TeleMemory joins nine other startups as the Techstars Kansas City Accelerator 2021 cohort. The three month program focuses on mentoring and investor readiness, including an examination of their revenue formula, product road-map and financials by experienced entrepreneurs, investors and business executives.

Eliot Arnold, TeleMemory CEO

4thEst8 readers learned about Telememory in February 2021 after founder and CEO Eliot Arnold pitched to 1 Million Cups – Kansas City. The company is developing software driven content for elderly persons suffering from loneliness and isolation – factors that can accelerate cognitive decline, Alzheimer’s and dementia-related neurological disorders. There are not many treatments for these problems that are non-pharmacological – and Telememory pulls together biographical media experiences for patients to elicit long-term memory recall.

The other companies include:

afloat(Kansas City, MO) A gifting marketplace that connects networks to local businesses. 

AlgenAir (Baltimore, MD) A natural air purifier that reduces C)2 using an algae subscription service.

BuckUp (Birmingham, AL) Instant short-term loans, collateralized by users’ devices for $1 a day.

myAnIML(Overland Park, KS) Animal disease management through facial recognition AI.

GoodRoads (Charlotte, NC) Providing data-driven solutions to communities with aging roads.

Gradient Health(Durham, NC) AI for medical imaging diagnostics.

PlaBook (Kansas City, MO) Automated reading teacher using AI, natural language processing and speech recognition.

PMI Rate Pro (Overland Park, KS) Tool to help mortgage loan officers compare private mortgage plans.

NeuroGeneces (Santa Fe, NM) Promises to improve memory while you sleep.

Links:

TeleMemory

Techstars Kansas City

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