MyHealth Africa, a Nairobi-based e-health startup, has raised a $1 million seed round to fuel its expansion across Africa and beyond.

MyHealth Africa, founded in 2017, is a full-service integrated healthcare platform that connects patients with local and international health specialists and facilities. The solution aims to address significant inefficiencies, enhance subpar services, and contribute to the advancement of patient-centered care in emerging market healthcare systems.

Over 6,000 medical professionals and clinics have used the site, which has facilitated over 26,000 visits.

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The GIIG Africa Fund led MyHealth Africa’s oversubscribed round, which also included Samurai VC, a family office, and existing shareholders. The money will be used to fuel the company’s expansion across Africa, with fresh market entries in the Middle East and South Asia planned for 2023.

“We are very excited to welcome GIIG Africa to our cohort of investors, alongside Samurai VC and other investors. The capital raised during this period will be used to help us expand across Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia as we take the company a step closer to our goal of transforming the way that patients the world-over access specialised healthcare services. The future of health-tech in Africa and emerging markets is bright, and we are excited to be at the forefront, paving the way to quality healthcare services in the region and beyond,” said Ryan Marincowitz, founder and CEO of MyHealth Africa.

“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 the co-founder of GIIG Africa, Philip Baldwin. “When we first encountered MyHealth Africa during the last season of GSA Africa, we became engrossed in learning how this startup was revolutionising 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.”

Charles Rapulu Udoh

Charles Rapulu Udoh is a Lagos-based lawyer, who has several years of experience working in Africa’s burgeoning tech startup industry. He has closed multi-million dollar deals bordering on venture capital, private equity, intellectual property (trademark, patent or design, etc.), mergers and acquisitions, in countries such as in the Delaware, New York, UK, Singapore, British Virgin Islands, South Africa, Nigeria etc. He’s also a corporate governance and cross-border data privacy and tax expert. 
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