Now his company manages sleep pods across the nation.

Hohm

The idea for his company sparked from his struggle with finding space to rest on the go.

I saw that there was an opportunity and started designing and building what Hohm would look like."

Nikolas Woods, founder and CEO of Hohm.

Nikolas Woods, founder and CEO of Hohm.Hohm

“It was super successful among the staff,” Woods said.

That same ICU nurse told Woods that she used Hohm sleep pods more than 40 times across 70 days.

Hohm has raised roughly $786,000 from a portfolio of 51 angel investors.

Nikolas Woods with a Hohm sleep pod in the background as he talks to a group of people.

Nikolas Woods with a Hohm sleep pod in the background.Hohm

I try not to focus on the fact that I’m a different skin color from other founders.

Woods also wants to grow Hohm’s team of six employees.

“I want to take off this year.

We’ve worked so hard,” Woods said.

“We want to explode next year and expand to 50 hospital locations or more.