Inspiren

Inspiren is a New York-based senior-living technology company founded in 2016 by former Green Beret and cardiothoracic nurse Michael Wang (now chief clinical officer), and led since late 2022 by CEO Alex Hejnosz (co-founder of CipherHealth). Its AUGi sensor and AI platform monitor assisted-living and memory-care residents to deliver real-time fall detection, behavioral and emergency alerts, and care-utilization insight using computer vision and sensors processed on the device itself — no footage is streamed to the cloud or reviewed by an offsite team, so alerts reach caregivers without lag — aiming to keep them healthier and out of the emergency room. After pivoting from hospitals to senior living, Inspiren monitors roughly 40,000 residents across just over 500 communities at about $1,000 per resident; subscription revenue nearly quadrupled to $29M from $8M a year earlier, with contracted revenue past $60M. In September 2026 it closed a $70M Series C led by NewView Capital at a $550M post-money valuation, bringing total funding to $225M — which the company says is the most raised by any company in the sector. It has won an Edison Award and a place on TIME's Best Inventions list. It builds its own hardware rather than using off-the-shelf cameras, and credits its clinical advisory team, which meets with communities weekly or biweekly, as its main differentiator.