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May 14, 2019

Docplanner and Doctolib are heading for a face-off

Polish medical bookings platform raises €80m and eyes acquisitions


Maija Palmer

4 min read

Docplanner CEO Mariusz Gralewski

Rivalry between Europe’s two biggest healthcare startups intensified on Tuesday, as Docplanner, the Polish medical booking platform raised €80m in a series-E funding round, putting it in a position to challenge heavily-funded rival Doctolib.   

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Mariusz Gralewski, CEO of Docplanner
Mariusz Gralewski, CEO of Docplanner
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Docplanner has raided €130m so far
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Doctolib is present in France and Germany
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