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'Longevity economy' attracts venture investment and startup innovation

View Online Looking for your next opportunity? Check out our thousands of job postings from startups all over the world. Salary and equity is shared upfront. 'Longevity economy' attracts venture investment and startup innovation Photo by Christian Bowen Around the world 65+ is the fastest-growing age group, giving rise to the so-called longevity economy.   Startups are busy finding tech solutions to commonly neglected problems of aging—and attracting billions in venture investment along the way.   Modernizing care facilities   An estimated 80% of venture investment in age tech goes to companies developing software tools for healthcare providers. Among them: Miami-based Curve Health raised $6M and expanded into new states with its platform that combines telemedicine, a health information exchange, predictive analytics, and smart billing; UpsideHōM, also based in Miami, raised $2.25M from Techstars and others to create fully managed, tech-enabled living spaces for seniors; Rhode Island-based Intus Care raised $1.65M to help care facilities predict patient risk; Carefeed (they're hiring), based in Cincinnati, Ohio, raised a recent round to provide digital communication solutions to senior care facilities. Better care at home   An estimated 44M people in the U.S. step in as informal caregivers. These companies are developing tools to deliver better care at home: New York-based Tomorrow Health raised $25M to provide medical equipment to home-based care providers; Israel-based Sensi.ai raised $3.5M to develop an in-home virtual care agent that can detect, predict, and prevent medical issues; and Ianacare, an AARP Innovation Labs winner from Boston, raised $3M to for its communications and coaching platform for caregivers. Fighting isolation   A number of startups are coming up with novel ways to help seniors avoid feelings of loneliness and social isolation. Among them: Israel-based Intuition Robotics raised $58M over multiple rounds to develop a companion robot that engages seniors with personal updates, online games, video chats, and other features; New York-based DUOS raised $6M to develop personal assistants—called "duos"—that provide companionship, tech help, transportation, and other services; and San Francisco-based Mighty Health, an AARP Innovations Lab winer, raised $2.8M from Y Combinator and others to build out its digital wellness platform for seniors.   Preventing falls   The CDC reports that 28% of U.S. seniors fall each year at a cost of $50B. These companies are trying to reduce those numbers: Belgium's Nobi raised $2.4M for its "smart lamps" that detect falls and contact family or caregivers when needed; Texas-based Zibrio (they're hiring), an AARP Innovations Lab winner, raised nearly $1M to develop a smart scale that identifies people who are at risk for falling; and Connecticut-based FallCall Solutions, an AARP Innovations Lab winner, is combining fall-detection software with smart devices like an Apple Watch to identify falls and send alerts to caretakers. Water-based cremation   Meanwhile, Los Angeles-based Doola offers eco-friendly cremations using water instead of fire to cut energy use by 90%. View Story Hot startups hiring now 🔥 Callin - a new type of audio platform for live and recorded conversations. Explore 7 jobs. David Energy - a new kind of energy company. Explore 1 job. Compa - Building the future of compensation. Explore 3 jobs. Thatch - The platform for travel creators. Explore 1 job. Funding and acquisitions Toggle, a Des Moines, Iowa-based freight logistics service provider, raised $1.6M to help shipping companies operate more efficiently. The software anticipates and adjusts route plans based on conditions, helping reduce fuel costs, waste, and carbon emissions. RentCheck, a New Orleans-based startup, raised $2.6M to develop a system for automated property inspections. The company's platform allows property managers to conduct remote property inspections, simplifying the process of returning a renter's security deposit. The company, a  New Orleans Entrepreneurship Week winner, previously raised $1M. Codelicious, a Boston-based computer science curriculum platform, raised $3.8M to develop more coursework and expand into new schools. The company provides full-year computer science curriculum to K-12 schools in 23 states. Sinai Technologies, a San Francisco-based decarbonization platform, raised $10M led by Obvious Ventures to build out its platform that allows manufacturers, utilities, farmers, and others to measure and mitigate their carbon emissions. AngelList Weekly 90 Gold St San Francisco, CA 94133 Unsubscribe | Update preferences