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Postmedia has not reviewed the content. by Business Wire Voxela Closes Series A, Bringing Total Funding to About $13.2 MillionAuthor of the article:THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLYSubscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada.Exclusive articles from Barbara Shecter, Joe O'Connor, Gabriel Friedman, and others.Daily content from Financial Times, the world's leading global business publication.Unlimited online access to read articles from Financial Post, National Post and 15 news sites across Canada with one account.National Post ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on.Daily puzzles, including the New York Times Crossword.SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLESSubscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada.Exclusive articles from Barbara Shecter, Joe O'Connor, Gabriel Friedman and others.Daily content from Financial Times, the world's leading global business publication.Unlimited online access to read articles from Financial Post, National Post and 15 news sites across Canada with one account.National Post ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on.Daily puzzles, including the New York Times Crossword.REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLESCreate an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience.Access articles from across Canada with one account.Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments.Enjoy additional articles per month.Get email updates from your favourite authors.THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK.Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience.Access articles from across Canada with one accountShare your thoughts and join the conversation in the commentsEnjoy additional articles per monthGet email updates from your favourite authorsSign In or Create an AccountVCare automates the documentation that follows an incident in long-term care and shows where and when incidents have occurredFREMONT, Calif. — Voxela, Inc., whose vision AI drafts the reports that follow an incident in long-term care facilities, has closed a Series A round led by Tokyo-based Delight Ventures. Total funding since the company’s founding now stands at about $13.2 million.Sompo Growth Partners, the venture arm of Japan’s Sompo Group, joined as a new investor alongside Happiness Capital in Hong Kong and Blue Heron Ventures in California. Existing investors also participated. Round size and valuation were not disclosed.A sensor can say something happened. It cannot say what. Falls in care settings often go unwitnessed, and the report holds the moment of discovery and little else. Nearly all of Voxela’s deployments are in Japan, where documentation, reporting and administrative work account for roughly half of a caregiver’s working hours, based on the company’s interviews with facility staff.Get the latest headlines, breaking news and columns.By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder.The next issue of Top Stories will soon be in your inbox.We encountered an issue signing you up. Please try againVoxela’s platform, VCare, analyzes video from standard network cameras to automate what comes after. The AI reads the footage within about 30 seconds of an incident, and a draft report is ready minutes later. Staff review it and add what is missing. VCare then tallies those records and shows where and when incidents have occurred.Facilities using VCare say an incident report that once took about an hour now takes minutes. At one rehabilitation hospital, camera check-in replaced part of the physical night round, and over five measured nights night-shift staff spent an average of 44 minutes less walking room to room. These figures come from measurements and staff interviews at individual facilities; they are not a guarantee of results, and outcomes vary by facility.In the U.S., VCare is in use at a residential care home in Folsom, Calif. Voxela completed a HIPAA compliance assessment in March 2026.“A sensor goes off, and a caregiver is at the bedside in seconds,” said Yuta Endo, co-founder and CEO of Voxela. “Technology solved that. It hasn’t touched the rest of the night. The problem is the system, not the way anyone works. We’ll use this capital to take the rest off caregivers’ hands and give the hours back to residents.”Voxela will use the capital to hire AI and product engineers, extend the AI that automates documentation and reporting, expand deployments in Japan and stand up its U.S. commercial business.Full announcement, with comments from the new investors: https://www.voxela.ai/news/1157About Voxela, Inc. Voxela, Inc. is a senior care technology company founded in Silicon Valley in February 2022. Its vision AI platform, VCare, drafts the reports that follow an incident and shows where and when incidents have occurred, so caregivers spend more of their time on residents. Voxela is headquartered in Fremont, California; its Japanese subsidiary, Voxela Japan K.K., is in Tokyo. For more information, visit https://www.voxela.ai.View source version on businesswire.com: This advertisement has not loaded yet.Notice for the Postmedia NetworkThis website uses cookies to personalize your content (including ads), and allows us to analyze our traffic. Read more about cookies here. By continuing to use our site, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
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