Senior assistance company Papa announced Thursday it scored $150 million in Series D funding, bringing its valuation to $1.4 billion.
The round was led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2 with participation from TCG, Tiger Global Management, Canaan, Initialized Capital and Seven Seven Six.
The Series D comes months after the senior care platform raised $60 million in April, and brings Papa's total funding...
Alexa, listen to me sleep. Hot on the heels of its Halo fitness, weight and sleep wearable, Business Insider reports that Amazon is also working on a contactless bedside device for tracking sleep apnea. The device in development reportedly uses millimeter-wave radar to watch breathing and movement. Codenamed "Brahms," the tracker is roughly the size of a palm, and would speak with other connected...
Papa, a tech-enabled service that coordinates in-home senior companionship and assistance, has released a new health-management platform called Papa Health.
With this launch, Papa is expanding on its existing services to offer virtual primary care, urgent care and chronic care management through the platform.
The platform continues to utilize Papa Pals, the young adults that assist senior members...
