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August 19, 2020

Exclusive: Swedish healthtech Docly retreats from the UK market

80% of the team was laid off after a year without growth.


Mimi Billing

4 min read

Docly, the spin-off from Swedish healthcare startup Min Doktor, is getting rid of 80% of its team in the UK.

Doctor on-demand startups have seen a huge spike in business the last six months, mainly to do with the coronavirus pandemic. But one telemedicine startup, in particular, has not experienced the same lucky break.

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Mimi Billing

Mimi Billing is Sifted's Europe editor, based in Stockholm. She covers the Nordics and can be found on X and LinkedIn

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