REGISTER TODAY: What's Next Longevity Venture Summit on June 9-11

Register now for the 22nd annual What's Next Longevity Venture Summit, taking place at the Claremont Hotel in Berkeley, California, June 10-11. Rates go up on June 1. New sessions, networking opportunities and boot camps are still being added! Check out the latest agenda on the conference website.

What's Next Longevity Deal Talk

Episode 35  - New deals for senior housing and age tech, and the latest data on the roles of AI are front and center in this episode. Mary and Fred are joined by Ziegler's CEO, Dan Hermann, who heads investment banking for Ziegler Link Age Funds and Ziegler’s Senior Managing Director of Healthcare Investment Banking, Grant Chamberlain. Grant discusses his new white paper on AI and healthcare. Then, we hear from Laurie Orlov from Aging and Health Technology Watch about her new research on AI and the impact on home care.

See the full list of What's Next Longevity Deal Talk episodes.

Episode 87- How can AI Help You?- GetSetUp CEO Lawrence Kosick shows the online platform’s new AI tool, “Helen”. Then, Intuition Robotics CEO Dor Skuler outlines how the ElliQ AI companion is making a difference for many, followed by Neil Shah from CareYaya joining in for a new Spotlight feature where we meet an amazing caregiver employee, Dezarae Stone. 



See the full list of What's Next Living Longer Better Smarter episodes.

Funding News

• CND Life Sciences, a neurodiagnostics startup, raised $13.5 million in a Series A equity financing round, with $8.6 million in its most recent Series A3 offering led by Cambrian Capital Partners.
• Pallie AI, a technology company developing an AI-powered companion supporting health and wellbeing, raised $2 million in Pre-Seed funding led by True Ventures. 
• The National Ageing Research Institute (NARI) received $2.9 million (AUS) in federal grant funding for its project enabling digital support for culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) people with dementia.
• Oscar, a platform for on-demand home services, raised €6 million in a pre-Series A funding round, which was co-led by Indico Capital Partners and Lince Capital. 
• NewLimit, a longevity biotech company, secured $130 million in Series B funding led by Kleiner Perkins to advance its mission to extend human healthspan. 
• TSOLife, the leading resident insight and experience platform for senior living communities, raised $43 million in a Series B funding round led by PeakSpan Capital.

AARP Supports Older Workers

Older workers are integral members of our workforce. They bring years of professional and personal experience, and provide expertise, leadership and perspective to their teams. Far too often, they face the pervasive barrier of age discrimination. Learn more more about what AARP is doing to ensure older workers have a level playing field in Nancy LeaMond’s new blog.

GetSetUp Expands with Gale Partnership and Celebrates NY Success

GetSetUp launched a transformative new partnership with Gale to bring its live and on-demand learning platform to older adults across the country through public libraries. Designed to reduce isolation and boost engagement, this turnkey solution empowers libraries to serve aging communities with scalable programming and no extra staffing burden.

In New York, where GetSetUp remains one of the state’s largest aging-focused partners, the platform is helping older adults stay healthy and independent by teaching essential digital skills. As featured in Amsterdam News, President Lawrence Kosick shared how the platform’s peer-led approach and user-friendly design have made it a vital tool during and beyond the pandemic.

Latest from CABHI

Learn about three exits/acquisitions from CABHI’s MC² investment portfolio in Q1:

1. Rocket Doctor was recently acquired by Treatment.ai, a public company yielding an IRR of ~20%.
2. mmHg was acquired by Toronto-based Myant, generating ~10% IRR back to CABHI
3. Adhawk was acquired by Google LLC, yielding an IRR of ~153%.

In other exciting news, CABHI recently awarded $2.6 million CAD in funding to 23 aging and brain health innovators through the Ignite program. Lastly, CABHI, powered by Baycrest, will lead a curated Innovation Showcase at the G7 Canada Brain Economy Summit on June 14: A global initiative focused on how brain capital—our collective brain health and brain skills—can drive economic growth, resilience, and innovation. Present or register today!

Smart Hip Guardian Prepares for Market Launch

Briggs Health Solutions is launching the patented Smart Hip Guardian, a protective medical device to help protect against hip injuries and fractures when falling. Having already earned pre-production order commitments from several senior housing partners, Briggs is finalizing commercialization plans with the goal to have the Smart Hip Guardian in market by October 2025.

Transforming Age Partners on Wellbeing Survey Tool

Transforming Age, an Elder Care Alliance affiliate, completed a rewarding project with UC Berkeley students from the Fung Fellowship program, resulting in the creation of an online evidence-based wellbeing survey tool. The wellbeing survey project won the Fung Fellow Mission award and will be tested by Transforming Age in further rounds in the coming months – helping Transforming Age advance the goal of implementing an impact measure.

Join USAging's Caregiver Community Expo & Technology Lab

There are two exciting new opportunities for engagement at the upcoming USAging Annual Conference, including the Caregiver Community Expo and the Technology Lab, which are in addition to the Tradeshow. The Caregiver Community Expo is tailored to connect companies that offer cutting-edge solutions and support for caregivers. The Technology Lab provides innovative technology companies the opportunity to demonstrate their product or service up-close with USAging members. Learn more and sign up today!

Snug Survey: App Improves Independence

Older adults who use Snug’s daily check-in app are more independent, according to a new survey. The second annual survey of 1,800 customers ages 60 and 85 showed that: 86% see themselves as very independent; 94.6% live alone; and the majority use tech, use social media, connect with friends and family regularly, and have a safety plan in case they miss a check in. With more than 20 million check-ins to date, Snug is committed to supporting higher levels of independence and lower levels of loneliness.

Geri-Gadgets Partners with Eric Goodman

Geri-Gadgets® is thrilled to announce an upcoming partnership with Eric L. Goodman, CEO of MVS, Inc., to support expanded distribution of its patented product line. Its washable sensory engagement tools powered by SafeTouch™ silicone are transforming care through connection—providing essential, dignified ways to engage individuals with dementia and neurodivergent needs.

Join Botco.ai's Webinar on 5/30

Attend Botco.ai's upcoming webinar on May 30th, 10AM PDT --The 2025 IDN Roadmap for Pharmaceutical Marketers: Trends, Control, and AI-Powered Engagement.

Books, News, Reports, and Events

• The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced funding cuts for non-medical in-home services like housekeeping and high-speed internet. 
• The Peterson Center on Healthcare released a new report, Evolving Remote Monitoring: An Evidence-Based Approach to Coverage and Payment, evaluating the use of remote monitoring services, their clinical value, and their relation to Medicare spending.  
• Innovation Senior Living is piloting a new aging-at-home program called Longevity Day Community, which combines adult day services with cognitive engagement and socialization. 
• Proposed Medicaid funding cuts would harm older adults, people with disabilities, and children.