Symbiont Health

What Symbiont Health does

Symbiont Health (legal entity Emergency Detection Systems LLC) is a College Park, Maryland-based private company founded circa 2016-2017 that develops a Wi-Fi mesh network-based fall detection system for elderly and memory care populations. The core product is a network of unobtrusive Wi-Fi routers that detect falls without requiring pendants, wearables, or bodily sensors, then deliver real-time notifications containing vital signs and medication information to caregivers. An add-on Patient Behavior Analytics module uses AI to surface behavior statistics intended to help caregivers reduce risk and improve satisfaction.

The technology stack combines mesh-network wireless sensing with AI-based anomaly detection (fall identification) and predictive analytics (behavior patterns). The company has piloted its system at Arden Courts of Kensington, a memory care community, collecting feedback from over 40 patients, but has not yet publicly demonstrated the technology (its tech demo page remains "coming soon"). No patents, APIs, mobile applications, or third-party integrations have been disclosed.

Commercially, Symbiont pursues a sales-led B2B go-to-market targeting senior living and memory care facilities, with marketing conducted primarily through organic social channels (Facebook, LinkedIn), an email newsletter, and earned regional media. Revenue mechanics are not disclosed but are described as a combination of hardware (Wi-Fi routers) and recurring software/subscription for monitoring and analytics. The company has raised approximately $15,000 in disclosed prize funding through University of Maryland entrepreneurship competitions and has no disclosed institutional investors, partnerships, or paying customers beyond the Arden Courts pilot.

Name

Symbiont Health

Legal name

Emergency Detection Systems LLC

Website

https://symbionthealth.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Symbiont Health is a College Park, MD private company developing a Wi-Fi mesh network fall detection system for senior and memory care facilities, eliminating the need for wearables while delivering caregiver notifications and AI-driven behavior analytics.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Senior Fall Detection Systems

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412)

SIC

Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050)

akta.pro primary industry

Elderly/Frail & Assisted Living Connected Care (PERS/Fall Detection) (HLACAFAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Fall Detection, Safety & Emergency Response (PERS, Smart Home Health Sensors) (HLAHACAG), Elder Care, Assisted Living & Fall Detection Systems (HLACAPAF), Fall Detection & Automatic Alert Monitoring Services (HSAHAHAC)

Keywords

• Fall detection systems
• Elder care monitoring
• Wi-Fi sensing technology
• Senior safety solutions
• Ambient assisted living

Headquarters

HQ city

College Park

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Fall Detection Hardware and Software System: Symbiont sells a Wi-Fi router-based fall detection system to senior care facilities and geriatric caregivers. The system includes hardware (Wi-Fi routers forming a mesh network) and software (AI-powered fall detection, notifications, and analytics). Revenue is likely generated from hardware sales and ongoing software/subscription services for monitoring and data insights.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Symbiont Health sells a Wi-Fi mesh-network fall detection system for senior and memory care facilities. The system uses unobtrusive Wi-Fi routers to detect falls without pendants, wearables, or bodily sensors, then delivers customizable real-time notifications with vital signs and medication information to caregivers. AI-driven patient behavior analytics help caregivers identify risks and improve outcomes for elderly residents.

Product overview

Symbiont Health offers a unified fall detection and elder care monitoring platform built around a mesh network of Wi-Fi routers. The core product is the Symbiont Fall Detection System, which detects falls without wearables. This integrates with the Caregiver Notification System for real-time alerts and the Patient Behavior Analytics module for AI-driven insights. The three components work together as a cohesive solution: Wi-Fi sensing detects falls, notifications deliver critical patient data to caregivers, and AI analytics provide long-term behavior insights.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Symbiont Fall Detection System A fall detection system built on a mesh network of unobtrusive Wi-Fi routers that reliably detect falls in elderly residents without requiring pendants, wearables, or bodily sensors. Designed for senior care facilities and memory care communities.

Quantifiable outcome

• Getting up from a fall in under an hour decreases mortality rate to 12%
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability3 records

Feature3 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Vayyar Care: Vayyar Care offers radar- and Wi-Fi-based fall detection for senior living and home care without wearables. It is the closest functional analog to Symbiont's ambient sensing approach, competing for the same operator customers.
• SafelyYou: SafelyYou provides AI-powered fall detection and prevention specifically for senior living and memory care communities. It targets the same Arden Courts-style operators with a more capital-rich, camera-based detection approach.

Broad incumbents

• Caregility: Caregility delivers a broader clinical patient monitoring and virtual care platform used by hospitals and senior care settings. It is comparable to Symbiont as a senior-care monitoring vendor, though with a wider portfolio beyond fall detection.
• Medical Guardian: Medical Guardian is an established PERS and medical alert provider serving seniors at home and in senior living. It is comparable as a competing fall-detection solution, though it relies on traditional wearable/pendant hardware.
• Life Alert: Life Alert is a legacy PERS and fall response company for elderly users. It is comparable as an incumbent in the same end-user problem space (elderly fall response), though with a pendant-based model rather than ambient sensing.
• Bay Alarm Medical: Bay Alarm Medical is a major PERS provider offering in-home and on-the-go medical alert systems for seniors. Comparable as a competing fall-detection solution serving the same demographic.

Emerging players

• CarePredict: CarePredict offers wearable-based activity and behavior analytics for senior living operators. Comparable as a tech-enabled senior-care analytics vendor, but using wearables rather than Wi-Fi sensing.

Others

• Origin Wireless: Origin Wireless develops Wi-Fi-sensing AI for motion and event detection in homes. It is comparable as an ambient sensing technology enabler relevant to Symbiont's underlying technical approach.
• Apple: Apple Watch includes fall detection and emergency SOS features used by seniors and their families. Comparable as a competing consumer fall-detection solution with massive distribution and brand reach.
• Amazon Alexa Together: Amazon's Alexa Together is a remote caregiving service leveraging ambient voice/smart-home devices. Comparable as an adjacent, well-capitalized entrant into remote elderly monitoring and fall response.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/SymbiontHealth
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/symbionthealth

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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