Rippl, a company focused on providing mental health solutions to seniors with dementia and other cognitive conditions, launched with a $32 million seed round led by ARCH Venture Partners and General Catalyst.
GV, F-Prime Capital and Mass General Brigham Ventures also participated.
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The company, led by Starbucks veteran Kris Engskov, said it will launch a care model offered by health...
Innovators in healthcare need to shift their focus in four key areas in order to develop effective digital health offerings for seniors, according t0 AARP's CEO Jo Ann Jenkins, who spoke at the HIMSS Connected Health Summit in the Washington DC-area this week.
The four areas are: a shift from focusing on physical and mental diminishment to focusing on physical and mental fitness; a shift from...
Apple and IBM have partnered with Japanese conglomerate Japan Post Group -- building on the partnership the two tech companies announced last year --to provide Japanese senior citizens with iPads that they can use to manage their health. Apple CEO Tim Cook hinted to reporters that the rollout in Japan could lead to similar ones in other countries in the future.
Japan Post Group operates post...
