The startup Uniper Care, completed a round of raising $ 14.5 million

The startup Uniper Care, completed a round of raising $ 14.5 million led by the Alef and Zeev Ventures funds of investor Oren Zeev, who also invested in the company in a previous round about a year ago. In total, Unifer raised about $ 18 million in less than a year. Among the first investors in the company is accelerator Fusion LA, which accompanies Israeli startups in penetrating the American market.
Unifier Care has developed technology that turns any TV, computer, tablet and mobile device into a community and social network through which senior citizens can meet, see and talk to new friends, learn new things, interactively participate in leisure, health and enrichment live broadcasts and communicate in video calls with family and friends Comfortably from the living room. The solution includes programs and games that help maintain function, and prevent health deterioration. UNIFER's system helps HMOs and healthcare providers assess the user's health, risks and habits, and remotely access advanced services. The range of solutions leads to the provision of better service, while reducing the cost of health and welfare services for senior citizens and improving their accessibility, care and quality of life.
The Unifier Care system is in daily use in the homes of many thousands of senior citizens in Israel and in 15 US states through collaborations with health funds and insurance companies, government ministries, health care providers, hospitals, Jewish community organizations, associations and government organizations including the Federal Office. The current round also involved senior investors from the American healthcare world who will help accelerate the deployment in the United States, as well as expand the company's operations in Israel and other countries.
Unifer was founded in 2016 by Rami Kirshblum, the company's CEO, and Meir Schreiber, the VP of technology. The two met as part of a family meal as the two talked about their parents, how much they wanted to help them, and how happy they would be if there was a solution that could help them remotely, and connect them to the world in a better way. Avi Price, VP of Operations, joined the company as part of an accelerator in which it participated. As part of the expansion of the company's operations in the American market, accompanied by Fusion LA, my father moved to Los Angeles to lead the operations in the United States. Uniform Care currently employs 80 people in Israel and the United States.
"We are excited to share the vision of improving the health and lives of seniors around the world with Zeev Ventures, the Thousand and Hundreds of Bodies and Organizations we work with in collaboration," said Rami Kirshblum, CEO of Univer Care. "There are now 52 million Americans over the age of 65-plus, and that number is growing and there is a widespread need to use technological tools to address them. We intend to integrate into the Biden administration's programs to encourage assistance and support for this important population."
Oren Zeev, co-founder of the Zeev Ventures Fund, which has invested in high-growth companies including Houzz, Next Insurance, TripActions and Tipalti and a member of the board of directors of Unifier Care: "We have decided to increase our investment in the company. "We believe in societies that are changing the face of medicine, especially those that offer innovative ways to deal with the challenges of old age."
Michael Eisenberg, co-founder of the Aleph Foundation, which invested in early stages in companies such as bring, Melio, Honeybook and board member of Unifer Care, said the fund decided to invest in a startup due to the precise technological solution tailored to the needs and desires of senior citizens. Our portfolio consists of companies that enter the market early and provide great value, and Unifair Care fits in well.