Kenya-based MyHealth Africa, an integrated healthcare platform has secured $1 million seed funding in a round led by GIIG Africa Fund, with participation from Japanese-based Samurai VC, a family office and existing investors. This brings the total amount raised by the startup, which received its pre-seed funding last year, to $1.3 million.
Founded in 2018, the startup has grown rapidly to reach several milestones including winning the Best Healthtech Company in Africa from the Global Startup Awards for 2022 and the Digital Innovation Award from Bumrungrad International Hospital for 2021. MyHealth, aims to make it easier for patients to find the right medical specialists, services and treatment, in Africa and around the world.
“MyHealth Africa plans to invest the funds to continue rapidly expanding across Africa. We also plan to launch two new regions in 2023, including the Middle East and South Asia, which are already our second and third-largest markets. We assist hundreds of patients each month from these two markets to access specialized healthcare services at our network of leading hospitals in the Middle East, Europe, South Asia and Asia, currently from our office in Kenya,” said MyHealth Africa founder and CEO Ryan Marincowitz.
MyHealth Africa aims to transform the way patients access healthcare services around the world, starting in Africa.The company says that it serves more than 1,200 patients monthly, having grown month on month patient visits by an average of 11% in 2022.
The startup has so far assisted over 27,000 patients to access specialized healthcare services from more than 1,500 medical professionals and health facilities.
“Across the continent, we have seen over the past few years how technology and innovation are having a real impact on the health and wellness of Africans,” said GIIG Africa co-founder Philip Baldwin.
“When we first encountered MyHealth Africa during the last season of GSA Africa, we became engrossed in learning how this startup was revolutionizing the East African healthcare landscape. And today, we could not be more pleased to announce our formal partnership in helping take the MyHealth Africa solution to the world,” he said.