Musketeer Capital

ICONYC labs is a accelerator firm specializes in early-stage and startups. It invests in early-stage Israeli tech startups looking to accelerate growth and cut time to market.  ICONYC seeks investments in Enterprise Software, Internet of Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Digital Health, Drones, Fintech, Digital Media. Arie Abecassis and Eyal Bino founded it on March 29, 2015, with its headquarters in New York City.

ICONYC labs

Female Founders Fund is an early-stage fund investing in technology companies founded by women. They also invest in e-commerce, media, platforms, advertising, and web-enabled services businesses. Founded in 2014, the fund has built a recognized brand investing in female-run internet and software startups.

Female Founders Fund

Amplifyher Ventures is an evergreen venture capital fund based in New York City that invests in early-stage businesses built by outstanding women.

Amplifyher Ventures

AI Life Sciences Investments is a venture capital firm specializing in investments across various stages of company growth focusing on sectors like healthcare, SaaS, TMT, and technology. It actively seeks out promising opportunities to support innovation and growth in these industries.

AI Life Sciences Investments LLC

Daybreak Investments are a boutique firm providing Business Equipment, Systems and Services to accelerate growth for SMEs.

Daybreak Investments

Impact First Investments is the first Israeli impact venture capital fund with the trifold aim to bolster Israeli technology, to build global social impact, and to obtain market-rate returns. Impact investing is dynamic. It’s a web of enterprise, venture, and ingenuity with the goal to do good and do well. At Impact First, they capitalize on boldness. Technology has the ability to both address challenges and scale solutions. They capitalize and advance this interest. They recognize this growing potential of doing good and doing well, and combined with experience in Israeli high tech, they have the ability to address global social challenges by supporting social tech startups.

Impact First Investments

New York Ventures is dedicated to encouraging innovation and fueling economic growth in communities across the State. This venture capital investment arm of Empire State Development is one of New York State's business resources and innovation investments, including the Governor's START-UP NY program, Innovation Hot Spots, the Regional Economic Development Councils, the Centers of Advanced Technology and Centers of Excellence networks, and the SUNY 2020 Initiative.

New York Ventures

WindRose Health Investors makes private equity investments in businesses that operate within the services sectors of healthcare. They focus on companies with profitable business models and a demonstrated ability to deliver cost-effective solutions. WindRose Health Investors’ senior investment team has been investing together for over a decade. Collectively they have over 80 years of combined experience working with healthcare companies. Their deep domain knowledge and extensive network of healthcare industry relationships equip us to identify attractive investments and bring new growth opportunities to each of the companies with which they partner. Today WindRose Health Investors manages over $700 million of capital and is currently making new investments out of its fourth fund. They always welcome the opportunity to discuss new investment opportunities or to meet talented healthcare executives with whom they may partner.

WindRose Health Investors

MyndYou

The MyndYou artificial intelligence (AI) based platform aids clinicians in providing personalized cognitive care for seniors living with or without cognitive decline. The MyndYou solution combines one-on-one remote interaction with a seamless monitoring app, analytic evaluation, and AI analysis to individualize care based on passively collected data from the client’s daily activities. The platform delivers actionable, objective insights in real-time to therapists during remote calls, guiding the nature and level of cognitive training.  As cognitive related disease such as dementia and Alzheimer’s continues to grow at a rapid pace, MyndYou optimizes and scales the targeted delivery of cognitive care.

MyndYou is an Israel-based company developing artificial intelligence (AI) driven software to monitor cognitive deterioration in seniors for early intervention. MyndYou provides a downloadable app to monitor fluctuations in walking, driving, and speech patterns through phone sensors to automatically identify high-risk patients and intervene.

A concentration of wealth and a willingness to adopt age-in-place technologies present new opportunities.

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MyndYou is an Israel-based company developing artificial intelligence (AI) driven software to monitor cognitive deterioration in seniors for early intervention. MyndYou provides a downloadable app to monitor fluctuations in walking, driving, and speech patterns through phone sensors to automatically identify high-risk patients and intervene.MyndYou’s voice bot, MyEleanor, engages with patients through check-in calls and interactions on the MyndYou app. Using AI and machine learning, the bot analyzes the patient voice patterns in calls to calculate a “Cognitive Complexity Score” to measure brain health, and its insights are shared with caregivers who can monitor patients through Mynd’s Care Portal. MyndYou operates a subscription model charging USD 10 to USD 50 per month. Key customers and partnershipsIn June 2019, the company established a partnership with Mizuho Information &amp; Research Institute (MHIR) in Japan to deploy its product in five cities. In January 2020, MyndYou also established a partnership with US-based healthcare IT firm Allscripts.In April 2020, the company announced a partnership with Aging Life Care Association (ALCA), a US association with over 2,000 caregivers. As part of the partnership, caregiver members will use MyndYou’s platform to communicate with patients remotely. The platform will be integrated with ALCA’s internal set of treatment management tools.

Honor provides a platform for elderly persons and their families to find home care providers, and is claimed to be one of the largest on-demand home care networks in the US. The company’s key offerings include Home Care, Family Caregiver Resources, and the Honor Family App and Honor Family Care Network for remote monitoring.In August 2021, Honor announced the acquisition of home care provider Home Instead at an undisclosed value. The merged entity was expected to combine for over USD 2.1 billion home care services revenue.&nbsp; Key customers and partnershipsAs of August 2021, Home Instead had around 90,000 caregivers serving at 1,200 locations across the US and global markets. Home Instead acquired UK-based online platform SuperCarers in June 2020. It connects professional caregivers to elderly people seeking at-home care. Prior to the acquisition, SuperCarers had raised a total of GBP 4.9 million (USD 6.6 million).It also partners with the Organisation for the Review of Care and Health Applications (ORCHA) to provide quality assured apps for psychological wellbeing, physical activity, and mental stimulation.

Honor

Eargo specializes in developing hearing aid and related services. Eargo has four products in its lineup: Link by Eargo, Eargo SE, Eargo Neo HiFi, Eargo 6, and Eargo 7. The company’s products are unique due to its design meant to keep the device invisible when plugged in.The products are priced between USD 749 (Link by Eargo) and USD 2,490 (Eargo 7). The Eargo Neo HiFi comes alongside an app and offers connected smart features such as audio personalization and control. The app allows the user to control the audio to suit their surroundings, customize settings, and contact Eargo's licensed hearing professionals for consultation and support.In October 2020, Eargo was listed as a public company and then acquired by Patient Square Capital In October 2023. Via the acquisition, Patient Square Capital acquired all outstanding shares of Eargo—that were not owned by Patient Square—at USD 2.55 per share. Key customers and partnershipsThe company utilizes a business-to-consumer (B2C) online retail strategy compared to traditional business-to-business (B2B) model deployed by other manufacturers who sell their products through clinics. The strategy has proven beneficial through the Covid-19 pandemic as consumer footfall for brick-and-mortar clinics have declined.

Eargo

K4Connect provides technology solutions to residents and staff members in senior living communities through its K4Community platform. The company was co-founded by Scott Moody who sold his fingerprint sensor technology company AuthenTec to Apple for USD 356 million in 2012, which then became the basis for Touch ID.The platform's offerings include digital voice and video communication, and community updates for residents. It also provides smart home automation through the provisioning of plug and play Alexa devices for residents and supports smart thermostats, smart lights, motion sensors, and sleep tracking devices. In addition, community staff members have access to tools for resident surveys, resident and family management, and communications. During the Covid-19 pandemic, the platform also established an expanded video chat service to facilitate resident-to-resident communication, staff requests, yoga classes, and dining room bookings. Further, in March 2020, it partnered with software communications firm Bandwidth to introduce a hotline for staff and residents as a means of keeping all parties up to date with community information.The platform is built on the company’s patented operating system, FusionOS. The company claims that FusionOS is an advanced multi-modal edge-cloud architecture, the first of its kind in the senior living industry. Residents and staff can access the platform using a smartphone app or pre-provisioned tables in the living communities priced on a per-resident basis.As of July 2020, the platform served over 800 independent and assisted living senior living communities across the US. The platform serves over 29,000 users at more than 125 senior living communities across 27 customers as of February 2020, more than doubling its users from 2018, which it expects to repeat in 2020. The company has established channel partnerships with Allbridge (a data, video and voice solution provider for senior living) in July 2020, and Eskaton (a senior services provider) and White Horse Village (a continuing care retirement community) in May 2019. It collaborated with GlobalLogic (a digital product engineering company) in July 2020 to expedite the development schedule of its K4Community Plus app in response to Covid-19.

K4Connect

CarePredict was founded by Former IBM consultant and tech veteran, Satish Movva, and produces Tempo smart wearables for the elderly community. Using machine learning (ML), the company claims the app can reduce the chance of a fall, and predict urinary tract infections (UTIs) and depression ahead of a clinical diagnosis. The device aims to assist caregivers in taking preventive action by detecting activities and behaviors which are precursors to health declines. The data from the device can also be shared with family members.The company generates revenue from device sales and subscriptions. Independent research conducted in September 2020 indicated that facilities using CarePredict’s wearables reported 40% fewer hospitalizations 69%, lower fall rates, 67% increased length of stay, and a 37% improved staff response rate than facilities that did not use CarePredict.The company expanded its operations in 2018 through its acquisition of WiseWare, a company selling activity-tracking jewelry for older users. In April 2020, it launched the PinPoint contact-tracing tools to mitigate the spread of Covid-19.Key customers and partnershipsIn February 2021, the company announced its partnership with Middle Alabama Area Agency on Aging (M4A). M4A is the agency behind the “Providing Alzheimer's N' Dementia Assistance” (PANDA) project. The company will be the first tech platform to be part of the project and will provide caregivers assistance in remote monitoring and preventive care using its smart wearables.

CarePredict

Eversound develops wireless headphone systems to enhance the level of engagement and social interaction for the elderly living in assisted living or memory care centres. The platform provides a library of programmed content on a variety of topics. The headphone system can be used to communicate with caregivers, during group events, family visits, and for music therapy. The headphones are equipped with a wireless transmitter and volume controls. It connects to external audio sources such as community A/V systems, televisions, and audio devices.The product was unveiled in May 2016. In a subsequent six month study conducted by LCB Senior Living community, group events leveraging the Eversound system resulted in an 18% reduction of residents falling asleep and a 28% increase in engagement during group events. In December 2016, the company expanded to 18 states across the US.In March 2020, as a part of its Covid-19 response, the company launched a live streamed, interactive content service to help seniors combat isolation. Further, as in-person visits at assisted living communities were interrupted due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the use of Eversound’s visitation package proved to be crucial for socially distanced in-person visits. Key customers and partnershipsAs of December 2020, the company’s product is being used in more than 700 senior living communities across the US. Its clients include senior living communities such as Brightview, Commonwealth, and Oakmont. In addition, Eversound has established partnerships with senior living communities (such as The Arbor Company, Bridges by EPOCH, Christian Horizons, and Kisco) to roll out its devices for family visitations, and programmable and live streamed content.

Eversound

Tech-enabled equipment or companionship services that help elderly people function independently.

Platforms that match seniors with home care providers as well as app-based products to facilitate communication between senior families and caregivers

Tech-enabled products used to diagnose, prevent, and treat conditions common among seniors.

Remote monitoring, medical diagnosis, communication, and coordination between caregivers and families of the elderly.

Platforms that help seniors interact socially and communicate with others.

Platforms that help seniors and their families plan and make arrangements to settle the senior’s estates and affairs in the event of death.

Companies that use GenAI as a core part of their product offering for Age Tech

Offers digital platforms that support the wellness of the senior population

Age Tech providers incorporate GenAI to enhance both seniors’ and caregivers’ experiences

Many devices that help seniors operate independently and receive remote treatment use IoT

Some companies use VR to help treat seniors with conditions such as isolation and dementia

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 Conversational AI healthcare provider MyndYou has obtained a strategic investment from a New York-based healthcare private equity firm, WindRose Health Investors. The specifics of the funding round, including the amount invested, have been kept confidential.
 The recent financial injection intends to back up MyndYou's expansion, enabling the firm to enhance its investments in technology, operations, and sales regions. The ambition is to widen its array of solutions and introduce innovation to a more diverse group of healthcare organizations.
 MyndYou's AI-powered virtual care assistant, Eleanor, engages patients in interactive dialogues to discern care needs and rank them for clinician review. This innovative solution responds to the shortage of healthcare professionals in the US, concurrently catering to the increasing care requirements of the country's aging demographic.
 
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