Cubigo making seniors life easy
Cubigo is focused toward senior living providers, residents and their family members. Activities like these have a very huge market as still most parts don’t have such service providers. Seniors don’t like to be dependent on their family members for their daily needs. Cubigo gives them independence in their daily activities through technology.
According to survey results released by Pew Research Center 67% of adults age 65 and older say they use the Internet in USA, compared to just 12% back in 2000.
Cubigo has been joining hands to enhance efficiency.
With an aim to modernize the senior living industry, it has recently closed a $4.5 million Series A round led by Urbain Vandeurzen with participation from Transvision.
It has also partnered with Lyft around transportation and has become an Apple mobility partner.By joining hands with Lyft, Cubigo will be able to integrate Lyft’s API into its platform, which will make it easier for seniors to schedule and receive transportation.
“By partnering with Cubigo to enable a seamless transportation experience for seniors, we’re getting one step closer to our mission of improving people’s lives with the world’s best transportation,” VP of Lyft Business Gyre Renwick said in a press release. “The ability to request rides independently can be life-changing, with the added benefit of freeing up time for senior living staff to address other priorities.”
Cubigo also became an Apple mobility partner. This enables them in providing unique accessibility features on iPad and iPhone, the result is a software solution that seniors can easily learn and repeatedly use.
Senior living market is vast.
“Senior care is a $400 billion industry that remains untouched by technology we carry in our pockets every day,” CEO Geert Houben said in a statement. “With our new apps built for iPad and iPhone, we see an opportunity to radically streamline processes at independent- and assisted-living residences, which is a huge relief for staff members. Most importantly, however, it is easy-to-use technology that gives seniors independence over their daily activities.”
