In the startup world, some companies make noise, others make moves. FallCall Solutions just made a move that matters. The Trumbull, Connecticut SaaS outfit, led by Dr. Shea C. Gregg and Dr. Kristin L. Gregg, closed a $1.5 million seed round through a strategic partnership on August 21, 2025. This isn’t just fresh capital, it’s momentum for a company redefining how seniors stay safe without strapping on the stigma of yesterday’s medical alert pendants.
The story begins in trauma bays and emergency rooms. Dr. Shea C. Gregg, a board-certified trauma surgeon and Chair of Surgery at St. Vincent’s Medical Center, saw a grim pattern: older adults arriving injured because the devices designed to protect them were unworn, outdated, or ignored. His co-founder, Dr. Kristin L. Gregg, an Emergency Medicine physician and ultrasound specialist at Bridgeport Hospital, witnessed the same reality. Together, they decided that aging in place should never mean aging unprotected. Founded in 2015, FallCall Solutions launched FallCall Lite in 2018, turning the Apple Watch into an accessible safety net for seniors.
Today, they’re not just playing in an $11 billion market, they’re helping steer it. With two U.S. patents, 16-hour fall detection on Apple Watch, and a 99.8 percent reliability rating, they’ve built trust into tech. FallNet AI predicts risk before accidents happen. Kwikset smart locks open doors for EMS when seconds matter. Trelawear pendants disguise protection as jewelry. And integration with Apple’s crash detection makes FallCall the first app to bridge iPhone emergencies to 24/7 monitoring. It’s not panic buttons, it’s a full safety ecosystem.
The $1.5 million seed round fuels the rollout of FallCall Enterprise, a cloud platform built for healthcare systems and senior communities, while scaling operations and expanding partnerships. Australia’s HSC Technology Group and Talius are already on board. A new alliance with RANiX Co., Ltd. adds radar-powered bed monitoring for hospitals and facilities. Connecticut Innovations, their 2018 backer, saw this trajectory early. The undisclosed strategic partner joining in 2025 clearly sees what’s next: seniors want dignity, families want peace of mind, and healthcare providers want prevention over triage.
FallCall Solutions proves the future of elder tech isn’t about pendants that scream weakness. It’s about technology that fades into the background and gives independence a louder voice. Dr. Shea C. Gregg and Dr. Kristin L. Gregg aren’t just building products, they’re engineering confidence at scale. With the global medical alert systems market set to double to $21.8 billion by 2032, FallCall isn’t chasing trends. They’re positioning themselves as the company that makes aging in place smarter, safer, and a lot more human.
