I could have died because the device
I needed didn’t exist.

Now we’re building it.

 

(Soon you’ll wonder how you ever lived without it.)

THE LA WILDFIRES

 

January 2025. I'm standing in my living room staring at sweeping views of the black, Los Angeles sky. The wind is screaming, and I can see fire in the distance. My iPhone is pushing constant, city-wide alerts:

We must all be ready to run.

 
 

My living room. January 8, 2025

 
 

I am four times more likely to die tonight, and I don't know how to prevent it.

I have life-long hearing loss and live alone. That night I fall asleep knowing if the evacuation order comes for me, I won't hear it.

I wake safely, but the danger is far from over. I begin searching for the device I need to save my life.

The results are infuriating.

 

THE PROBLEM IS BIGGER THAN ME.

 

Most "assistive" devices available to the 1.5 BILLION PEOPLE with hearing loss look like 1970s hospital room accessories with 2025 premium price tags.

 
 

It turns out this fragmented, single-function thinking is the norm throughout the haptic market. Non-disabled and disabled consumers alike are forced to spend hundreds (sometimes thousands) of dollars any time they want to feel something new: from a video game to a favorite song to a therapy session to an alarm clock.

Silicon Valley isn't thinking big enough. And they're ignoring a gigantic white space in the market.

What is haptics?

 

Baby Haptics

Gaming Haptics

Sleep Haptics

Wellness Haptics

THE SOLUTION

Introducing TREMBO.

The first 18"×18" app-connected haptic pad universally designed for every member of your family.

Parenting: Soothing vibrations optimize your baby's sleep.

Senior Care: Crucial for independent living and fall prevention.

Gaming & Entertainment: Experience immersion without expensive haptic rigs.

Wellness & Mental Health: Ground yourself during meditation, anxiety or overwhelm.

Sleep & Alarms: For heavy sleepers, earplug wearers, anyone who's missed an alarm.

Critical Alerts: Never sleep through disaster warnings, glucose monitors or your selected calls and messages.

Trembo lives with every family,
in every home, every day.

THE TREMBO LIFECYCLE

#Trembo4Life

As a newborn, nothing put you to sleep like a Trembo.

As you grew, it soothed you when you had big feelings.

You haven’t played a video game without it since you were a teenager.

Not only did your own baby have a Trembo, your mom had one that alerted you when she got out of bed.

Empty nesting was hard, but your Trembo immersed you in self-care every day.

Your Trembo ensures you don’t surrender your independence
when you start losing your hearing.

RESERVE YOUR TREMBO

WHY I’M BUILDING THIS.

I am a veteran Television Producer with a 20+ year track record of making the unmakeable happen. But the abilities that shaped my career were forged long before I stepped on a set.

I was born with congenital, progressive hearing loss and wouldn't change it if I could. It made me compassionate, determined and quick to spot solutions before others see a problem. These innate skills guide me through each day.

But that first night of the fires, when my life literally depended on it, my only solution was a sleeping pill. How is that possible?

I thought about a grandfather in his apartment, scared and on his own. And of a 13-year-old girl, old enough to stay home alone but young enough to nap through a tornado siren. And my own goddaughter, hospitalized after sleeping through her glucose monitor.

So I dug deep into the market. Here's what I found:

You and I are standing at the same frontier we faced in 2006.

Back then our desks were littered with flip phones and calculators and notepads and iPods. Until suddenly, everything was in one device, and the world moved differently.

That's where haptics is today. Entertainment immersion, wellness tools, assistive alerts, smart parenting, senior care. Most are scattered across a dozen single-purpose gadgets.

Trembo isn't joining that category. It's defining it. We're merging those tools into a single form factor that will not only save my life. It will change how WE ALL feel the world around us.

Please consider supporting Trembo however you’re able, through investing, donating, pre-ordering, subscribing or sharing.

Thank you!

Courtney
SUPPORT TREMBO

WE MOVED FAST IN 2025.

Technical feasibility validated across all disciplines

Named Top 10 finalist in Startup World Cup regional

Chosen venture for UC Riverside’s EPIC Innovation Incubator

Established mission-aligned fiscal sponsorship

Supply chain mapped: Vietnam → US 3D printing → Mexico → India

Secured 12x international award-winning Industrial Designer

Completed $50K Friends & Family round

Market validation with Millennial Moms, GenZ gamers, eldercare providers

Trembo trademarked and provisional patent filed

MVP roadmap complete

The market is ready.

of consumers want more haptic tech options.

63%

of adults under 30 already have hearing loss.

20%

increase in climate disasters since 1990.

35%

phygital device market by 2029.

$3.5T

WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Haptics refers to technology that communicates through touch—specifically vibration, pressure, or movement patterns. It’s the same core tech you feel when your phone buzzes, your gaming controller rumbles, or a smartwatch taps your wrist. Trembo expands that capability into a larger surface and multiple real-world uses.

  • Trembo is a wireless, app-connected haptic pad that translates sound, alerts and other digital signals into customizable vibrations—so you can feel what matters.

  • Open the Trembo app, select the desired mode and place your Trembo:

    ●in a crib under a restless infant to allow the gentle vibrations to sooth them to sleep.
    ● on the seat of your chair or in a harness for immersive gaming.
    ● on the mattress under your elderly parent to monitor for bed exits.
    ● on your desk chair so you don’t miss alerts when wearing noise-cancelling headphones.
    ● on your chest for grounding when anxiety spikes.
    ● under pillows so none of the teenagers or heavy sleepers in your home miss alarms or detectors

  • No. Trembo is a consumer product. It does not diagnose, treat, or claim medical outcomes. Users may choose to pair it with medical devices (like glucose monitors or fall detection apps), but Trembo is not regulated as medical equipment.

  • No. Trembo isn’t assistive tech. It’s universal tech. Some users may benefit from tactile cues, but Trembo is not marketed as disability-only or assistive tech.

  • • Slips under a pillow, seat cushion, or yoga mat
    • Bluetooth 5.2 (with Auracast) and Wi-Fi enabled
    • Connects to multiple apps and devices
    • Customizable vibration patterns and swappable skins
    • Capacitive touch + sleep mode for long battery life
    • AI for personalized user patterns
    • Trembo Connect™ – Two-Way Communication
     – Under baby’s mattress → crib alerts to your device
     – Under elderly parent’s bed → bed-exit alerts to prevent falls
     – Monitor loved ones remotely for peace of mind
     – Opens family-safety system potential

  • Other devices are mostly single-function ($150–$1,600 each). Trembo aims to replace six devices with one and totally transform how daily life feels.

  • We are accepting pre-orders with a $20 deposit. Estimated delivery Q3 2027. Contact us for details.

  • Trembo is currently in pre-seed stage, meaning we are fundraising while developing and building the product. You can support bringing Trembo to market in 4 ways:

    1. A tax-deductible donation through our fiscal sponsor.

    2. Pre-order your Trembo(s).

    3. Join our pre-seed round as a funder and earn returns on your money.

    4. Join our waitlist.

  • Great! Let’s chat. Click here or contact us at hello@trembo.io or 323.484.2044.