Kinsome: A Startup Connecting Grandparents With Grandchildren

Kinsome is a startup aimed at strengthening the relationship between grandparents and their grandchildren by taking out the factors that make such intergenerational relationships hard in the first place. 

This startup was started by Eben Pingree, Mike Gerbush, Brianne Baker and Ashelt Hocking in 2023. The Boston-based company has recently secured $1.2 million through a pre-seed funding round with investors such as Ivan Yuen. Other angel investors from Doordash, GitHub, CashApp, and more are involved in this funding round. Kinsome is a free-to-use app but the company plans to roll out a $4.99 monthly subscription plan. 

The main goal of this platform is to strengthen the bond between intergenerational familial relationships, particularly that of grandparents and grandchildren. It fosters strong connections between the two parties which is quite helpful when they live far away from each other. Kinsome also takes a load off parents by enabling the relationship between the grandparents and kids to take place without much difficulty. 

Kinsome: Kinzey, the AI set to build connections

Kinzey is the company’s own AI companion aimed at fostering relationships between grandparents with their grandchildren. This AI companion engages the child in fun and interesting conversations. It helps both generations to express themselves without being held back by a generation gap. 

Kinzey suggests its users with conversation starters and questions to ask each other. Moreover, Kinzey also provides explanations of terms that grandparents may not be up to date about. Fun activities such as icebreakers and interactive games are also offered.

This innovative startup does not require grandparents to download the app. Instead, grandparents can participate through links provided by Kinsome. There is also no need for passwords as they have essentially been replaced by links that can lead to a full experience on the web. Thus, users don’t even have to download an app to participate. 

Suggested:

Divya Drishti: AI Authentication Tool Developed by a Woman-Led Startup.

Hello Wonder: An AI Companion Made For Kids.