Reteena
Category: AI in Healthcare
A youth-led AI research lab developing accessible Alzheimer’s diagnostic tools and emotionally intelligent memory assistance platforms. Reteena was founded in 2024. The company is led by Alex Yang. Based in Seoul, South Korea. Team size: 10-50. Total funding raised: Undisclosed (Grant-funded). Latest round: Grant (Microsoft for Startups, 2024). Key investors include Microsoft, Hack Club.
- Founded
- 2024
- Headquarters
- Seoul, South Korea
- Team size
- 10-50
- Total funding
- Undisclosed (Grant-funded)
Value proposition
Democratizes Alzheimer's care by enabling high-quality diagnostics on cheap hardware and providing continuous, personalized AI memory therapy.
Products and solutions
Remembrance (AI Memory Assistant & Reminiscence Therapy), Clarity (Low-field MRI Enhancement Framework)
Unique value
Founded by a globally distributed team of high school researchers; focuses on 'human-friendly' UX similar to Obsidian for memory preservation.
Target customer
Early-stage Alzheimer’s patients, family caregivers, and resource-constrained healthcare clinics.
Industries served
Healthcare AI, AgeTech, Medical Imaging, Digital Therapeutics
Technology advantage
Proprietary deep learning models that upgrade low-cost medical hardware (low-field MRI) to clinical standards, drastically reducing diagnostic costs.
How they differentiate
Hardware-agnostic low-field MRI enhancement software combined with a consumer-facing memory therapy app; focuses on accessibility for low-resource settings.
Main competitors
Hyperfine (Portable MRI Hardware), Altoida (Digital Biomarkers), Novoic (Speech AI)
Key partnerships
Microsoft (Fiscal Sponsorship), Hack Club, IEEE BigData Conference (Research Presentation)
Major milestones
Founded in Jan 2024 by Alex Yang, Accepted into Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub, Research paper accepted at IEEE BigData Conference 2024
Growth metrics
Pre-revenue; Team of ~12 researchers; Research paper accepted at IEEE BigData 2024.
Market positioning
Accessible, youth-led software challenger targeting the 'democratization' of Alzheimer's diagnostics.
Geographic focus
Global (Research), South Korea (HQ), Developing Nations (Target Market)
Patents and IP
None (Open-source development model)
About Alex Yang
High school senior at North London Collegiate School Jeju; Researcher in Knowledge Graphs and Healthcare AI; Previously founded student-led tech initiatives.
Official website: https://reteena.org/