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Kinumi

Techstars '21

New York City, US · 2 known investors

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Kinumi provides a personal concierge service for active older adults, helping them achieve health and lifestyle goals through coaching for physical, mental, and emotional wellness, while enabling social connection and community engagement.

Also known as Kinumi, Inc.

Founders & leadership

CCChekesha C. Kidd
Chekesha C. KiddFounderChekesha Kidd founded Kinumi, a longevity platform for older adults and caregivers, and currently serves as Executive Chairman; she has held P&L leadership roles at Aetna, The Hartford, and Delta Dental of Minnesota, and earlier worked in investment banking on healthcare transactions. She holds an MBA in Finance & Corporate Strategy and a Master's in Health Services Administration from the University of Michigan, and a bachelor's degree from Florida A&M University.
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Amber BinfordFounder

Investors · 2

Techstarslisted by TechstarsBoulder · $220K

How we know: the Techstars portfolio · open dataset · Top 3000 Accelerator Startups (no YC) 2026-08 · Not right? Tell us

TSVCreportedSilicon Valley · $1M

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Company profile

researched Sep 2026

Kinumi, Inc. is a New York City-based company offering a tech-enabled personal concierge service for active older adults, their family caregivers, and organizations that serve them. Members are matched with a personal "CareConcierge" who works with them through a coaching-based format to understand their life vision and set concrete goals for physical, mental, and emotional health, delivered through ongoing monthly 1:1 sessions. Beyond coaching, the service covers healthcare coordination, healthy lifestyle planning, help with household activities, nutrition and diet planning, finding activities and events, travel and trip planning, tech support, legal and financial services, and custom requests.

The company frames its offering around three audiences: active agers seeking to remain independent, family members and friends acting as caregivers, and organizations such as senior-serving groups, benefits managers, and healthcare brokers. It also runs a community and content layer, including member events, information sessions with a platform tour, a monthly newsletter, and a resources library of articles on successful aging and caregiving for older adults, families, and organizations.

In 2023 the company described itself as a holistic health and wellness platform connecting clients with medical professionals and fostering social connections, and positioned employer-sponsored caregiver support as a growth area following the launch of its health benefit practice.

Compiled by commissioned research from 8 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.

Key figures

latest reported
EmployeesJul 202630
Membership price - Gold planJan 2025$195
Membership price - Platinum planJan 2025$299
Membership price - Silver planJan 2025$99

Company-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.

Timeline · 3

launches, deals, and filings
Mar 2023
Launch of health benefit practice for employers

Kinumi announced a health benefit practice offering its concierge service to employers as a benefit for employee caregivers.

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Jan 2023
Rebrand and website launch as Kinumi

Branding agency Together led a naming and brand strategy engagement that produced the Kinumi name, brand system, content strategy, a client dashboard product prototype, and a new website; the prior name overlapped with another health startup in the medical marijuana space.

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Jan 2021
Participated in Techstars Future of Longevity Accelerator

Kinumi took part in the Techstars: Future of Longevity accelerator.

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Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.

▸Research sources · 8

primary sources listed

8 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.

Frequently asked questions

What does Kinumi do?
Kinumi is a tech-enabled personal concierge and wellness coaching service for active older adults and their family caregivers.
Who founded Kinumi?
Kinumi was founded by Chekesha C. Kidd, Amber Binford.
Who are Kinumi's investors?
Kinumi's investors include Techstars, TSVC.
Where is Kinumi headquartered?
Kinumi is headquartered in New York City, US.