Neko Health to open first U.S. clinic in New York this spring

Neko Health, the Swedish health‑tech start‑up backed by Spotify founder Daniel Ek and co‑founder Hjalmar Nilsonne, plans to open its first U.S. clinic in New York this spring, DealBook first reported. The company, founded in 2018 and valued at roughly $1.7 billion, has been offering full‑body diagnostic scans in Sweden and Britain and says it wants to make noninvasive scans as routine as an annual checkup.

Neko Health relies on scores of sensors and cameras and a mix of proprietary and off‑the‑shelf technologies — not M.R.I. or X‑rays — to measure heart function and circulation and to photograph and map the body for possible cancerous lesions. Mr. Ek said “Neko was built around a simple idea: Health care works best when it helps people stay healthy, not just treat illness,” and that New York’s diversity makes it an appealing place to build.

The company has raised about $330 million from investors including Lightspeed Venture Partners, General Catalyst, Lakestar, Atomico and Mr. Ek’s Prima Materia, and said it was on pace to provide more than 200,000 scans worldwide this year, a roughly fourfold increase from 2024. Neko reported a waiting list of more than 300,000, including many Americans; it did not disclose what U.S.

scans would cost (an hourlong visit in Stockholm costs 2,750 Swedish krona, about $300). By contrast, some U.S. rivals’ most comprehensive scans can cost $3,999.

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