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The Casper founding team, including CEO Philip Krim at right.
- Mattress startup Casper filed to go public last week.
- Its IPO paperwork contained a few surprising takeaways about how Casper views its business and the sleep market in general.
- For example, the company hinted that it may invest in other categories like medical devices or pajamas.
- It also lists social media influencers as a risk factor to its business.
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Buzzy online mattress startup Casper has officially filed to go public - but its IPO filing contains a few surprises.
Last week, the company publicly filed its S-1 paperwork with the US Securities and Exchange Commission ahead of a planned listing on the New York Stock Exchange. As is customary, the filing included a variety of information, including the health of Casper's business and factors it perceives as being a risk to the company.
But the filing contained some eccentric and unusual nuggets of information, like the fact that Casper lists Instagram influencers as a risk factor or that the company could develop its own sleep apnea machine.
Here are some of the most surprising takeaways from Casper's IPO paperwork.