Advosense
Berlin, Germany
Sensor-enabled incontinence briefs send alerts to care staff in nursing homes and hospitals.
Seed; Vision Health Pioneers C1; Techstars Future of Longevity 2023
EarlyCare
Early-stage startups building for home care, senior living, and care providers across Europe.
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Berlin, Germany
Sensor-enabled incontinence briefs send alerts to care staff in nursing homes and hospitals.
Seed; Vision Health Pioneers C1; Techstars Future of Longevity 2023
Hamburg, Germany
App for family caregivers, with planned integration for home-care services.
EUR 1.3M pre-seed + EUR 400k public, Jan 2025 (Birdhouse VC)
Graz, Austria
Platform for care agencies, live-in caregivers, and families, with multilingual documentation.
Founded 2023; 7-figure grants; pre-seed round underway
Kassel, Germany
Passive monitoring for seniors living alone using smart-meter data.
EUR 800k (BMH + angels)
Munich, Germany
Social companion robot for nursing home residents.
Early stage; selling via purchase orders
St. Gallen, Switzerland
Home-care provider using scheduling, documentation, and route-planning software.
Very early; Switzerland Innovation Park Ost
Speicher, Switzerland
3D-sensor system for fall and behaviour monitoring in care homes.
Interreg-funded consortium (~EUR 700k, 30 months) with cogvis
Leipzig, Germany
Mobile wound-documentation app for home-care services.
7-figure investment 2021 (TGFS + MBG Sachsen)
Aachen, Germany
Smart-home and care-coordination app for families, facilities, and insurers.
Six-figure round; EXIST + NRW grants
Stallarholmen, Sweden
AI and connected-device platform linking residents, relatives, and care staff.
Founded 2023; Almi-supported
Narvik, Norway
Home-safety sensor monitoring for seniors living alone, for municipalities and home care.
First round closing; Innovation Norway grant; Arctic Accelerator
Oslo, Norway
Sensor-based incontinence alerts for nursing home staff.
Founded 2018; Innovation Norway funding
Stavanger, Norway
Automated turning mattress for pressure care in nursing homes and home care.
Founded 2017; research-council backed
London, UK
AI care-companion hub for older adults, offered to providers and local authorities.
Founded ~2018; crowdfunded
Newcastle, UK
Circadian lighting and monitoring system for care homes and local authorities.
GBP 1.3M + Innovate UK grant + Longitude Prize on Dementia
Portsmouth, UK
Smart medication management for home-care providers and councils.
Operator incorporated 2016; NICE briefing published 2022
Milan, Italy
Cloud platform for home-care operations, used by care cooperatives.
EUR 500k post-seed Jul 2026; raising EUR 2M+ to go international
San Sebastian, Spain
Virtual reality platform for cognitive and physical activity in care homes and staff training.
VC-backed (Easo Ventures, Mondragon); acquired Kaleido VR
London, UK
Dementia care platform with assessment and care-plan tools.
EUR 2.3M seed, Dec 2025 (Shilling VC, Plus Partners)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
AI camera system for fall detection in care facilities and home care.
Founded ~2014 (older); EUR 1.5M ROM InWest
Berlin, Germany
AI and connected-device platform for falls, incontinence, and documentation in care homes.
EUR 5.2M (2025) + EUR 6.5M (2026) - later stage
Soest, Germany
Fall-detection wristband with around-the-clock emergency response.
EUR 8.5M Series A, Feb 2026 (Bosch call center, Beurer hardware)
Vienna, Austria
3D-sensor fall detection for care homes, rehabilitation settings, and care providers.
TU Wien spin-off; Series A 2021; in ~1 of 8 Austrian homes
Milan, Italy
AI monitoring platform for nursing homes and dementia units.
EUR 7M, Apr 2026; 150+ clients - later stage
London, UK
Smartphone platform for Parkinson's and dementia care.
EUR 1.9M, Jan 2025 (Oxford Science Enterprises)
London, UK
Acquires independent UK home-care agencies and operates them using its software platform.
USD 2.4M pre-seed, Oct 2025 (LocalGlobe)
London, UK
Companion matching service pairing older adults with vetted local companions for regular social visits, for families of isolated relatives.
Pre-launch, pilot-ready
London, UK
AI companion plus human Family Care Partner helping families coordinate care for aging relatives, including from a distance.
Pre-launch
Barcelona, Spain
Lightweight exoskeleton for people with mobility loss, including home-care use.
EIT Health Headstart (EUR 30k + mentoring)
Bristol, UK
Digital programme supporting people before and after surgery and other planned treatments.
DigitalHealth.London Accelerator Cohort 8
Antwerp, Belgium
Platform connecting screened students with seniors and families for non-medical in-home help such as companionship, groceries, and transport.
EUR 1M raised May 2026; active across Flanders and Brussels
Antwerp, Belgium
AI workflows for intake, documentation, and follow-up in hospitals and care practices.
EUR 5M seed, Dec 2025
Hathersage, UK
Bedside device using light and familiar recorded voice messages to prompt seniors to move more carefully when getting out of bed at night.
Commercial product; available for purchase
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