This Startup is actually making a difference – Saving lives!

This startup is making a difference.   They will save lives !
ActiveProtective is a ground floor startup in downtown Philly, just got their series A funding and starting their first pilot this week. AP is trying to solve the coming epidemic of fragility hip fractures as the baby boomers move into their 8th decade. When an elderly person falls and breaks their hip, they have a 25% chance of dying within a year [the facts].
AP has developed a wearable belt device that deploys an airbag when a fall is detected to help prevent hip fractures in older adults. They are focusing on a consumer play i...


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