Meela is a personalized AI voice companion for seniors that does not require additional devices and can be accessed with any phone. It conducts scheduled phone calls that greet residents by name, recall details from past conversations, and ask thoughtful, personalized questions to evoke memories or assess well-being. Select insights from Meela conversations are shared with caregivers through a HIPAA-compliant dashboard and notifications to enable proactive interventions. Meela launched publicly and announced $3.5 million in seed funding led by Bain Capital Ventures to invest in R&D and clinical efficacy research. The company partners with long-term care providers nationwide and is used by customers including RiverSpring Living, which serves over 22,000 people daily. Meela is based in New York and says it is rapidly expanding. Cult Mia is a London-based online marketplace. The company operates an online platform and is headquartered in London. It has secured €4.6 million in seed funding. The capital is intended to support expansion of its operations internationally. The article does not provide operating metrics, a valuation, or details about participating investors.

Total raised

$8M

Funding rounds

2

Latest round

Seed

Latest activity

Sep 2025