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Elefantia raises €1M to preserve life stories through technology

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OneRagtime is proud to announce it has led the €1 million funding round for Elefantia, a French startup that combines IA and human support to help everyone recount, preserve, and pass on their story.

An application serving memory and intergenerational connection

Starting from a simple observation—too many precious stories disappear with our elders—Elefantia offers an application that asks the right questions, initiates a conversation, and transcribes life stories in the form of a faithful and personalized biography.

Originally designed for seniors, the platform quickly established itself as a universal tool. Today, all generations use it to preserve their experiences and share them with their loved ones.

The originality of Elefantia lies in a hybrid approach between technology and humans:

  • an IA assistant that facilitates storytelling, structuring, and personalization of narratives;
  • a community of at-home facilitators, the Elefantos, who guide users, provide reassurance, and encourage adoption, particularly among the elderly.

Their number, expected to grow from 50 to 500 in the future, illustrates the startup's rapid growth and the increasing interest in this service with high human and social impact.

An emerging market with high potential

Already adopted by thousands of users, families, and senior residences, Elefantia aims to become the French benchmark for memory and life stories. This levée de fonds will allow the startup to:

  • strengthen its teams;
  • increase its brand awareness;
  • begin its international deployment.

A conviction shared by OneRagtime

For OneRagtime, this investment aligns perfectly with its mission: supporting entrepreneurs who combine technology and positive impact.

"Every life deserves to be told and passed on. With Elefantia, we offer everyone a simple way to preserve their story for future generations," explains Guillaume Besson, co-founder of Elefantia.

A project full of promise

With this round, Elefantia continues its ambition: to become the leading intergenerational souvenir application, for everyone, forever.

The OneRagtime team is happy to support this meaningful adventure and to participate in building a European champion of memory tech.

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