# Care

Is Daniel Ek’s new body scanner worth the hype? Sifted tried it out
Analysis
February 17, 2023
Is Daniel Ek’s new body scanner worth the hype? Sifted tried it out
Within two hours of its launch, Ek’s new startup Neko was fully booked
Mimi Billing
Spotify founder Daniel Ek officially launches new startup — and this time, he’s taking on healthcare
News
February 2, 2023
Spotify founder Daniel Ek officially launches new startup — and this time, he’s taking on healthcare
Neko Health's launch confirms earlier Sifted reporting on the Spotify founder's next moves
Mimi Billing
Will Spotify founder Daniel Ek’s all-in-one body scanner be the future of medical diagnostics?
Analysis
December 14, 2022
Will Spotify founder Daniel Ek’s all-in-one body scanner be the future of medical diagnostics?
Non-invasive diagnostics is one of medicine’s holy grails and could become Europe's next unicorn
Mimi Billing
Revealed: Spotify founder Daniel Ek’s secret healthtech startup
News
November 8, 2022
Revealed: Spotify founder Daniel Ek’s secret healthtech startup
A primary care clinic with whole-body diagnostics hardware
Mimi Billing
Healthtech startup Medoma raises €6m for ”virtual acute wards”
News
September 6, 2022
Healthtech startup Medoma raises €6m for ”virtual acute wards”
The Swedish startup aspires to treat acutely ill hospital patients at home
Mimi Billing
10 care tech startups to watch, according to VCs
Analysis
August 18, 2022
10 care tech startups to watch, according to VCs
We asked four healthtech VCs which startups they’ve got their eyes on.
Kai Nicol-Schwarz
Cera raises Europe’s biggest ever round in elderly care sector
News
August 4, 2022
Cera raises Europe’s biggest ever round in elderly care sector
The £260m debt and equity round sets the UK healthtech up as the clear frontrunner in the sector
Kai Nicol-Schwarz
Elderly care startup Birdie raises $30m
News
June 29, 2022
Elderly care startup Birdie raises $30m
The London-based startup has Europe in its crosshairs
Kai Nicol-Schwarz
Care home staffing app Florence raises £28.5m
News
June 1, 2022
Care home staffing app Florence raises £28.5m
The startup is the latest elederly healthtech to raise this month following rising investor interest in the sector.
Kai Nicol-Schwarz
Six healthtech startup ideas from top healthtech investors
Analysis
October 5, 2021
Six healthtech startup ideas from top healthtech investors
From fertility insurance to digital health, this is where investors think healthtech could do with a little TLC.
Connor Bilboe
Europe’s 17 healthtech startups to watch, according to top healthtech founders
Analysis
July 14, 2021
Europe’s 17 healthtech startups to watch, according to top healthtech founders
From wearables to women’s health, some of healthtech’s best-known founders nominate the startups they’re eyeing up.
Connor Bilboe
How Neatebox is building apps to help disabled people live independently
Interview
April 5, 2021
How Neatebox is building apps to help disabled people live independently
Edinburgh’s rising star, Neatebox, develops smartphone apps to help disabled people navigate busy city streets and shopping venues.
Sponsored by: Google For Startups
Cat tech: A purr-fect VC opportunity
Sifted Talks
March 8, 2021
Cat tech: A purr-fect VC opportunity
So far, feline-focused tech has garnered little interest from VC investors. Will cats ever get the cream?
Tom Ritchie
Lessons learned: When not-perfect is good enough
Interview
December 15, 2020
Lessons learned: When not-perfect is good enough
How healthtech startup Feebris commercialised almost overnight — and other stories of how startups adapted to the unexpected in 2020.
Sponsored by: Google For Startups
Looking to break more taboos: why Essity Ventures bets on Femtech
Interview
October 13, 2020
Looking to break more taboos: why Essity Ventures bets on Femtech
The head of Essity’s new innovation initiative talks to Sifted about plans to work with startups.
Sponsored by: Essity Ventures
This 83-year-old founder is riding the agetech wave: “My USP is my age”
Interview
October 12, 2020
This 83-year-old founder is riding the agetech wave: “My USP is my age”
Dutch longevity startup is putting the privacy of users first
Mimi Billing
The fastest growing healthtech startups in Sweden and the UK
Analysis
September 3, 2020
The fastest growing healthtech startups in Sweden and the UK
From staffing platforms to video consultations, dozens of healthtech startups based in the UK and Sweden have seen impressive growth over the past year.
Supported by: British Embassy Stockholm
Fixing an ageing approach to care
Interview
July 13, 2020
Fixing an ageing approach to care
Covid-19 has shown us that elderly care needs a rapid rethink, says Cera CEO Ben Maruthappu
Kit Gillet in Bucharest
Coronavirus: Which startups are winning and losing?
Analysis
March 24, 2020
Coronavirus: Which startups are winning and losing?
Europe’s founders on how coronavirus has shaken their plans.
Kitty Knowles
The robotics startup helping to fight coronavirus
Interview
March 9, 2020
The robotics startup helping to fight coronavirus
Blue Ocean Robotics finds success amid “the worst years of robotics history”.
Kitty Knowles
From robots to AI drugs, here are six tech startups fighting coronavirus
Analysis
March 2, 2020
From robots to AI drugs, here are six tech startups fighting coronavirus
Six founders talk about their cornavirus-fighting tech.
Kitty Knowles
With €2.7m Iceland’s star therapy startup is springing into Europe
Interview
December 10, 2019
With €2.7m Iceland’s star therapy startup is springing into Europe
“Leaving Iceland is something I should have done earlier,” says Kara Connect founder and chief executive Thorbjorg Helga.
Kitty Knowles
Visionable is using 5G to build smart ambulances
News
October 14, 2019
Visionable is using 5G to build smart ambulances
Will the ‘Skype for doctors’ startup transform health?
Kitty Knowles
Europe’s killer nanobot startups are taking on cancer
Analysis
August 26, 2019
Europe’s killer nanobot startups are taking on cancer
“Our nanobots could be packaged in pills."
Kitty Knowles

# Care

Is Daniel Ek’s new body scanner worth the hype? Sifted tried it out

Spotify founder Daniel Ek officially launches new startup — and this time, he’s taking on healthcare

Will Spotify founder Daniel Ek’s all-in-one body scanner be the future of medical diagnostics?

Revealed: Spotify founder Daniel Ek’s secret healthtech startup

Healthtech startup Medoma raises €6m for ”virtual acute wards”

10 care tech startups to watch, according to VCs

Cera raises Europe’s biggest ever round in elderly care sector

Elderly care startup Birdie raises $30m

Care home staffing app Florence raises £28.5m

Six healthtech startup ideas from top healthtech investors

Europe’s 17 healthtech startups to watch, according to top healthtech founders

How Neatebox is building apps to help disabled people live independently

Cat tech: A purr-fect VC opportunity

Lessons learned: When not-perfect is good enough

Looking to break more taboos: why Essity Ventures bets on Femtech

This 83-year-old founder is riding the agetech wave: “My USP is my age”

The fastest growing healthtech startups in Sweden and the UK

Fixing an ageing approach to care

Coronavirus: Which startups are winning and losing?

The robotics startup helping to fight coronavirus

From robots to AI drugs, here are six tech startups fighting coronavirus

With €2.7m Iceland’s star therapy startup is springing into Europe

Visionable is using 5G to build smart ambulances

Europe’s killer nanobot startups are taking on cancer