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April 18, 2024

The Doctolib founders factory: Meet 16 employees-turned-founders

Europe’s most valuable digital health startup has produced a crop of alumni founders

In a battered and bruised digital health sector that’s seeing founders look increasingly to firesales in the absence of willing investors, Doctolib stands out.

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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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