elder care

Herself Health, providing primary care to women 65 and over, raises $26M

Six months after raising a $7 million seed round, Herself Health is back with some additional venture capital to expand its clinic footprint.

Trio of Brown University grads think elder care needs a helping hand with data

As a young boy growing up in Michigan, Robbie Felton went on home visits with his geriatric social worker mother. Seeing low-income, elderly and disabled patients so vulnerable stuck with Felton. As a

August Health digitizes senior living communities for better care

Senior living communities often rely on paper or legacy systems to manage their operations, making it difficult for healthcare providers to keep track of residents’ needs. August Health is on a miss

Senior care startup Honor secures $370M in debt and equity, reaches unicorn status

Senior care can be a sensitive topic as many older people find themselves in situations where they need care, but are not to the point where they need the kind of around-the-clock care provided by nur

Singapore-based caregiving startup Homage raises $30M Series C

Homage, the caregiving-focused startup, has raised a $30 million Series C led by Sheares Healthcare Group, which is wholly owned by investment firm Temasek. Other participants included new investors D

Papa co-founder lands seed funding for a second swing in eldercare: UpsideHōM

Jake Rothstein is the co-founder of Papa, a Miami-based company that offers care and companionship to seniors. The business, which pairs elderly Americans with uncertified-yet-vetted pals, helps offer

Social care startup Lifted raises £1.5M for end-to-end elderly care platform

The number of elderly adults requiring home care is set to grow at an alarming rate in most western countries as people live progressively longer. But underinvestment in technology and healthcare mean

Kindly Care scores $5.4 million to vet and place caregivers, then help families pay them correctly

There are roughly 45 million unpaid eldercare providers in the United States, according to the 2016 U.S. Census Bureau. It’s tough on these family caregivers, many of whom are working women who

Onēva expands platform for child and elder care, housecleaning

Trust is one of the most important aspects of selecting a caregiver and Onēva believes that it has a vetting process that’s better than the rest. The San Francisco-based booking platform for el

Onēva wants to make it easier to access elder, infant and child care through employee benefits

When it comes to finding someone to take care of your kids or your aging parent, the on-demand aspect of services that some businesses offer is not really a selling point. The most important element i

Six truths for successful startups tackling the older adult care opportunity

The current market for older adult care is massive -- and growing at an unprecedented rate. According to an AARP report, the 106 million Americans over 50 represent a transformative force that will ge

Targeting the untapped market of wearables for elder care

Today's 20-something tech wizards might not worry about the challenges of old age -- but they should. Seniors represent a huge untapped market for tech companies. While just 13 percent of America's po