Jean Anne Booth sold two chip companies to Texas Instruments and Apple, then un-retired to solve one stubborn problem: her 80-year-old mother would not wear anything that looked like a call-for-help button.
Avenidas is a Palo Alto-based nonprofit that has helped older adults on the mid-Peninsula stay active, connected and independent since 1969. From its flagship enrichment center at 450 Bryant Street, plus the Rose Kleiner adult day health center in Mountain View, it runs fitness, arts and lifelong-learning classes, door-to-door transportation, caregiver support, the Avenidas Village aging-in-place membership, a Chinese Community Center and an LGBTQ Rainbow Collective - serving thousands of seniors and their families each year.
Chapter is an AI-native Medicare advisory platform that helps older Americans choose the right Medicare and retirement healthcare coverage. Instead of acting as a commission-driven marketplace, Chapter reviews plans from every insurance carrier nationwide and pairs that data with licensed, independent advisors to deliver unbiased recommendations. Founded in New York in 2020, the company has supported more than 500,000 enrollees and crossed $100 million in annual recurring revenue.