Tag: Healthcare
Nigerian mental health technology startup Mytherapist is helping individuals and couples access professional therapy through online consultations, appointment bookings and digital wellbeing tools, as it seeks to make mental healthcare more accessible and affordable. Founded in 2021...
Nigerian healthcare technology startup Helium Health has secured a $2.5 million grant from Google.org to deploy artificial intelligence (AI) solutions aimed at improving maternal healthcare delivery and reducing preventable deaths in Nigeria.
The funding will support the...
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BranchLab Raises $26m to Fix Pharma’s Slow Data Problem with Privacy-First AI
Pharmaceutical companies have never lacked data. What they have lacked is speed. It is this inefficiency that has driven investor interest in BranchLab, a...
Business Corner: How to Start Healthtech and Digital Healthcare Startups and Attract Global Investors
In 2021, healthtech and digital healthcare startups in Africa entered a new phase after executives at one of Silicon Valley’s most influential investment firms...
Healthtech Startup, SquareMind Is Building AI-powered Skin Imaging Robot to Scale Early Cancer Detection
SquareMind, an artificial intelligence and robotics start-up focused on dermatology, has secured $18 million to accelerate the commercial rollout of its full-body skin imaging...
Exclusive: How Le Roux Viljoen Is Building South Africa’s Surgical Theatre Assistance Network With Surgical Assistant and SurgiFlow
Operating theatres are among the most high-stakes environments in medicine, as every procedure requires a precisely coordinated team. Yet for years, surgeons in South...
Zipline Partners Rwanda for Nationwide Drone Delivery of Medicines
Rwanda has taken a historic step in autonomous logistics by signing an expansion agreement with US-based drone company Zipline, positioning the East African nation...
Nigerian Healthtech Startup, SereniMind, Launches Digital Campaign to Tackle Mental Health Across 25 African Countries
A Nigerian youth-led health technology startup, SereniMind, has launched a pan-African mental health awareness campaign aimed at challenging stigma and promoting emotional wellbeing among...
Gates Foundation and OpenAI Launch $50m Initiative to Deploy AI in African Health Clinics, Starting with Rwanda
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and OpenAI have unveiled a new health initiative aimed at integrating artificial intelligence into primary healthcare systems across...
Singapore Startup, Zeya Health, Raises $575,000 to Build AI Infrastructure for Clinics Across Asia-Pacific
Zeya Health, a Singapore-based healthcare technology startup building artificial intelligence (AI)-native infrastructure for clinical providers, has raised US$575,000 in pre-seed funding from global early-stage...
The Future of Healthtech Startups: Trends and Opportunities
The future of healthtech startups is being shaped by a powerful convergence of technology, demographics, regulation, and shifting patient expectations. As healthcare systems worldwide...
How Kenyan Startup, Zendawa, is Digitising and Bringing Africa’s Neighbourhood Pharmacies Online
Zendawa, a Kenyan startup based in Nakuru, believes the future of African healthcare runs through micro-pharmacies. Founded in 2022, the team has developed a...
How to Start a HealthTech Startup: A Comprehensive Guide
Launching a HealthTech startup is one of the most ambitious paths a founder can take. The sector sits at the intersection of healthcare, technology,...
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