What Almaya Life does

Almaya Life is a mobile-first digital legacy platform that enables individuals to create interactive, multimedia autobiographies by recording audio and video responses to a curated library of more than 400 prompts organized across six categories (History, Advice, Joy, Future, Recipes, Wisdom). The prompts are designed by psychologists and philosophers to elicit meaningful autobiographical content, and each user's resulting "Legacy" can be shared via invitation with designated "Loved Ones." The platform's differentiating interaction layer is ALMA, a conversational AI that accepts natural-language text questions from Loved Ones and retrieves the relevant audio or video recording from the storyteller's Legacy, simulating an ongoing dialogue with the person behind the content.

The product is delivered as native iOS and Android applications distributed through Apple App Store and Google Play, with a freemium model that includes a free tier (1-minute recording limits, limited prompts) and a paid Almaya PRO subscription (standard $199/year, promotional $99) that unlocks 500+ questions, 3-minute recordings, 100 video uploads, unlimited Loved Ones connections, ALMA AI access, and personalized support. A separate Almaya Gift offering ($160) bundles PRO features with concierge onboarding, including a one-hour virtual session and weekly follow-ups for the first year, and supports up to 20 Loved Ones. Authentication is handled through Google OAuth, Facebook OAuth, and Auth0; content is stored on AWS with encryption; and WhatsApp is integrated for support.

The company's go-to-market combines product-led growth (free tier in app stores), direct-to-consumer gifting via a dedicated gift portal, and an enterprise field-sales motion through an Enterprise Program that supplies master PRO accounts and training to memory care facilities, senior care organizations, hospitals, hospices, non-profits, and insurance companies. Almaya Life is operated by Life Expanded LLC, a Delaware-incorporated entity headquartered in Lewes, Delaware (Doral-listed operating presence), and operates across six countries—the USA, Argentina, Mexico, Brazil, Chile, and the UK—with English and Spanish localization. Martin Kogan serves as CEO. The company has recorded one funding round (August 2022) with Integra Groupe and QAPU Ventures.

Name

Almaya Life

Legal name

Life Expanded LLC

Website

https://almayalife.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Almaya Life is a mobile app that enables individuals to record video and audio responses to expert-designed prompts, creating an interactive digital legacy that loved ones can query through ALMA, a conversational AI. It serves consumer users and enterprise partners in memory care, senior care, and insurance across six countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Digital Legacy Platform

NAICS

Software Publishers (513210), Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Memory Care Care Management & Navigation (Dementia Care Coordination) (HLADACAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Memory Care Adult Day Programs (Dementia/Alzheimer’s) (HSABANAC)

Keywords

• Digital legacy platform
• Memory preservation app
• AI autobiography chatbot
• Video storytelling app
• Senior memory care technology

Headquarters

HQ city

Doral

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Almaya PRO Subscription: Subscription-based premium tier offering unlimited access to 500+ questions, extended 3-minute recordings (vs 1-minute limit), 100 video uploads, ALMA AI chat access, unlimited loved ones connections, and personalized support. Auto-renewing subscription with trial period for first-time users.
2. Gift Purchases: One-time gift purchases that provide the recipient with full Almaya PRO features plus premium concierge onboarding including 1-hour virtual session and weekly follow-up for the first year. Includes ability to add up to 20 loved ones.
3. Enterprise/Organization Subscriptions: Master accounts for institutions (hospitals, care homes, non-profits) to manage multiple patient legacies, with training, personalization, and ongoing assistance. Bulk PRO access for organization members.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Almaya Life is a mobile application (iOS/Android) where "Storytellers" record audio and video responses to 400+ expert-designed prompts across six categories (History, Advice, Joy, Future, Recipes, Wisdom), producing a private digital autobiography ("Legacy") that invited "Loved Ones" can access. The platform's ALMA conversational AI lets loved ones ask natural-language questions about the storyteller's life and receive relevant video/audio playback, and offers premium (PRO) subscriptions, gifting, and an Enterprise Program for healthcare and senior-care organizations.

Product overview

Almaya Life is a digital legacy platform consisting of a core mobile application and multiple product tiers. The main Almaya Life app allows individuals to create digital autobiographies by recording video and audio responses to 400+ prompts designed by psychologists and philosophers, organized into six categories: History, Advice, Joy, Future, Recipes, and Wisdom. The platform integrates ALMA, a conversational AI that enables Loved Ones to interactively query the Legacy. Almaya PRO is a premium subscription adding expanded recording limits, 500+ questions, unlimited Loved Ones, and priority support. Almaya Gift is a separate gifting service that bundles PRO features with personalized onboarding. Almaya Enterprise targets healthcare and senior care organizations with specialized tools for managing multiple patient legacies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ALMA: AI-powered conversational chatbot that guides users through recorded legacies, answering questions about the Namesake's life

Products and services

• Almaya Life (core app) Free-tier mobile application (iOS/Android) that lets Storytellers record audio and video responses to expert-designed prompts, producing a private digital autobiography ("Legacy") shareable with invited Loved Ones; includes access to ALMA conversational AI for life-story queries.
• Almaya PRO Premium annual subscription ($99–$199) unlocking 500+ questions, 3-minute recording limits (vs. 1-minute free), 100 video uploads, unlimited Loved Ones connections, ALMA AI chat access, and personalized support.
• Almaya Gift Gift-purchase bundle ($160, 20% off standard) that delivers all Almaya PRO features to a recipient along with a one-hour personalized virtual onboarding session, weekly follow-up for the first year, tutorial videos, and support for up to 20 Loved Ones.
• Almaya Enterprise Program Organization-focused subscription offering for hospitals, hospices, memory care/dementia institutions, senior living communities, non-profits, and insurance companies; provides master PRO accounts for unlimited patient legacies, cloud storage, staff training, personalized category development, and ongoing assistance.

Quantifiable outcome

• 62% of users report self-discovery as a benefit of using Almaya
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

AI capability6 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Memory Care FacilitiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAlmaya partners with memory care and dementia institutions to help preserve life stories of individuals with cognitive impairments. The platform provides a game-like experience using video and audio recording, with organizations receiving master PRO accounts and staff training. Benefits include enhanced well-being for patients, family involvement, and differentiation for the facility.
• Senior Care OrganizationscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with senior living communities and elder care facilities to provide residents with digital legacy building tools. Includes personalized onboarding, staff training, and ongoing support. Helps senior care facilities differentiate their offerings and increase resident satisfaction and family engagement.
• Insurance CompaniesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnerships with insurance companies to offer digital legacy services as a value-added benefit for policyholders. Aims to enhance customer loyalty and differentiate insurance offerings through innovative memory preservation technology.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• ForeverMissed: ForeverMissed is an online memorial website platform letting families create tribute pages with photos, videos, and stories for deceased loved ones. Directly comparable in the life story / memory preservation use case, though it is post-mortem-focused rather than proactive autobiography.
• MemoryWell: MemoryWell is a digital life story platform purpose-built for senior care and memory care residents, used by care facilities to capture resident biographies. Highly comparable in the senior/memory care vertical use case, though it relies on professional writers rather than AI-driven self-recording.
• StoryWorth: StoryWorth helps people write and preserve their life stories through weekly prompts answered by family members, then compiles them into a printed book. Directly comparable digital autobiography / life story preservation use case, though delivered via books rather than AI video.
• HereAfter AI: HereAfter AI is the most direct competitor — also an AI-powered digital legacy app that lets users record memories and lets loved ones interact conversationally with the deceased person's stories. Closely comparable product, target customer, and conversational AI approach.

Broad incumbents

• Legacy.com: Legacy.com operates the largest network of obituary and memorial websites, partnering with newspapers across North America and Europe. Comparable in the memorialization / death-adjacent category and reaches a similar end-user demographic, though focused on post-mortem memorial pages rather than living legacy capture.
• MyHeritage: MyHeritage is a global family history and DNA platform with strong presence in Europe. Comparable in the family heritage / legacy category and overlapping demographics of users preserving intergenerational family content, though focused on genealogy records rather than personal video autobiography.
• Ancestry: Ancestry is the dominant family history platform with deep records, DNA, and family tree products serving hundreds of millions of users. Overlaps in the family legacy / multi-generational storytelling space and benefits from far greater scale and content libraries, though it does not offer AI-conversational autobiography capture.

Emerging players

• Cake (joincake.com): Cake is an end-of-life planning platform offering wills, advance directives, and legacy content tools. Comparable in the broader end-of-life / legacy category and overlapping target customer (adults planning for aging/death), though focused on planning rather than autobiographical content.
• Lantern: Lantern is an end-of-life planning platform providing checklists, will creation, and legacy organization tools. Overlaps with Almaya in the consumer legacy/end-of-life planning space and serves similar demographics (adults and families thinking about aging and death).
• Replika: Replika is an AI companion chatbot that lets users create personalized AI personas for ongoing conversation. Comparable in the conversational-AI-over-personal-content space and adjacent to Almaya's ALMA, though optimized for general companionship rather than life-story retrieval.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses1 record

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors2 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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