What Care For Innovation E.v. does

Care for Innovation – Innovation pflegen e.V. is a German non-profit registered association (eingetragener Verein) headquartered in Berlin that operates as a network alliance orchestrating the digital care innovation ecosystem. Founded in 2019, the association connects startups and scale-ups developing digital solutions for nursing and aging (sensors, robotics, speech documentation, process optimization, continuing education) with care providers, health insurers, enterprises, investors, banks, media, and academic institutions. Its primary member base spans more than 100 organizations across Europe, expanding to over 220 member companies through a cross-border partnership with Danish.Care.

The association does not develop proprietary technology. Instead, it provides curated formats that generate coordination value: regular CFI-Talks (interactive online sessions), the CESB Rütteltest (an eight-expert feedback format for member startups), the annual Take Care conference focused on AI in nursing care (co-organized with Hochschule Bochum), and collective presence at leading care trade events such as Altenpflegemesse and Deutscher Pflegetag. Governance is exercised through a Vorstand chaired by Judith Ebel, with Alexander Hubov, Constanze Büchner, and Referentin Charlotte Vorbauer supporting partner-network and member-collaboration functions.

Revenue is generated primarily through tiered membership fees: supporting members (Fördermitglieder) contribute up to €5,000 per year, partner members (Partnermitglieder) contribute financially beyond that baseline in exchange for defined cooperation content, and full members (startups and scale-ups) join without a stated membership fee. Financial information is not publicly disclosed. The association's go-to-market motion is community-led, relying on event-based engagement, content presence, and ecosystem referrals rather than traditional sales.

Name

Care For Innovation E.v.

Legal name

Care for Innovation – Innovation pflegen e. V.

Website

https://careforinnovation.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Care for Innovation e.V. is a Berlin-based non-profit network alliance that orchestrates the European digital care innovation ecosystem, connecting startups and scale-ups with care providers, insurers, investors, and academic partners through membership tiers, events, and cross-border partnerships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Care Innovation Network Services

NAICS

Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly (62331)

SIC

Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050)

akta.pro primary industry

Assisted Living with Enhanced Care / High-Acuity (Aging-in-Place) (HLADABAC)

Keywords

• Care innovation network
• Healthcare ecosystem alliance
• Digital care solutions
• Nursing innovation community
• Eldercare transformation network

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: Care for Innovation generates revenue through membership fees. Supporting members (Fördermitglieder) pay up to 5,000 EUR annually. Partner members (Partnermitglieder) contribute financially beyond the basic supporting fee. Full members (Vollmitglieder) are primarily startups and scale-ups who receive membership benefits.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Care for Innovation e.V. is a non-profit network association that connects organizations to advance digital innovation in care and aging. The association recruits full members (startups and scale-ups), partner members (enterprises, care providers, health insurers, investors, banks, media), and supporting members, and provides them with networking formats (CFI-Talks, CESB Rütteltest), trade show presence, expert advisory through the CESB Expert Sounding Board, and an annual Take Care conference on AI in nursing care.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CESB (Care for Innovation Expert Sounding Board): The strategic advisory format of the network providing honest, practice-oriented feedback and targeted impulses to startups in the care sector through a 'Rütteltest' (shake test) format.

Products and services

• CESB Expert Sounding Board (Care for Innovation Expert Sounding Board) A strategic advisory service connecting member startups with 8 experts from care practice, strategy, and innovation for structured feedback sessions and targeted impulses.
• CFI-Talks Interactive online sessions on current industry and startup topics for care innovation stakeholders, including pre- and post-show briefings for major trade events.
• Take Care Annual Conference An annual conference on AI in healthcare and nursing care, held at the Gesundheitscampus in Bochum in partnership with Hochschule Bochum.
• CESB Rütteltest Expert feedback sessions where member startups present their solutions to 8 experts and receive 360-degree feedback to advance their care innovation offerings.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100+ member companies across Europe
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Danish.CarecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCross-border cooperation between Danish.Care and Care for Innovation combining over 220 member companies in a German-Danish partnership to drive care innovation across borders.
• MEDIFOX DANcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMEDIFOX DAN is a partner member providing software solutions for care documentation and management, supporting the association's digital transformation goals.
• BKK NORDWESTcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBKK NORDWEST is a supporting member (Fördermitglied) representing health insurance interests in the care innovation ecosystem.
• Ev. HeimstiftungcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEv. Heimstiftung is a supporting member (Fördermitglied) representing a major Protestant care provider organization.
• Hochschule BochumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organizer of the annual Take Care conference on AI in nursing care, held at the Hochschule Bochum Gesundheitscampus.
• HS Gesundheit (Hochschule für Gesundheit)minorOthersIdeelle Partner (non-material partner) contributing to digital transformation in care through academic network and expertise.
• DHS (Deutsche Hochschule für Gesundheit)minorOthersIdeelle Partner contributing academic expertise to the care innovation network.
• AnthropiaminorOthersIdeelle Partner supporting the association's mission to advance care innovation.
• MEDIFOX DAN (Event Partner for Take Care)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerMEDIFOX DAN is an event partner for the Take Care conference, supporting the annual AI in nursing care event.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Danish.Care: Danish trade association for the care and welfare sector with a comparable member-driven network model. Danish.Care is Care for Innovation's explicit cross-border partner, combining 220+ member companies, and operates the same membership-based ecosystem orchestration approach focused on care innovation.
• European Connected Health Alliance (ECHAlliance): International non-profit network connecting governments, health organizations, and companies across Europe to accelerate digital health adoption. ECHAlliance operates a similar multi-stakeholder community/network model focused on health innovation, with comparable ecosystem coordination as Care for Innovation.
• AAL Association (Active and Assisted Living): European association supporting innovation for active and healthy aging, with a pan-European network of stakeholders addressing aging society challenges. Shares Care for Innovation's mission of using digital innovation to address aging-related care needs and operates a comparable ecosystem model.
• Health Innovation Hub Germany (HIH): Germany's federal government-backed hub connecting startups, healthcare providers, and policymakers to drive healthcare digitalization. Operates as a similar network orchestrator in the German healthcare innovation ecosystem, addressing comparable stakeholders to Care for Innovation.
• Aging2.0: Global innovation network focused on aging and elder care, connecting startups, care providers, and investors. Operates a comparable community-led ecosystem model targeting the same aging-society demographic as Care for Innovation.

Broad incumbents

• EIT Health: Large European public-private partnership (part of EIT) connecting health innovators, providers, and investors across Europe. Operates in a similar innovation ecosystem coordination role but at a much larger scale and with broader healthcare focus beyond care/aging.

Regional players

• Medical Valley EMN: Leading German medical technology cluster in the Erlangen-Nuremberg metropolitan region, connecting healthcare innovators, companies, and research institutions. Operates a comparable network-orchestration role in the German healthcare innovation ecosystem but focuses on medical technology rather than care/nursing.
• BioRN Network: German life sciences cluster in the Rhine-Main-Neckar region fostering innovation among biotech, pharma, and healthcare stakeholders. Operates a comparable member-driven network model in German healthcare innovation, though focused on life sciences rather than care/aging.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/careforinnovation

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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