Lantern provides a cloud‑based platform that guides individuals and families through creating and storing comprehensive end‑of‑life care plans, including legal documents, medical wishes, and personal messages. The service offers interactive templates, encrypted document storage, and secure sharing controls so designated family members, caregivers, and healthcare professionals can access up‑to‑date information when needed.
Funding
$25.5M raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
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Product
Problem
Families and individuals often struggle to organize, document, and share end-of-life preferences and care instructions, leading to fragmented information and uncertainty during critical moments.
Solution
Lantern offered a cloud‑based platform that guided users through creating comprehensive end-of-life care plans, consolidating legal documents, medical wishes, and personal messages in one secure location. The service provided step‑by‑step templates, educational resources, and the ability to share plans with designated family members, caregivers, and healthcare professionals. By centralizing this information, Lantern helped reduce ambiguity and ensured that a person's wishes were accessible and actionable when needed.
Target Audience
Primary users are adults planning their own end-of-life arrangements and families seeking to coordinate care preferences for loved ones.
Features
- Interactive, guided templates for advance directives, funeral preferences, and personal legacy content
- Encrypted storage of legal and medical documents with version history
- Secure sharing controls allowing users to grant view or edit access to family, caregivers, or providers
- Checklist and educational library to assist users in understanding end-of-life planning requirements
- Mobile‑optimized interface for easy plan updates and on‑the‑go access