"Romi Gubes knew her idea sounded outlandish: a small audio-only device that could sit in a senior's home and detect everything from falls to early signs of cognitive decline. "It was like science fiction," she told Business Insider. "When we came up with this idea, everyone thought we were crazy." But what seemed far-fetched in 2019 is now a multimillion-dollar reality. Gubes's startup Sensi.AI just raised $45 million in Series C funding, BI learned exclusively."
"Gubes, a former software engineer, cofounded Sensi.AI following a crisis in her own family. She learned her daughter was being abused at day care, a discovery she made only because another child's parents had placed a recording device in their backpack. The experience led her to a larger, more difficult question: how can we keep the most vulnerable people safe when their primary caregivers aren't around?"
Romi Gubes founded Sensi.AI after a family crisis revealed vulnerabilities and motivated a focus on protecting people when primary caregivers are absent. The company developed a small audio-only device using predictive AI to detect falls, illness, and early cognitive decline. Sensi.AI closed a $45 million Series C led by Qumra Capital, bringing total funding to $98 million with participation from investors including Insight Partners. Demographic trends show one in six people will be 60 or older by 2050 and many prefer to age in place, creating high demand that outpaces caregiver supply. Existing emergency-button and wearable solutions face low adoption among older adults.
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