Homethrive, a High Touch/High Tech program that empowers older adults with navigation and other services to allow them to remain independent and at home while also providing support and information to their families, announced an $18 million Series A funding round led by 7wireVentures and Pitango HealthTech. Homethrive’s innovative caregiver services and digital platform improve outcomes and lowers costs for at-risk aging adults living at home.
Honor — the technology-enabled home care startup that partners with independent agencies through the Honor Care Network — is gearing up for a major expansion.
Those expansion plans are built around a substantial infusion of new capital, too. The San Francisco-based Honor announced Tuesday it has raised $140 million in Series D funding, led by Baillie Gifford, plus funds and accounts advised by T. Rowe Price Associates Inc. Rocks Springs also participated in the fundraising round, in addition to existing investors Andreessen Horowitz, Thrive Capital, Prosus Ventures and 8VC.
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