Kaigo Health

Origins

Our mission is personal. Each of us watched someone we love slip through the cracks of today’s healthcare system. Peter’s grandfather suffered three preventable ER readmissions before passing—his ruptured aorta went undetected after missed medications and a complete absence of follow-up care. Lukas’s grandmother, who raised him, deteriorated in assisted living—isolated, depressed, and unrecognizable before passing unexpectedly just days before he arrived. Kazuki’s grandfather battled cancer alone in Japan, cut off from family by COVID-era hospital restrictions—reminding us that healing requires more than medicine. What we experienced is not rare. It’s the reality for tens of millions of older adults. In ERs, nursing homes, and senior communities where we’ve volunteered, we saw the same patterns: chronic conditions unmanaged, dangerous falls ignored, weeks without human connection, and emergencies that could have been prevented. Aging has become a quiet crisis—fueled by staff shortages, fragmented systems, lack of technology access, and stigma about growing old. We’ve invested 600+ hours on the ground working with older adults to deeply understand their’ needs, motivations, and barriers. Our team brings full-stack software, AI/ML, and hardware expertise from Neuralink, Stanford, and NVIDIA, along with operating experience leading major organizations like Zero2One (largest startup group at UIUC), Stanford Founders (1,500+ members), and Covalence (2,000 volunteers across seven universities)—this gives us the tools needed to lead transformation in this space. We’re here because we believe older adults deserve independence, dignity, and a healthcare system that truly cares—and we’re building Kaigo Health to make that the new standard.