Like a lighthouse providing early warning in the dark of night, changes in language can signal cognitive decline decades before symptoms of dementia become apparent. Currently, over 47.5 million individuals in the world have dementia, and that number is expected to triple by 2050.
At WinterLight Labs, we build technology that can quickly and accurately detect signs of cognitive impairment from a sample of speech. A short 1-5 minute snippet of speech can paint a picture about the speaker's cognitive state, including lexical diversity, syntactic complexity, semantic content, and acoustics. The technology can detect the presence of Alzheimer's Disease with 82% accuracy and aphasia with 100% accuracy.
Our software is based on years of experience and academic, peer-reviewed research. Our team continues to actively publish in computer science and neuroscience journals and conferences.
At WinterLight Labs, we build technology that can quickly and accurately detect signs of cognitive impairment from a sample of speech. A short 1-5 minute snippet of speech can paint a picture about the speaker's cognitive state, including lexical diversity, syntactic complexity, semantic content, and acoustics. The technology can detect the presence of Alzheimer's Disease with 82% accuracy and aphasia with 100% accuracy.
Our software is based on years of experience and academic, peer-reviewed research. Our team continues to actively publish in computer science and neuroscience journals and conferences.
Location: Canada, Ontario, Toronto
Employees: 11-50
Total raised: $4.23M
Founded date: 2015
Investors 4
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Funding Rounds 1
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 19.11.2019 | - | $4.23M | - |
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| 14.12.2022 | Ваш путеводитель по миру NLP (обработке естественного языка) | Как машины обрабатывают и понимают человеческий язык Все, что мы выражаем письменно или устно, несет в себе огромное количество информации. Тема, которую мы выбираем, наш тон, подбор слов - все это добавляет некую информацию, которую можно ... |
| 31.05.2022 | Depressed? This algorithm can tell from the tone of your voice | Mental health issues have come into a clearer focus amid the pandemic. Depression became endemic, but it still too often goes undetected. Even when it does, healthcare providers struggle to meet demand. Two women engineers — both of whom ex... |
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| 31.08.2021 | AI startups claim to detect depression from speech, but the jury’s out on their accuracy | A new GamesBeat event is around the corner! Learn more about what comes next. In a 2012 study published in the journal Biological Psychiatry, a team of scientists at the Center for Psychological Consultation (CPC) in Madison, Wisconsin hypo... |
| 31.08.2021 | AI startups claim to detect depression from speech, but the jury’s out on their accuracy | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today! In a 2012 study published in the journal Biologic... |
| 07.01.2020 | Pear Therapeutics licenses voice biomarkers for dementia and psychiatric disorders | Pear Therapeutics has struck a deal to license voice biomarkers to try to improve treatment for patients with illnesses ranging from Alzheimer’s to insomnia and substance use disorder. In a flurry of announcements Tuesday, the Boston-based ... |
| 25.11.2019 | Today in funding ($10.26 million): Winterlight Labs, Casca | Two Canadian startups have announced fresh funding rounds to fuel their growth. Here’s the latest on who raised how much, from whom, and what they’ll be putting the new funds toward. Winterlight Labs raises $5.6 million CAD in Series A fund... |
| 19.11.2019 | Winterlight Labs gets $4.23Mn Investment to Scale Healthtech Services in Morocco & Europe | Winterlight Labs, a health-tech company based in Toronto has raised $4.3 million from Hikma Ventures. The fund will be used to extend its technology that combats various psychological diseases in Africa & Europe. Winterlight Labs Inc wa... |
| 19.11.2019 | Winterlight Labs Raises CAD 5.6M in Funding | Winterlight Labs Inc., a Toronto-based developer of AI vocal technology to detect central nervous system disorders and track efficacy of treatments, raised CAD 5.6m in funding. The round was led by Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC (LSE: HIK) (NASD... |
| 18.11.2019 | Speech AI-enabled cognitive health company Winterlight Labs scores $4.23M |
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