Little Journey Raises £6M Series A to Scale Digital Health Platform Reducing Children’s Hospital Anxiety
Summary
Little Journey is uniquely positioned to fill this expertise gap and tackle these challenges to advance global paediatric medicine.The company, founded in 2018 by Dr. Chris Evans and Sophie Copley, has developed an app supporting children through medical procedures. Currently used in over 100 hospitals across 11 countries with content in 20 languages, the platform supports children through various procedures including MRI, mental health assessments, and blood tests.Were ready to take our product capabilities to the next level. With this Series A funding, we will enhance our data capabilities and further globalise our offering, enabling a data-driven, personalised model of care in paediatrics. We are committed to supporting high-growth, impactful health tech companies that have the potential to revolutionise the way that care is delivered, said Elizabeth Young, Investment Manager at Par Equity. The company has also secured additional grant funding of \xa32.09 million from the LEGO Foundations Play for All Accelerator and \xa3493,000 from SBRI Healthcare for enhancing app accessibility for children with disabilities.