Zoi, A Preventive Care Startup Co-Founded By A Former Macron Advisor, Raises $23 Million Seed Round
01/25/22, 6:00 AM
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$23 million
Round Type
seed
Meet Zoi, a new French startup that wants to combine routine medical checkups with preventive care through a mobile app. The startup has been co-founded by Ismaël Emelien, former special advisor to Emmanuel Macron during the early days of its presidency, and Paul Dupuy, who previously worked on Workwell.
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Before I tell you more about the product and vision, it’s also worth noting that the company has raised an impressive seed round of $23 million (€20 million) from business angels exclusively. The company isn’t working on new treatments, medicines or vaccines. , the startup will send you an invite to tell you that it’s time to visit a Zoi health center. The company will get blood samples, check your vision, your hearing, your heart and more. The startup expects to launch its first clinic by the end of the year. The company compares its offering with checkup centers in Paris, such as the checkup center of the American Hospital in Paris. Over time, the startup also hopes that it can lower its subscription price thanks to economies of scale. Second, while the startup relies heavily on nudge, Zoi isn’t going be an easy sell for people who don’t live in Paris near Zoi’s inaugural center. To be fair, the startup already plans to expand beyond Paris and the annual checkup only takes a few hours. Based on that first checkup, Zoi will use data science to process that data. There will be a testing phase before Zoi starts accepting a large number of patients. Zoi is a healthcare startup that focuses on preventive care.