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Find-Me secures $3 million in funding to help care for those with dementia

By Administrator | 16 December 2015

"A Brisbane-based wearables startup that helps monitor and care for people with dementia has secured a $3 million investment from OneVentures, as the VC firm turns its attention to larger later-stage funding. Find-Me has developed the Carer’s Watch, an “all-in-one personal response system” fitted with a GPS tracker and fall detector. It’s estimated that 60% of dementia patients will “wander” at one point, and the device is meant to prevent this and help carers monitor the situation. The cash injection will help the wearables startup to expand around Australia and look to go international." Read more

Denham Sadler StartupSmart 15 Dec 2015

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