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Neko, the body-scanning startup co-founded by Spotify’s Daniel Ek, snaps up $260M at a $1.8B valuation


Stockholm startup Neko Health has made a big bet on consumers wanting to learn about their state of health and how to prevent things going wrong. Now,

The Neko Health experience involves a visit to a clinic — calm, futuristic, minimalist — where, for £300, a customer gets an hour-long exam based around proprietary hardware and software. Image Credits: Neko HealthThose follow-ups might come shortly after the initial visit — for example, further monitoring of blood pressure or heart activity — or it might be another full appointment the following year. Some weeks ago, I heard from one of Neko’s early backers that some of the most insistent waitlisters were investors who wanted to check out the company first-hand for the health of their bodies and of their funds.

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