Nila secures $2.4m in pre-seed funding led by LocalGlobe to expand cross-border eldercare platform
The London healthtech startup will use the capital to scale its artificial intelligence platform and expand operations into new Asian markets.
≈ £1.8M at $1 = £0.7438 on 16 Oct 2025
London-based healthtech startup developing an artificial intelligence platform to help immigrants coordinate and fund care for elderly relatives overseas.
Nila has raised $2.4m in a pre-seed funding round led by LocalGlobe, with participation from Redbus Ventures and several angel investors. The company provides a technology platform designed to help expatriates manage healthcare and caregiving needs for older family members living abroad.
The capital will be deployed to accelerate the platform's development, expand operations in India, and prepare for broader entry into other Asian markets such as the Philippines. Nila currently targets the challenges faced by diaspora communities by combining cross-border payment processing with a network of certified local carers.
The London-based startup was founded less than a year ago by Anthony Jacob following his own difficulties organising care for his parents during the pandemic. Since launch, the firm has facilitated thousands of care requests across multiple Indian metropolitan areas while maintaining low customer churn.
From the founder
"It started from a deeply personal place, seeing how difficult it was for my sister and me to coordinate care for our parents during COVID while living in a different country from them. We realised millions of immigrants face the same challenge, and there was no trusted, tech-enabled solution bridging that gap."
Anthony Jacob
CEO at Nila
Investor perspective
"Anyone living abroad will know how stressful, worrying and costly it is to care for loved ones from afar. Nila is fundamentally transforming that experience by tackling the toughest challenges – from finding trusted carers to managing clunky payments and getting real visibility into day-to-day care. Nila can’t replace being there in person, but it’s already proving that it’s the next best thing: giving families peace of mind as they navigate complex health needs and responsibilities."
Julia Hawkins
General Partner, LocalGlobe
Use of funds
- 01Continue product development
- 02Expand into international markets
- 03Scale operations
