Aging 2.0 Startup Competition Infuses Innovation into Senior Care

The mission of Aging 2.0 is to accelerate innovation that improves the lives of older adults. They have a venture fund and an accelerator for startups that focus on senior care and aging issues. In addition, they are conducting the Aging 2.0 Global Startup Search, a series of 40 local aging-focused startup competitions that culminates in a Final Showcase to be held in Sacramento, Calif., on Oct. 13. 

On June 30, Aging 2.0 held a startup pitch competition in Sacramento. More than 50 startups applied to compete in the competition and eight companies were selected. These are the winners selected by the four-person judging panel (of which I was a member):

1^st Place: Stack

Stack Labs developed a responsive lighting system that provides circadian lighting, sense occupancy and sense light. Stack also won the audience choice award that was determined by the popular vote of locals.

2^nd Place: Hello Nurse

Hello Nurse has developed an elder care system that helps detect falls and bed moisture for elder residents.

3^rd Place: PT Tracker

PT Tracker is a Sacramento-based startup that’s developing a solution to improve compliance with physical training through a mobile app and wearables.

Stack will go compete with other area winners at the Final Showcase on Oct. 13. The event successfully promoted the Sacramento startup scene and the aging innovation space.

Rich Foreman is the CEO of Apptology, a Sacramento-based mobile application development and mobile marketing company. He also is the Sacramento director of Startup Grind. This story was originally published on TechWire.