Swedish healthtech startup Neko Health is opening another body scanning clinic in London’s trendy Spitalfields Market, just six months after the company’s UK launch.
The new clinic is the company’s biggest so far, located in a standalone building of 7,466-square-foot — the equivalent of ten two-bedroom flats — the company says it will have the capacity to scan up to 30k people annually.
Founded by Spotify’s Daniel Ek and Hjalmar Nilsonne in 2023, Neko Health focuses on preventative healthtech, offering full-body health scans designed to detect early signs of illness. Since launching its first body scanning facility in Stockholm, over 15k people have been scanned.
“This Health Centre is built for scale, and we’re doubling down in London. Healthcare has long been centered around reactiveness, with care often beginning only after symptoms appear. At Neko Health, we turn that notion on its head,” Neko’s CEO Nilsonne says in a statement.
The Neko Health scan costs £299 in the UK and maps millions of health data points on the body in just a few minutes. It also checks for skin irregularities, symptoms of metabolic syndrome and risk factors for stroke and heart attack, along with blood sugar levels to assess pre-diabetes risk. A complete visit should take just under one hour.
Neko’s plans to open two more health clinics in London and expand to other cities across the UK this year. The company also plans to expand to the US this year.
In January, Neko raised a $260m Series B led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, with participation from General Catalyst, O.G. Venture Partners, Rosello, Lakestar and Atomico. The funding brought Neko’s valuation to a whopping $1.7bn.
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