2024
The first room.
Hosted our inaugural pitch event with Community Equity Partners. Awarded $25K to WaveTherapeutics, a startup automating pressure relief and remote monitoring for long-term care patients.
About AgeInnovate
It didn't make sense that one of America's leading healthcare and tech cities didn't have a room focused on aging. So we built one.
Why we exist
The opportunity is real.
By 2034, older adults will outnumber children in the U.S. for the first time in history. The startups, investors, health systems, and policymakers meant to serve them are still scattered.
AgeInnovate exists to change that, uniting Nashville's tech talent, healthcare expertise, and entrepreneurial energy to build solutions for a better aging future.
2034
The year Americans 65+ will outnumber those under 18, for the first time in U.S. history
70M
Americans approaching age 65+, the largest aging cohort in history
Why Nashville
The right city.
The right moment.
Home to 500+ healthcare companies and one of the fastest-growing tech job markets in the country, Nashville has everything needed to lead the national AgeTech conversation.
We're building something grounded here, where relationships matter and community is the platform.
500+
Healthcare companies headquartered in Nashville
#1
One of the fastest-growing tech job markets in the U.S.
Our story
Three years in. Just getting started.
2025
National attention.
Sold out our second annual event. Landed national sponsorship with Prudential Peak. Awarded $25K to Nashville-based SpendCare, making aging at home safer and more affordable across seven states.
2026
Building the infrastructure.
Partnering with LaunchTN for Tennessee's premiere startup week. Building our advisory council. Growing the room, and opening it wider than ever for the next wave of AgeTech founders.
2026 Startup Submissions
The team
The people behind the room.
Amy LaGrant
Co-Founder
20+ years in marketing and gerontology. Founder of BrandMETTLE. Former AARP collaborator and TEDx speaker on caregiving and board leadership at the Alzheimer's Association. Amy brings the depth of expertise that grounds every conversation AgeInnovate leads.
Caroline McGowan
Co-Founder
Partnerships, strategy, and the connective tissue that makes AgeInnovate run. Background in enterprise sales and ecosystem building across Tennessee's health and tech community. Caroline is the reason the right people end up in the same room.
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