New York-based healthtech company builds AI tools to help home care agencies work smarter, improve patient outcomes, and keep caregivers connected.

AI startup Zingage has raised $12.5 million in seed funding to transform how home healthcare operates. The company believes that the future of healthcare belongs inside the home — a shift that could reshape patient care, reduce hospital visits, and allow more people to age in place over the next decade.

The New York City–based startup, founded two years ago by Victor Hunt and Daniel Tian, is developing AI-powered scheduling and operations software for home healthcare agencies. These agencies send caregivers to provide assistance to patients where they live — instead of in hospitals or long-term care facilities.

“We want all healthcare to be deployed in the home — from personal care and companionship to skilled nursing and remote patient monitoring,” said Victor Hunt, Zingage’s cofounder and CEO. “Doing so will reduce hospitalizations, improve outcomes, extend lifespans, and make it possible for people to age in place.”

A Personal Mission Turned Tech Innovation

For Hunt and Tian, the mission behind Zingage is deeply personal. Hunt’s mother needed in-home care following an assault, and his grandmother ran her own home healthcare company. Tian, a former engineer at Ramp and TikTok, struggled to find reliable care for his grandfather with Alzheimer’s.

Their shared experiences inspired Zingage’s vision: to streamline home healthcare operations so that caregivers can focus on people, not paperwork.

“Patients aren’t receiving care because agencies are bogged down by offline logistics,” Hunt told Business Insider. “Meanwhile, workers in the field are piecing together hours just to earn a living wage.”

Backed by Leading Investors

Zingage’s $12.5 million seed round was led by Bessemer Venture Partners, with participation from TQ Ventures, South Park Commons, and executives from Ramp.

The startup currently has 14 employees, two-thirds of whom are engineers, and serves 400 home care agencies representing roughly 50,000 caregivers across its two core products:

  • 🩺 Zingage Operator: An automation app that handles intake, scheduling, billing, urgent requests, and documentation — freeing agencies from time-consuming back-office tasks.
  • 🎮 Zingage Perform: A gamified engagement tool that rewards caregivers for taking extra shifts and long-term roles, which Hunt likens to “Candy Crush for work.”

Building the Future of Home Healthcare

Zingage is part of a growing wave of AI-driven healthtech startups, such as Axle Health, aiming to solve the operational challenges of in-home care. With more seniors choosing to remain at home and the demand for caregivers surging, technology like Zingage’s could become a cornerstone of the healthcare system in the coming years.

As Hunt put it, “The family structure is changing, preventive care is rising, and people want independence. The home is the next frontier for healthcare — and AI can make it possible.”