Kena Health

Healthcare, Health Tech

Author

Peniel Keme Kitoko
May 30, 2024 • Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes

🌎🌍🌏| Africa Thursday

Consult With a Nurse, Doctor or Therapist From Your Smartphone.

  Problem

  • Market Potential: Access to quality healthcare is a significant challenge in South Africa.

  • Challenge: Many South Africans delay medical care due to high costs and long wait times.

  • Lacking Tool: There is a lack of affordable, accessible healthcare solutions for everyday health concerns.

    • Extra Barriers: Many South Africans rely on inadequate home remedies or online advice.

This issue's Startup directly connects users to healthcare professionals.

  Solution

Kena Health

Kena Health offers an app providing affordable, quality healthcare through consultations with medical professionals.

How: Through their team-based approach they achieve lower costs for consultations, prescriptions, and more.

  • Platform: The app allows consultations via text, voice, or video, providing medical advice, diagnoses, and referrals.

  • Target: Kena Health targets South Africans needing affordable and convenient access to healthcare.

  • Resolving: Kena Health addresses the high cost and inaccessibility of quality healthcare in South Africa.

Product Demonstration

  Company Info

  • Industry: Healthcare, Health Tech

  • Business Model: Consultation Fees, B2C

  • HQ: Johannesburg, South Africa

  • Founding Year: 2021

  • Employee Count: 11-50

  • Investors: Cardo Health, Next176, Tofino Capital

  • Funding Amount: $2.1 million

  Traction

  •   Over 300,000 app downloads

  •   Rated 4.7/5 on Google Play and 4.9/5 on the Apple App Store

  •   Named 2023 App of the Year at the MTN Business App Awards

  Competition Advantages

  • Lower costs through a team-based approach

  • Seamless user experience with integrated services

  • High-quality care with direct employment of healthcare professionals

  Founders

  • Saul Kornik CEO & Founder (Experienced entrepreneur in healthtech)

  Job Opportunities & Contact

  • Hiring Status: Active

  • Contact Information:

    • https://www.linkedin.com/company/kenahealth/

    • https://twitter.com/i/flow/login?redirect_after_login=%2Fkenahealth

    • [email protected]

  Why Invest by George

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Ooh-ooh-ahh-ahh! Kena Health make monkey doctors and nurses talk to you on your phone for less bananas!

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- George Capuchinski -

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