The Helper Bees
Series C in 2025
The Helper Bees, Inc. is a company based in Austin, Texas, that operates a platform connecting seniors with local caregivers for a variety of home care services across the United States. Founded in 2015, the platform allows seniors to find and hire helpers for tasks such as light housekeeping, grocery shopping, transportation to appointments, companionship, and specialized care for conditions like Alzheimer’s, dementia, and diabetes. The Helper Bees aims to enhance the home care experience by collaborating with major insurance carriers, utilizing digital solutions and machine learning to streamline care options and improve claim processing. This focus on technology and direct access to caregivers helps families navigate the complexities of home care, ensuring that seniors receive the support they need.
The Helper Bees
Series B in 2022
The Helper Bees, Inc. is a company based in Austin, Texas, that operates a platform connecting seniors with local caregivers for a variety of home care services across the United States. Founded in 2015, the platform allows seniors to find and hire helpers for tasks such as light housekeeping, grocery shopping, transportation to appointments, companionship, and specialized care for conditions like Alzheimer’s, dementia, and diabetes. The Helper Bees aims to enhance the home care experience by collaborating with major insurance carriers, utilizing digital solutions and machine learning to streamline care options and improve claim processing. This focus on technology and direct access to caregivers helps families navigate the complexities of home care, ensuring that seniors receive the support they need.
Workit Health
Seed Round in 2016
Workit Health, Inc. is a provider of online therapeutic content and counseling services focused on substance use recovery. Founded in 2014 and based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, the company operates an online platform that offers interactive resources, medication-assisted treatment, and psychiatric support through its mobile app. Workit Health delivers harm reduction-based opioid addiction treatment and facilitates access to both virtual and in-person medical and psychosocial support. Serving a diverse clientele that includes employers, educational institutions, healthcare facilities, and recovery communities, Workit Health aims to provide clinically proven telemedicine services that enable individuals to seek help for substance use disorders in a private, flexible manner, ensuring minimal disruption to their daily lives. The company has locations in multiple states, including California, New Jersey, Alaska, and Washington.
Luna Lights
Seed Round in 2016
Luna Lights, Inc. is a Chicago-based company that specializes in developing innovative solutions to enhance night-time safety for senior citizens and reduce fall risks. The company’s primary product features an ultra-thin pressure sensor integrated with a monitoring system and portable lights. When a user gets out of bed, the sensor activates small, wireless lights throughout the home, providing guidance to help prevent falls. Once the user returns to bed, the lights automatically turn off. Additionally, Luna Lights' system collects data on the frequency and duration of night-time movements, allowing caregivers to receive notifications if an older adult remains out of bed for an extended period. This functionality enables caregivers to track trends in nighttime activity and identify individuals who may be at higher risk for falls, thereby fostering a safer living environment for seniors. Luna Lights operates as a subsidiary of Sentrics.