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BOOMER-FOCUSED STARTUP ASSURE TECHNOLOGIES NAMED FINALIST IN
Mon, 06/15/2015 - 19:48 - Laurie Orlov
SANTA CRUZ, CA – Santa Cruz based startup Assure Technologies has been selected as a finalist in the Third Annual SXSW V2Venture pitch competition, to be held at the Bellagio in Las Vegas on July 22. One of five finalists in the Social Technologies category, Assure Technologies will present their business to a panel of expert judges before a live audience.
“We are excited that SXSW has recognized Assure Technologies as a top innovator in Social Technologies,” said Kara Kytle, CEO and Founder of Assure Technologies. “This is a great event to showcase how we are bringing technology for social connection and support to a much wider audience, focused on older adults and their loved ones.
We’re particularly thrilled that SXSW is featuring a Boomer-focused company in the Social Technologies category. This highlights the importance of this market, which has been largely ignored outside healthcare until now.”
Assure Technologies is a woman-led startup founded in 2013 by Kara Kytle and Joe Rigney, based in Santa Cruz, CA. The company makes technology products for social connection and support focused on the 50+ market, which is traditionally underserved.
WithMe from Assure Technologies is an easy-to-use mobile app for smartphones and tablets based on a Daily Check-In with simple visual messaging. It provides a safety net because if someone doesn’t Check-In, WithMe alerts their loved ones that there may be a problem. WithMe is the easy way to stay in touch every day, and know your loved ones are OK. WithMe connects families and friends around the world. The app is available for iOS and Android.
The newest addition to the SXSW family of events, SXSW V2V is a four-day event for startups and entrepreneurs. SXSW V2V culminates in the V2Venture pitch competition, an energy-packed event where innovative startups compete on stage before a live audience and panel of esteemed judges and emcees. Of the over 200 companies that applied to compete, Assure Technologies is one of just five finalists selected in the Social Technologies category.
For more information:
WithMe Website: www.WithMeWeb.com
Assure Technologies Website: Assure-Technologies.com
Press Kit: www.Assure-Technologies.com/me
SXSW V2V V2Venture: www.sxswv2v.com/v2venture
SXSW V2V Announcement:
The Results Are In: Finalists Selected for V2Venture
https://www.sxsw.com
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Monday, June 15, 2015
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WithMe Daily Check-In
I have been a subscriber to WithMe for over a year, and am pleased to see that this great service is at last getting the recognition it merits.
Compared to the other senior-check-in programs available, it stands out for it's ease of use, and for its unique one-touch personalized communication between loved ones.
WithMe Check-In
I was so pleased to learn that WithMe is gaining well-deserved recognition.
The reason I love it may not be typical, but I suspect that there are other daughters of elderly mothers or fathers with similar communication issues.
I feel duty-bound to check on my mom's welfare every few days, but when I do this by phone it is often with dread at what sort of critical outburst may await me at the other end of the line.
Now, using WithMe, she receives a daily reminder to check-in with me, and I can respond with a loving message--all with a couple of taps on my iPhone--and without having to risk having my day ruined by an angry/critical outburst.
I have even come to believe that this daily WithMe interaction has helped her feel more secure about my concern for her, so that when I do call, she is more likely to be positive and appreciative.