OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s recent post on X shines a spotlight on two Indian Entrepreneurs. These two are Cradlewise co-founders Radhika Patil and Bharath Patil. Sam through a post informed that he welcomed a baby boy with his partner, Oliver Mulherin, in February. But what came as surprise was Sam’s shoutout to a product designed by Radhika Patil and Bharath Patil. The product is ‘Cradlewise crib’, which Sam has recommended for new parents as well. He wrote on X, “We bought a lot of silly baby things that we haven’t needed but definitely I recommend a cradlewise crib and a lot more burp rags than you think you could possibly need.”
As the post went viral, it caught attention of founder Radhika Patil who thanked Sam for his support and validation. She replied, “Thanks for loving us @sama. The AI god’s trust in the smarts o @cradlewise means a lot to us. Wishing you all more.” Radhika then shared Cradlewise’s Journey on LinkedIn. She stated it as an “overnight success” with 7 years in the making. She added, “From an idea to getting noticed by OpenAI’s CEO.”
we bought a lot of silly baby things that we haven't needed
— Sam Altman (@sama) April 13, 2025
but definitely i recommend a cradlewise crib and a lot more burp rags than you think you could possibly need
Journey Of Cradlewise
In this article, we explore Cradlewise’s ideation and journey through the lens of its founders, and how this product managed to get out from Bengaluru and reach to the world.
The idea of the company started with exhausted and frazzled first time parents and founders who set out to engineer a cradle that would help their daughter sleep better. The prototypes were built in 2018 for their kids. In 2019, they moved to China for 9 months to build their first units. They started sales in SF Bay area during the pandemic in 2020. For this, they moved with 2 kids, 4 bags and no medical insurance amid the COVID outbreak. Their journey wasn’t smooth as in 2021, they navigated global supply chain chaos and chip shortages. In 2022, Radhika and Bharath decided to set up manufacturing in Vietnam as India was still recovering from COVID. After all the hardship, the duo finally managed to build their own crib factory in India in 2024. Interestingly, every crib is now manufactured in India and the crib was formally launched in India in 2025.
Radhika further mentioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Minister Piyush Goyal in her LinkedIn post. She wrote, “Narendra Modi ji and Piyush Goyal ji – We are building a global, connected consumer hardware company powered by homegrown AI.” She ended the post with: “Designed in India, Made in India and built for the World.”
According to startup database Founderoo, the prototype for the smart crib was developed in Bengaluru, but they decided to launch the product in the United States first.
What Is Cradlewise?
Cradlewise is a smart crib for babies from 0 to 2 years of age that provides uninterrupted quality sleep. The crib is instilled with a built-in baby monitor that learns from the baby’s sleep schedule, spots the first signs of wakeup and starts bouncing along with soothing music. It has an additional feature of live video stream through which parents can monitor their baby through anywhere, anytime. The headquarters of the company is in San Francisco, California. It is Made in India, powered by AI, and built with the objective of helping parents get the rest they need.
“As parents of two children, we know the highs (and lows) that parenting can bring. We know how exhausting and frustrating sleepless nights can be and set out to help all new parents get the rest they need. We want to make the first years of parenting as joyous (and restful) as possible for the entire family,” statement of Bharath and Radhika read.
About Radhika And Bharath
Radhika holds BE in Electronics and Communication Engineering from College of Engineering Pune and is MTech graduate from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru. She has worked as System Designer at Stamp Computers pvt Ltd. and as Senior Engineer in Qualcomm. Radhika currently serves as Chief Parent Officer at Cradlewise.
Bharath serves as Chief Technology officer at Cradlewise. He is MTech graduate from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru and BE Electronics graduate from the Natioal Institute of Technology, Surat.
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