Analysis

June 3, 2019

Digital health startup turns to pets to boost profits

With a lucrative deal to license its platform for animal care, the digital healthcare provider Doktor.se got an offer it couldn't resist.


Mimi Billing

3 min read

Cashflow problem as a digital health provider? One solution is to diversify into dogtech. Photo credit: Pixabay.

Digital health providers all across Europe are creating a lot of buzz, but they have one problem — they are not making money.

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Martin Lindman is chief executive and founder of Doktor.se.
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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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