Gardia’s mobile emergency system provides automatic fall detection and operates without a smartphone, addressing a key safety risk for seniors.
Healthtech startup Gardia has closed an €8.5 million Series A round to support the expansion of its mobile fall-detection emergency system for seniors. The round was led by European venture capital firm Peak, with participation from amberra, the corporate venture studio of Germany’s Cooperative Financial Group, and the butterfly & elephant accelerator by GS1 Germany. Existing business angels and investors BONVENTURE, Dieter von Holtzbrinck Ventures, and Beurer also reinvested.
The funding comes as demographic change continues to reshape healthcare needs across Europe. The EU is home to around 97 million people aged 65 or older, a number expected to exceed 110 million by the mid-2030s. In Germany, where most seniors live independently in private households, the preference to age at home increasingly coincides with a shortage of care workers.
This development has intensified demand for independent safety solutions. Millions of older adults in Germany experience falls each year, and in many cases are unable to call for help. Delayed assistance increases the risk of serious injury and long-term care dependency, placing additional strain on healthcare systems.
Gardia has developed a mobile emergency system specifically designed for seniors. The solution centres on a discreet wristband with automatic fall detection that works both at home and on the go, without requiring a smartphone. Hardware, software, application, and AI are developed in-house and tailored to the needs of older users.
Marlon Besuch, co-founder and CEO of Gardia, explained that reliable fall detection depends on highly advanced and precise technological development:
At the same time, we see that many existing emergency systems are not used in everyday life because they are stigmatising or too complicated. Our goal was therefore to develop a technically excellent solution that people are happy to wear and that reliably provides help when it really matters.
The company has a five-figure active user base across the DACH region, supported by strong retention and reimbursement through German health insurance.
With the Series A funding, Gardia plans to scale further across the DACH region, expand internationally, and strengthen its B2B activities in the care and healthcare sectors.