Area sleep app founder seeks up to $1M in crowdfunding raise

Restflix, a Lakewood Ranch-based streaming service that offers relaxing, sleep-inducing video content on a monthly subscription basis seeks to raise some $300,000 from a crowdfunding site.

The company seeks the funds through Republic, an investment platform that, unlike some other crowdfunding sites, works with investment bankers and others to verify a company’s potential. “Republic only accepts less than 1% of all companies that apply,” says Restflix founder and CEO Kevin Hillman.