Analysis

January 15, 2020

Tackling the $1tn diabetes care market — with an app

As Swiss startup Oviva raises $21m for its diabetes management app, we take a look at the wider digital therapeutics sector. Is this where healthcare is heading?


Amy Lewin

5 min read

There are around 60m people in Europe with diabetes — and healthcare costs for Type 2 diabetes, the most common kind, account for 1% of the global economy (more than $1tn).

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Julia Hawkins, partner at LocalGlobe
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Kai Eberhardt, CEO and cofounder of Oviva
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Amy Lewin

Amy Lewin is Sifted’s editor and host of Startup Europe — The Sifted Podcast . Follow her on X, LinkedIn and Bluesky

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