
"Founded in 2024 by Anthony Jacob (pictured), a former Taptap Send executive, Nila was born from Jacob's personal struggle to coordinate vaccines and care for his elderly parents in Sri Lanka during the pandemic. "We face an ageing population of huge proportion," Jacob said. "Younger professionals working abroad often shoulder the responsibility of caring for ageing parents remotely. At Nila, we bridge that gap - providing smarter, more efficient, cross-border eldercare that keeps families connected and informed every step of the way.""
"London-based healthtech startup Nila has raised an oversubscribed $2.4 million (£1.8 million) pre-seed round led by LocalGlobe, to expand its care management platform that helps immigrants manage healthcare for their elderly relatives back home. The funding will accelerate Nila's rollout across India, the world's largest remittance destination, and support its plans to enter other Asian markets, including the Philippines, within the next 18 months."
"The platform combines AI-driven care management, cross-border payments, and a network of Nila Certified carers, trained and vetted in geriatric care and safeguarding. Each user is matched with a dedicated carer who manages home visits, tracks medications, arranges transport for appointments, and handles medical payments - all while sharing live updates with family members abroad. For millions of expatriates, caring for ageing family members from overseas is an emotional and logistical strain."
Nila raised a $2.4 million pre-seed round led by LocalGlobe to expand a care management platform serving immigrants who coordinate healthcare for elderly relatives abroad. The funding will accelerate rollout across India and support entry into other Asian markets including the Philippines within 18 months. The platform combines AI-driven care management, cross-border payments, and a network of Nila Certified carers trained and vetted in geriatric care and safeguarding. Each user is matched with a dedicated carer who manages home visits, medications, transport and medical payments while sharing live updates with families overseas. Nila cites large remittance flows and heavy time and cost burdens on expatriate caregivers.
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