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The company will use the funds to expand its technology offerings and nationwide partnerships.
Initiatives being introduced in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Singapore use AI and mobile technologies.
The app has demonstrated 93% accuracy in a nationwide study involving nearly 1,800 seniors.
The robotic puppy is made for people with dementia and mild cognitive impairment living in private homes, assisted living facilities and memory care communities.
This innovative approach, devised by the National Centre for Healthy Ageing, is expected to identify more people with dementia early.
Its developer, a spinoff from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, is looking to raise up to $1.5 million to commercialise their MCI screening tool.
The AI avatar, Liv, can hold conversations in real-time to provide individuals with dementia and Alzheimer's with resources and aid.
The mobile app-based AI has 87% accuracy in identifying Alzheimer's disease.
It incorporates a communication strategy developed by the Institute of Mental Health Singapore.
It has also received Australia's regulatory approval for its AI solution.