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KPN Ventures Invests in e-Health and Connected Home Services Startups

KPN Ventures Invests in e-Health and Connected Home Services Startups

The Dutch operator's KPN Ventures recently announced investments in connected home services and e-health startups in the country, nello and Sensara.

nello is a developer of a smart intercom solution which enables keyless, remote access to residential buildings by upgrading existing intercom system, while Sensara is a producer of intelligent senior lifestyle monitoring for preventive care and personalised alarm services, based on movement sensors and self-learning algorithms.

The investment in nello is in line with KPN Ventures’ strategy to invest connected home services, where it joins existing shareholders HBT Holdings and KfW in a financing round of EUR 1.5 million. At the same time, the investment by KPN Ventures in Sensara is part of a financing round totalling EUR 3.8 million. 

The nello solution is designed to provide apartment dwellers the ability to remotely control the main entrance door to the apartment building with their smartphone. It enables keyless entry and the possibility to remotely share access with visitors or delivery companies, optimizing logistics. 

The Sensara solution is designed to enable senior care institutions and home care organizations to improve the quality of care by preventing crisis situations with early detection of changes in lifestyle. The solution enables elderly people to live in their home independently for a longer time, a growing need as societies age and the people in those societies grow increasingly older.

The product consists of data from a set of sensors (no camera’s), a self-learning algorithm that recognizes individual behaviour patterns and detects important deviations, and an application that sends notifications to alert caretakers or family members. 

Herman Kienhuis, Managing Director, KPN Ventures
The nello team has developed a very clever proposition, giving family and friends, delivery companies and other service providers remote access to apartment buildings in a simple and safe way. We look forward to supporting nello in the further development of its smart home proposition and in its international roll-out.

Dr. Christoph Baumeister, Co-Founder and CEO, Nello
The financing round allows us to grow the team, support our market entry and create partnerships with leading European delivery companies. That brings us one step closer to our mission to simplify urban life.

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