Sydney-based digital well being startup Andi Well being has raised $600,000 in pre-seed funding.
The spherical was led by Melbourne VC Brenteca Investments. The money is for Andi to construct what it says is “the world’s first human well being coach in your pocket”.
Andi’s subscription-based well being administration platform integrates a spread of well being gadgets and analytics, combining them with private teaching for higher well being outcomes.
Based by Akshin Goswami, David Corbineau, Gloria Yu, and Luke Grana in 2020. Grana, Andi’s CEO, was pushed to construct the platform when he was seeking to enhance his well being, however couldn’t discover a easy resolution at an reasonably priced value.
“After visiting my GP, I realized that I had hypertension and excessive ldl cholesterol, which put me liable to coronary heart illness and diabetes. I attempted wearables, exercise trackers and labored with a well being coach to get more healthy,” he stated.
“That’s after I realised how dispersed and costly it was. Impressed to alter this, I made a decision to construct a greater approach and convey all three parts collectively, at an reasonably priced value.”
Alongside accelerating product growth for a 2023 launch date, Grana stated Andi Well being can also be ramping up its native hiring plans.
His co-founder, Gloria Yu, Andi’s head of product stated that in Australia, 80% of untimely deaths are attributable to continual circumstances resembling diabetes, hypertension, coronary heart illness, weight problems and sleep issues.
This system will give subscription members a easy strategy to monitor their stats: every day exercise, sleep, restoration, blood stress, physique fats proportion, after which obtain their well being targets with month-to-month classes with a well being coach.
“Right this moment, you possibly can monitor your well being in countless methods. Realizing your well being information is nice, however most individuals don’t know what to do subsequent,” she stated.
“Connecting folks with a well being coach is what units us aside. Individuals now have a strategy to perceive their well being standing and study more healthy habits that match private targets and circumstances. We’ve designed a platform that can change how well being care is managed at house; I’m excited for folks to expertise our strategy.”
Brenteca companion and COO Luke Horton stated: “We see the clear alternative that an built-in resolution has to drive well being outcomes and overcome the challenges of the present fragmented buyer expertise. Andi’s imaginative and prescient and providing has the potential to make significant progress and empower folks to handle their well being.”
The month-to-month subscription plans begin at $40 and anybody in Australia, Hong Kong and the US, can entry the six-month program right this moment. Program enrolment begins from 1 Could, 2022.
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