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Results: 2017 Sacramento Aging 2.0 Startup Competition

Aging 2.0 held its third-annual Startup Pitch competition on Tuesday at the KVIE offices. The mission of Aging 2.0 is to accelerate innovation that improves the lives of older adults. From a pool of 12 companies that applied, eight startups competed in this event this year. Here are the results.

Aging 2.0 held its third-annual Startup Pitch competition on Tuesday at the KVIE offices. The mission of Aging 2.0 is to accelerate innovation that improves the lives of older adults. From a pool of 12 companies that applied, eight startups competed in this event this year. Here are the results:

1st Place

First place went to Envoy America, a ride-sharing platform for seniors. It trains seniors to provide rides for other seniors. The service can be described as non-medical care for seniors. Envoy America will go on to compete at Aging 2.0 Optimize event in San Francisco on Nov. 14 for the $10,000 grand prize.

2nd Place and Audience Choice

Second lace and Audience Choice (determined by votes from the audience) went to Funerals360. Funerals360 is a resource for end-to-end planning for funerals and it also is a marketplace for funeral vendors.

The other startups that competed were:

HomeZada: a digital home management platform

Storyglory: a tool that helps seniors preserve their family stories

Aspire 211: an organization that combats financial elder abuse

MEDpense: a device that is a smart medicine dispenser and telemedicine platform

Livpact: an Internet of Things collaborative care platform

OraChill: a mouthpiece that provides drug-free oral pain relief

Rich Foreman is a contributing writer for Techwire. He is the CEO of Apptology, a Sacramento-based mobile application development and mobile marketing company. He also is the Sacramento director of Startup Grind.