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February 22, 2023

After 8 years of losses, digital health scaleup Kry is heading for profitability in 2023

By shifting to physical care clinics and new verticals, Kry is already profitable in the Nordics


Mimi Billing

4 min read

Healthtech startup Kry was founded on the idea that digitisation could help healthcare become both more patient-oriented and more cost and time-effective.

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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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