senior assistance

An older woman sitting with a younger woman at home.
By  Emily Olsen 11:39 am December 20, 2022
Carallel, which offers digital health and support tools for family caregivers, scooped up $8.2 million in Series A funding. The round was led by FCA Venture Partners, with participation from investors including 450 Ventures, Create Health Ventures, Gratitude Railroad, Loud Capital and Wanxiang Healthcare Investments. WHAT THEY DO Carallel provides support for people caring for aging family...
An older man wearing headphones and using a smartphone in his home
By  Mark Luck Olson 09:57 am May 13, 2022
Seniors are certainly less tech savvy than younger generations who grew up with it. My parents are from the World War II generation, long before there was the personal computer, let alone the internet. Trying to help my aging mother with email is a challenge. But just because some may not know how to use TikTok, what a nonfungible token is or how to make the WiFi work doesn't mean they are...
An older man using a smartphone and wearing headphones
By  Emily Olsen 01:22 pm April 18, 2022
Senior-assistance startup DUOS scooped up $15 million in a Series A financing round led by Imaginary Ventures, with participation from Forerunner Ventures, Declaration Partners and Optum Ventures. The round comes less than a year after the company emerged from stealth with $6 million in seed funding. WHAT IT DOES DUOS pairs older adults with a manager, called a Duo, who can set up rides, arrange...