CircleOf

Who Should Be Interested:
Do you wish you could easily set up a team of people that can help for someone in need? Are you part of an HR team that wishes you could manage healthcare costs and promote awareness of employee resources? If you said yes, then investing in CircleOf might be the move for you. Their app provides the tools that connect people in need with people that can help.

The Company:
CircleOf is a mobile app designed to help people in need. With CircleOf, people can form teams of family, friends, and co-workers to privately share important information, provide assistance, or volunteer knowledge or time. In the company’s words, “CircleOf is both a resource and social communication tool ─ allowing anyone to create a connected community of care at any time.” It utilizes machine learning and artificial intelligence algorithms to help ensure the right information is given to the right person at the right time for the utmost care. For HR teams and business unit heads, CircleOf can help improve productivity and reduce absenteeism by helping employees become more aware of employer-provided work-life resources and balancing their caregiving and work responsibilities. CircleOf was incubated at the Cisco Hyper-Innovation Living Lab, and its partners include Cisco, Community Health Network, and the Northeast Business Group on Health.

The Bottom Line:
CircleOf makes it easy to form a trusted network of caregivers. That way, people don’t feel like a burden asking for help, and the app’s algorithms ensure that people receive the support they need, when they need it. CircleOf is revolutionizing the circle of healthcare -- and making sure people are taken care of they way they should be.