pharmaphorum January 24, 2025
The new business venture of Spotify founder Daniel Ek – Neko Health – has raised $260 million to bring its full body-scanning technology to markets around the world.
Neko Health was co-founded by Ek and Swedish entrepreneur Hjalmar Nilsonne in 2018 to launch clinics offering preventive health checks using dozens of different sensors to map millions of health data points in the body to spot signs of developing illness.
It uses high-resolution 2D and 3D photography and thermal imaging, alongside cardiovascular measurements, grip strength, eye pressure assessment, and blood tests to generate data that is then assessed by AI and generates a report that is available to the customer within minutes.
The scan – which is followed by a doctor...