industry Mattresses
Founded2015
Founders Mike Gettis, Rajen Ruparell
Area served
Canada
Products Mattresses, pillows, bedsheets, and mattress protectors
Parent Sleep Country Canada
(2018-present)
Website endy.com

Endy Sleep (also known as just Endy) is a Canadian-based, e-commerce company that sells sleep products online. [1] [2] Endy primarily operates as an online storefront, with their main headquarters in Toronto. [3] [4] Endy is Canada's largest direct online-only mattress store. [5]

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History

Endy was founded in 2015 by CEO Mike Gettis and Chairman Rajen Ruparell (previously of Groupon International). [6] [7] [8] [9] In its start up year, Endy made $1 million in sales, $10 million in 2016, and $20 million in 2017. [10] In June 2016, Endy received the Techweek100 Top Innovators Award. [11]

In 2017, Endy appeared on CBC Dragons' Den. [12] Dragons Michele Romanow, Arlene Dickinson, and Joe Mimran jointly offered a $1 million investment in exchange for 7.5% of the company. [10]

In August 2018, Endy opened a new distribution centre in Langley, British Columbia. The company also operates a distribution centre in Mississauga, Ontario. [13]

In 2018, Dominican baseball player José Bautista, formerly of the Toronto Blue Jays, became an investor for Endy after meeting with Gettis and Ruparell earlier in 2016. [14]

In November 2018, Endy Sleep was acquired by Sleep Country Canada and will continue to operate as an independent subsidiary. [15]

Awards

Donation program

In the case of returned mattresses, Endy works with local Canadian charities where possible to ensure returned mattresses are donated to those in need. [13]

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