Founded in 2001, Dakim’s mission is to use cognitive stimulation to improve the quality of life for active seniors desiring to maintain their brain health and for those at risk for or suffering from Alzheimer’s disease and to help care providers achieve this goal while reducing their cost of resident care.
Dakim is supported by a Scientific Advisory Board comprising some of the world’s most respected researchers in brain health and Alzheimer’s disease. Dakim’s Chief Scientific Advisor is Gary W. Small, M.D., Director of the UCLA Center on Aging and the UCLA Memory and Research Center.
Financials
| Date | Type | Amount | Investors | Valuation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/20/08 | Series C | 10.6M | Galen Partners | Unknown |
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