Articles about dementia

NewDays brings its AI-driven dementia care platform to Nevada, expands seed round to $16M

Seattle startup NewDays raised $16 million to scale its combination of telehealth clinicians and an AI companion named Sunny for treating mild dementia. Early research shows the platform can help preserve cognitive function by up to 18 months, and the company is now expanding across six states. Read More

NewDays raises additional $4.5M for platform that uses generative AI to treat people with dementia

The startup offers telehealth visits with clinicians once or twice a month combined with frequent, personalized conversations with an AI companion called Sunny. Read More

Amazon and Google alums land $7M to build a personal AI therapist for people with dementia

The company offers telehealth visits with clinicians once or twice a month combined with frequent, personalized conversations with an AI companion called Sunny. Read More

Dementia care startup Rippl lands $23M to expand virtual services into more states

Rippl, a Seattle startup providing virtual health care for patients with dementia, announced $23 million in new funding. The company… Read More

Univ. of Washington gets $50M gift to create brain health institute

The University of Washington is putting a $50 million philanthropic donation toward a new institute that will research and develop… Read More

Genomics pioneer Lee Hood launches new institute to fight Alzheimer’s with data and wellness

If you want a glimpse at medicine’s track record against Alzheimer’s, look no further than the numbers: Pharmaceutical companies have… Read More