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Its developer, a spinoff from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, is looking to raise up to $1.5 million to commercialise their MCI screening tool.
Besides gaining improved cognitive outcomes, it has also received positive perceptions and acceptance from elderly users.
The startup said the round brings its total raise to $17.5 million.
BizBaz adds health scanning capabilities to its app that gamifies and rewards health and wellness activities.
Its metaverse ecosystem will incentivise users for healthy behaviours and completing gamified fitness activities.
The app also helped children meet therapeutic goals. However, it didn't make a significant difference in overall anxiety or functional impairments.
MindMaze said the funds will allow it to accelerate the commercialization of its rehab tools and expand its brain-repair products.
The game is expected to roll out in early 2022 and in the winter of 2021 for members.
Although the results from this study were modest, the researchers note that even slight increases in physical activity can have health benefits.
The Qwalker app rewards users with redeemable points for each completed daily task.