PressVi

PressVi is a novel personal help device to instantly Call, SMS & Email remote friends & family in times of need. PressVi - when you need me!

  • Stage Prototype Ready
  • Industry Healthcare Services
  • Location Portland, OR, USA
  • Currency USD
  • Founded January 2012
  • Employees 6
  • Website PressVi.com

Company Summary

PressVi was founded with a vision to empower the elderly in times of need. When the elderly need quick help, 911 is often overkill. Many times all they need is personal touch. PressVi is a disruptive paradigm of getting help quickly. At the press of a simple button, the elderly get connected to their loved ones. Through healthcare providers & pharmacies, PressVi delivers an extremely cost efficient solution to the elderly & disabled.

Team

  • Punya Jain
    CEO and Co-Founder

    Punya is a results-oriented leader with a solid grasp of embedded system design, software/ hardware interfacing, and several programming languages. He takes pride in forming high performing teams, fostering innovation, and bringing disruptive ideas to market. He has worked at Intel since 2009 and contributed to several award winning publications. Punya is passionate about Opera and Entrepreneurship.

  • Amit Jain
    Chief Strategist and Co-Founder

    Dr. Amit Jain envisions a healthier, happier planet that he believes is conceivable through technological innovations and scientific breakthroughs. Amit was the graduating MD class speaker from Johns Hopkins Medical School, and magna cum laude in Bio-Engineering from the University of California at Berkeley. A Soros Fellow and Rhodes Scholarship finalist, Dr. Amit Jain is passionate about promoting ideas that could bring healthcare cost down.

  • Sunil Jain
    Advisor on Board

    A senior manager at Intel and Co-chair of the NFC Forum SIG, Sunil is a seasoned business and management guru. Sunil is an ardent speaker and industry panelist, IEEE and Intel-University tutor, and inventor of several patents.

Previous Investors

  • Self and Family
    Unconfirmed

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