{
  "id": 15559116,
  "title": "Abby Care, which runs a clinically led, AI-powered platform to train and certify family caregivers, raised an $82M Series C led by Transformation Capital (Allie Garfinkle/Fortune)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/abby-care-which-runs-a-clinically-led-ai-powered-platform-to-train",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-19T04:40:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Techmeme",
    "slug": "techmeme",
    "url": "https://fortune.com/2026/10/15/startup-abby-care-raises-82-million-to-turn-family-members-into-paid-caregivers/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Abby Care, a provider of a clinically led, AI-powered platform for training and certifying family caregivers, has raised $82 million in a Series C funding round. According to Techmeme, the round was led by Transformation Capital.\n\nIn separate developments, the UAE-based creative technology startup Popcorn AI Studio secured $1 million in pre-seed funding. Wamda reports the package was led by Emirati entrepreneur and investor Mohammed Bin Bouta Alharsoosi and will be used for product development and international expansion into Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and the UAE. The startup, which offers AI tools for video production with a focus on Arabic-language content, also announced an AI filmmaking competition with a $70,000 prize pool.\n\nAdditionally, Qatar University, the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, and Scale AI have signed an agreement to develop the National Co-Advisor Platform. The Peninsula Qatar reports that this AI-powered solution aims to enhance academic advising by providing students with 24/7 access to personalized guidance and helping advisors automate administrative tasks.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Peninsula Qatar",
        "title": "QU, MCIT, Scale AI collaborate on national AI-powered academic advising platform",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/qu-mcit-scale-ai-collaborate-on-national-ai-powered-academic-advising",
        "published": "2026-10-18T12:37:20.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}