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April 6, 2022

Avi Medical raises €50m to bring back the family doctor experience

German startup has plans to launch 100 physical clinics over the next two years. Is digital-only dead?


Digital-only healthcare is so 2020. A new generation of VC-backed companies are betting on a combination of slick online care and brick-and-mortar clinics. 

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Avi Medical cofounders Julian Kley and Vlad Lata
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Kai Nicol-Schwarz

Kai Nicol-Schwarz was a senior reporter at Sifted. He covered AI and UK tech.

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