The winner of GRAND PRIX at STARTERtallinn Spring 2019 and special prizes from Prototron and TalTech Mektory.
Presently participating in the EIT Digital program and incubating in the Tehnopol Startup Incubator.
To provide better support for the psycho social needs of patients, the team is building a peer-to-peer communication platform: Recovery Companion.
It is a secured and verified social network aimed at cancer patients who are going through treatment and survivors. Users are matched up through a precise machine learning algorithm that understands their preferences and emotional state, connecting them with like-minded individuals.
In the future, there will be added functionality to help patients keep track of their treatment, a diary and a chat-bot companion who encourages positive and healthy behavior.
Recovery Companion has all important roles in the team covered:
Byron Sowerby, Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer, is studying a master of engineering in Healthcare technology at TalTech.
Olga Vovk, Co-Founder, Chief Legal and Technical Officer, has a cum laude degree in Law and IT (Health Care Technology, TalTech).
Eric Jackson, Co-founder, Chief Communication Officer, is in the 2nd year of his masters degree for E-Governance Technologies and Services at TalTech University.
Anu Udras, Co-Founder, Chief Marketer, is a digital strategist with a degree in Marketing and Advertising from University of Tartu.
Byron shared his experience on taking part of the program: "STARTERtallinn helped us understand the holistic ins and outs of founding a company through invaluable mentoring and strategy sessions. Ultimately, we were fortunate enough to make the top 10 and pitch our idea to win the grand prize of 1000 euro in the finals, in addition to entry into Prototron Top 40 and a partnership with TalTech Mektory. We are now incorporated and have received funding from the European Institute of Innovation & Technology (EIT). We are very grateful for the guidance and opportunities STARTERtallinn provided us as a launching point for our success."
Website http://recovcompanion.com