skilled companions
Transforming the future of care through emotionally intelligent, AIpowered companions
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Challenge
Care providers can’ t meet the increasing need for communitybased support for mental health and loneliness, especially in regional / rural areas. Existing AI-chatbots are limited in their capacity for reliable, proactive support and don’ t understand or address diverse experiences, such as ageing or dementia.
Solution
skilled companions provides a scalable solution, tailored to community and industry needs, complementing human care with on-demand psychosocial support for clients and staff. Its B2B-SaaS model generates high margins from subscriptions and allows costs to be claimed under government programs. Additional income sources include licensing, white-label versions and transactional sales.
Target customers / end-users
• care providers, including home / residential aged care, disability and mental health services, requiring accessible 24 / 7 psychosocial support.
Progress
• secured a lead investor and AU $ 1.1m million in grant funding
• secured AU $ 2.6m in commitments from customers and corporate partnerships, with plans for an Australian rollout.
Spinout
Validated( real-world setting)
TRL 5
Multidisciplinary team
Intelligent Systems, Quantum & Space
skilled companions work revolves around designing emotionally intelligent, AI-powered companions that provide support for people when human care or conversation aren’ t available.
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