Amazon, Google back healthcare startup Aiva

Tech rivals Amazon and Google have invested in Aiva, a startup that uses smart speakers like Google Home and Amazon Echo to connect patients and seniors with their care providers, CNET reports.

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Investment amounts from Google Assistant Investment Program and Amazon’s Alexa Fund weren’t disclosed. Aiva recently raised $100,000 in a 2017 funding round.

The startup plans to use the funds to accelerate development and deployment of its voice operating system. Avia is currently piloting its voice-based operating system at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.

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