Linkage Ventures will identify, evaluate and invest in early stage technologies. Linkage itself will be a source of dealflow while CincyTech has access to public and private funding.

Linkage, a non-profit organisation made up of 600 senior living communities in 39 US states, and Ohio state-backed CincyTech have set up a quasi-corporate venturing group to back technology start-ups for older people.

Linkage Ventures will identify, evaluate and invest in early stage technologies. Linkage itself will be a source of dealflow and run the Ventures unit while CincyTech has access to public and private funding.

Linkage has hired investment banker and former technology company executive John Hopper as managing…