2022年12月22日

GetSetUp通過由Aileen Lee的Cowboy Ventures和LightShed Ventures牽頭的“未來股權簡單協議”(SAFE)認股權證籌集了1000萬美元的新資金。去年10月，教育科技投資公司Rethink Education領投了1100萬美元的種子輪融資，雅虎聯合創始人楊致遠的AME Cloud Ventures也參與了這輪融資。LightShed Ventures的裏奇·格林菲爾德(Rich Greenfield)在評論這筆投資時表示:“媒體和科技界在很大程度上忽視了老年人，他們的關注點都在千禧一代和z世代。GetSetUp創建了一個首創的媒體和內容平台，以改善全球50歲以上人群的健康、健康和知識。GetSetUp創建了一個社區，積極參與其成員，建立他們的信心與技術，打開無盡的新機會。LightShed Ventures認為GetSetUp是一個巨大的企業，但它也在為我們所有人創造一個更美好的世界。”在投資之前，Cowboy Ventures的創始人兼執行合夥人Aileen Lee以一種相當非傳統的方式測試了這個平台，她說:“我讓我80歲的母親在這個平台上上了一節虛擬課。一天後，我母親迷上了有關鍛煉、說普通話和做印度菜的課程。她交了很多朋友，包括住在印度的美食課老師，以及一位在醫院病床上學習技能的學員。我媽媽一直叫它“GSU”，好像它是一所大學一樣。 It became imperative to see through the growth of such an inclusive and excellent platform for older adults.” Deval Delivala, Co-founder and SVP, GetSetUp said, “We are excited to use this next round of funding to further adapt our technology to meet the needs of seniors around the globe. In the upcoming year I’m looking to use some of this funding to grow our team so we can offer more classes, simpler technology, and a greater variety of classes taught in more diverse languages.” GetSetUp currently has over 4 million users from over 160 countries. More than 500 live interactive classes run throughout the week for seniors and taught by seniors. Classes cover a variety of topics from health and wellness to technology and creative hobbies. Not only are the seniors coming on the platform to learn but they are also becoming creators themselves and teaching their passions from their favorite dish to leading singing and dancing social hours. The company recently announced a new partnership with healthcare firm Tivity Health that will make the eligible 18 million Americans who are enrolled in one of their more than 70 eligible Medicare plans, able to access GetSetUp for free. Share this article: