African Healthtech Startups, Including MPharma, Sproxil Receive $225K Each In New I3 Cohort

Platos Health Launches Platos 3.0 with $1.4m Pre-Seed Round to Tackle Metabolic Health Crisis - Innovation Village | Technology, Product Reviews, Business

Platos Health has unveiled Platos 3.0—a bold shift into a proactive, preventive health economy—backed by a $1.4 million pre-seed funding round. Investors include Google for Startups, Invest International, and angel investors from global tech powerhouses like Google, Tesla, and Unicredit. This funding reinforces Platos’ mission to address the global rise in chronic diseases linked to excess body fat and metabolic dysfunction. From Diabetes Manage…

African Healthtech Startups, Including MPharma, Sproxil Receive $225K Each In New I3 Cohort

Seven African healthtech startups have been selected for the latest cohort of the Investing in Innovation Africa (i3) program. Each will receive up to $225,000 in grant funding and tailored support to scale solutions that improve medicine access. Backed by the Gates Foundation, Merck & Co. Inc. (MSD), Sanofi, and others, i3 supports growth-stage startups working to close critical health care gaps. This cohort emphasizes pharmacy-related solution…

Google and Tesla back Nigeria's Platos Health with $1.4 million

Backed by Google for Startups and angel investors from Tesla, Nigerian healthtech startup Plato Health has raised $1.4 million in pre-seed funding to scale its AI-driven platform and smart medical devices that help users monitor and manage chronic conditions from home.

Google-backed Platos Health raises $1.4 million pre-seed

Platos Health, a Lagos-based health-tech startup that allows people to monitor their body fat and other health metrics from the comfort of their homes, has raised a $1.4 million pre-seed round to scale its AI-driven metabolic health platform, Platos Monitor.  Google for Startups led the round, with participation from Invest International and a group of angel investors from Google, Tesla, and Unicredit. The company will use the funding to roll ou…