docdok.health closes an oversubscribed financing round Startupticker.ch | The Swiss Startup News channel
Summary
Among its customers and partners are two of the top ten hospitals in the world (Sheba Medical Center in Israel and University Hospital Zurich in Switzerland), several leading pharmaceutical companies, international medical associations, and tech firms like IBM. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the start-up saw a rising need for digital health solutions which resulted in its rapid growth. By using docdok both in everyday clinical practice and for studies, docdok uniquely closes the communication and information gap between patients and the main players in the health care system and improves patient care by collecting and providing patient-generated health data. Fresh capital to boost further growth Existing shareholders and new investors have also seen great potential in the company’s offering, hence their participation in the newly concluded oversubscribed financing round. CEO and Co-Founder Ulrich Muehlner states: “The new funding will be mainly used to accelerate the international roll-out of our docdok platform and to on-board key hires.