I dreamt of building rockets until my aunt's illness inspired me to build an AI startup that's raised nearly $10 million
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Jessica Orwig
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After her aunt's cancer diagnosis upended her family, Lily Vittayarukskul built an AI startup to help others prepare for long-term care.
Lily Vittayarukskul cofounded Waterlily, an AI platform enabling families to plan and finance long-term care, raising $9.2 million. Integrating healthcare, insurance, and financial services through AI signals a market consolidation opportunity, showing founders how fragmented sectors can be unified for consumer-facing monetization.
I dreamt of building rockets until my aunt's illness inspired me to build an AI startup that's raised nearly $10 million
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Jessica Orwig
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