CareMonkey Wins Slush 100 Pitching Competition; Receives €650K Investment
Summary
At Slush, the Helsinki-held startup event, CareMonkey, a Melbourne, Australia-based provider of a risk management system that automatically keeps medical and emergency data up to date and makes it instantly available on mobile devices, received €650k in equity funding as the winner of the Slush 100 pitching competition.The investment was made by Evli Bank, FiBAN business angels and a group of private investors.The competition’s finlists included CareMonkey, Astro Digital from USA, PlugSurfing from Germany and Velmenni from Estonia.Led by Troy Westley, Chief Executive Officer, and Martin Howell, Martin Howell, Chief Technology Officer, CareMonkey provides a parent controlled electronic medical form for families, schools, clubs, businesses, community service organisations and other groups with a duty of care ensuring health and safety details are in the right hands.It offers: – Electronic collection of medical forms – Automated reminders to parents for missing forms – Instant access for teachers, coaches, and other carers on smartphones, tablets and a secure internet site – Access to emergency contacts, medications, allergies, asthma plans and any other care instructions.