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.
The France-based appointment booking and clinic management software company has a €5.8bn valuation — the highest for a digital health startup in Europe — and has raised $536m since launching in 2013, according to Dealroom.
In that time, Doctolib says it’s worked with 80m patients in France and Germany, and has been used by 900k healthcare professionals.
It employs more than 3k people — and is launching a generation of alumni founders that’ve gone onto launch their own startups: Sifted has tracked down 16 former Doctolib employees who have launched their own ventures. Surprisingly, just three of them have chosen to stay in the healthtech sector, with the list featuring a number of ecommerce startups, SaaS platforms, a company making robotic arms and a fintech.
If we’ve missed any Doctolib alumni who’ve gone on to become founders, please get in touch at kai@sifted.eu.
La Fourche
Founded: 2018
Funding: $37.8m, according to Dealroom
HQ: Paris
La Fourche is an online grocery store selling organic products. It was founded by former Doctolib account manager Boris Meton. In February, the startup raised a €24m round led byfeaturing Eight Roads.
Vibe.co
Founded: 2021
Funding: $22.5m, according to Dealroom
HQ: Chicago, US and Paris
Founded by Doctolib cofounder Franck Tetzlaff, Vibe.co is a French-US adtech startup which aims to make it easier for companies to advertise on TV. It picked up a $22.5m Series A in February this year, from investors including Elaia Partners, Sequoia Capital and Singular.
Modjo
Founded: 2020
Funding: €14m
HQ: Paris
Founded by former Doctolib sales manager Paul Berloty, Modjo is a productivity and sales platform for businesses. It uses AI to analyse data from conversations with clients and automate CRM data entry. According to Berloty, it has 400 customers across Europe, including unicorn healthtechs Alan and Doctolib.
Faume
Founded: 2019
Funding: $10.1m, according to Dealroom
HQ: Paris
Faume is a SaaS platform that helps fashion brands sell secondhand clothes. It was founded by Aymeric Déchin, who previously worked in sales at Doctolib. It last raised funding in a €7m Series A round in November 2022, which included investors Daphni and Bpifrance.
Allisone.ai
Founded: 2022
Funding: €10m
HQ: Paris
Allisone is an AI-driven platform that helps dentists communicate with patients. It was founded by Cédric Turquem, who was a sales director at Doctolib. The startup works with over 5.5k dentists across the EU and UK, according to Turquem. Allisone last raised in a €10m round in September 2022, from investors including Spanish VC firm Samaipata and Paris-based C4 Ventures.
Motto
Founded: 2021
Funding: €5m
HQ: Paris
Founded by former Doctolib software engineer Pierre-François de Rougé, Motto is an electric bike subscription service. De Rougé tells Sifted that the startup makes €1m in annual recurring revenue and is nearing 2k subscriptions.
Myr.ai
Founded: 2020
Funding: €3m
HQ: Paris
Founded by ex-Doctolib sales worker Axel Hars, Myr.ai is a SaaS platform which automates the organisation of office management tasks like cleaning and maintenance. According to Hars, Myr.ai currently works with over 100 customers.
Nimbl’bot
Founded: 2018
Funding: $2.2m, according to Dealroom
HQ: Bordeaux, France
Nimbl’bot makes robotic arms for the manufacturing industry. It was founded by former Doctolib business development manager Alice Lassalle.
Caravel
Founded: 2020
Funding: €1.5m, acquired
HQ: Remote, France
Caravel is an investment platform which offers retirement savings plans and life insurance schemes. It was founded by Olivier Rull, who was previously an intern at Doctolib. Caravel was acquired by Indexa Capital Group in March this year.
Cinify
Founded: 2023
Funding: Bootstrapped
HQ: Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Cinify is a SaaS platform for health organisations, managing things like data warehousing and APIs for patient management and HR software. It was founded by Jan Vordenbäumen, who was an account manager at Doctolib.
Dear Helpee
Founded: 2021
Funding: Undisclosed
HQ: Paris
Dear Helpee is an app that helps caregivers find professional carers to support them. It was founded by Léa Gasparoux, who was a sales manager at Doctolib.
Locomotive
Founded: 2019
Funding: Undisclosed
HQ: Paris
Locomotive describes itself as an “all-in-one communication tool” for businesses to speak to their customers, across multiple channels like email, webchat and phonecalls. It was founded by Corentin Poret, who previously worked in sales for Doctolib.
Gloria
Founded: 2019
Funding: Undisclosed
HQ: Paris
Gloria supports businesses with diversity and inclusion initiatives and training. It was founded by Florie Benhamou, who was a product director at Doctolib.
SEOpital
Founded: 2023
Funding: Undisclosed
HQ: Paris
Founded by former Doctolib SEO project manager Mathilde Gramont, SEOpital is an adtech startup.
Sonnar
Founded: 2021
Funding: Undisclosed
HQ: Paris
Sonnar is an executive search company, founded by Doctolib alum Thibaut Dousset — who was working on the healthtech’s go-to-market strategy. It raised a pre-seed round in 2022 from Doctolib cofounderAntoine Freysz and Doctolib chief people officer Matthieu Birach.
StageMe
Founded: 2021
Funding: Undisclosed
HQ: Düsseldorf, Germany
StageMe is an ecommerce platform that allows vendors to produce live, interactive product demos. It was founded by Christian Wilhelm Roth, who was previously an account manager at Doctolib.
