mm&m shark tank challenge 2016
Care Angel wins MM&M shark tank challenge 2016
Care Angel, which has been dubbed "Siri for Seniors, but with a brain like Watson," took the top prize at the MM&M Shark Tank held during Thursday's MM&M Transforming Healthcare conference in New York City. Jason Hendeles, co-founder of Care Angel, a virtual caregiving assistant, and executives from two other health startups presented their business models to seven pharma executives at the conference. "Judges liked the idea of an automated care call leading to a digitally assisted human one, and the potential to fill in those gaps in care for the elderly," said MM&M editor-in-chief Marc Iskowitz. The winning entrepreneur received the opportunity to pitch dRx Capital, the joint investment company of Novartis and Qualcomm, and discuss beyond-the-pill collaborations with the pharma and medical device judges on the panel. It also won a two-day immersion process with McCann Health's Think Tank, which will assist Care Angel in achieving its goals from a go-to-market perspective.