IIT-Kharagpur alumnus founded EvrCare provides support system service to senior citizens
YourStory (August 26, 2020)
This startup founded by IIT Kharagpur alumnus provides dunzo-like service to senior citizens
EvrCare is an AI-based hyperlocal support system through which one can take care of the assistance, companionship, and wellness needs of senior citizens from any part of the world.
Sohail Khan ('09) and Gourav Goyal, Founders of EvrCare
Family WhatsApp groups, video chats, and phone calls have made communication with family members easier for those who stay away from home. But it isn’t easy to replicate the smaller tasks you would do when at home, like the sudden run to grocer, or walk in the park with your parents. This was something Sohail Khan ('09) found challenging in all his 18 years away from home. Small things like helping his mother in Kolkata go shopping or visiting a doctor, or finding an electrician were issues. And coordinating over the phone to carry out these tasks from a different city was difficult.
Sohail realised that the only services available for elderly people was restricted to healthcare. It led him, along with Gourav Goyal, to launch EvrCare in 2019. EvrCare is an artificial intelligence (AI)-based hyperlocal support system through which one can take care of the assistance, companionship, and wellness needs of senior citizens from any part of the world. (Read More)