Israeli start-up ElliQ has raised $20m in series A funding from investors including Samsung Next, Sparx Group and Glory Ventures, bringing its total funding to $22m. The two-year-old firm has developed a social robot, designed by Yves Behar, aimed at giving elderly people a link to the outside world, with cameras for video calls and connections to services such as Facebook Messenger. “People are increasingly living longer but they don’t have access to technology that is relevant to their needs,” said Ellie CEO David Cohen.
Israeli start-up ElliQ has raised $20m in series A funding from investors including Samsung Next, Sparx Group and Glory Ventures, bringing its total funding to $22m. The two-year-old firm has developed a social robot, designed by Yves Behar, aimed at giving elderly people a link to the outside world, with cameras for video calls and connections to services such as Facebook Messenger. ElliQ is set to begin beta-testing 30 machines with users in Florida and California for a two-month period.