AARP Innovation@50+

Funding on the rise for digital health startups focused on aging

By Aditi Pai 04:10 am December 10, 2013

Digital health startups that are targeting the aging population, 50 and over, more than doubled their funding in the past three years, increasing their funding from $413 million in 2010 to $928 million in 2013, according to a report sponsored by AARP and StartUp Health. The partnership and report development is part of AARP's Innovation@50+ initiative, which aims to increase awareness that...

StartUp Health, AARP partner to advise startups on seniors

By Jonah Comstock 01:36 pm April 17, 2013

StartUp Health has announced a new partnership with AARP as part of AARP's Innovation@50+ program which began at the end of 2011. AARP will sponsor a new track of StartUp Health research focused on digital health products and services for people 50 and older, as well as master classes for StartUp companies. AARP will sponsor StartUp Health's quarterly reports. StartUp Health spokesperson Nicole...