Rippl, a Seattle startup providing virtual health care for patients with dementia, announced $23 million in new funding.
The company is focused on delivering care outside of hospitals or emergency rooms, which can be traumatic and disorienting for people with dementia and potentially lead to overly aggressive treatment. Rippl offers virtual access to clinicians, counseling options and support in navigating care and resources.
“People affected by this disease have been undervalued and underserved for far too long,” said Kris Engskov, Rippl’s co-founder and CEO, in a statement.
The startup launched in 2021 and raised $32 million the following year. It has 80 employees and has raised a total of $55 million to date.
It began serving patients in Washington in January 2023. Rippl has expanded to Texas, Illinois and Missouri, and the new funding will allow it to provide care in California, Florida and Arizona as well.
Rippl has a partnership with the Alzheimer’s Association and earlier this year acquired Kinto, a Boston startup that provides coaching services to family caregivers.
The Series A round was led by Tina Hoang-To of Seattle’s Kin Ventures. The major investors in Rippl’s seed round all invested again, which includes ARCH Ventures, General Catalyst, Google Ventures, F-Prime, Mass General Brigham Ventures and 1843 Capital.
