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August 26, 2020

The new El Dorado for healthtech startups

Germany has been slow to embrace digital health — but with new legislation, Europe's largest healthcare market is opening up to startups.


Mimi Billing

5 min read

Kry launched in Germany almost a year ago – and now it can be reimbursed.

For European healthtech startups, Germany should be the promised land. It has the largest healthcare system in Europe (and the second largest in the world), the continent’s strongest economy and a population of 83 million people.

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Johannes Schildt, founder of Swedish doctor on demand app Kry.
Johannes Schildt, founder of Swedish doctor on demand app Kry.
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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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