Kenbi is a technology company.
Kenbi has raised $36.0M across 2 funding rounds.
Kenbi has raised $36.0M in total across 2 funding rounds.
Kenbi is a Berlin-based health tech company founded in 2019 that provides a tech-enabled platform for outpatient homecare services, addressing Germany's caregiver shortage by empowering decentralized teams of nurses.[1][2][3] It offers holistic solutions including household help, companionship, basic care, medical treatments, palliative care, diabetes therapy, and advisory services, serving patients and families primarily in the healthcare sector with over 120,000 monthly products and services delivered by more than 1,000 nurses across West and East Germany.[1][3] The company has raised $35.1M in total funding, including a $26.6M Series A round two years ago, and operates at Series A stage with strong growth, expanding from 22 care-hubs in three states to national rollout.[1][2]
Kenbi was founded in late 2019 by co-CEOs Katrin Alberding and Clemens Raemy, who met at Harvard Business School in 2009 and pursued separate entrepreneurial paths before reuniting, alongside CTO Bruno Pires with expertise in technology.[2][3][4] The idea emerged right before the COVID-19 outbreak, capitalizing on the need for innovative homecare amid a projected shortage of up to 500,000 caregivers in Germany by 2030; early traction came from launching decentralized care-teams in Lower Saxony, quickly scaling to serve over 400 patients by 2021.[2][4] Pivotal moments include rapid hiring via proprietary tech—onboarding nurses in days—and a €23.5M Series A in 2022 to fuel national expansion and tech enhancements.[2]
(Note: References to an unrelated Israeli fintech with a similar name exist but describe a distinct entity focused on AI for payments, not homecare.[5][7])
Kenbi rides the global homecare tech trend accelerated by aging populations, post-COVID demand for at-home services, and chronic caregiver shortages, particularly in Europe where Germany faces a 500,000-worker gap by 2030.[2][4] Its timing is ideal amid rising healthcare digitization, with market forces like labor shortages and regulatory support for outpatient care favoring scalable, tech-enabled models over centralized providers.[1][2] By building a proprietary ecosystem that automates admin work and empowers nurses, Kenbi influences the ecosystem through talent replenishment, setting new standards in care delivery and inspiring similar innovations in Europe's €200B+ homecare market.[3][4]
Kenbi is poised for national dominance in Germany's homecare sector, leveraging its Series A momentum to expand tech innovations for wider patient groups and deepen its 22+ care-hubs.[2] Trends like AI-driven personalization, further caregiver automation, and EU-wide aging demographics will shape its path, potentially driving acquisitions or further funding as it hits over 120,000 monthly services.[3] Its influence may evolve from regional disruptor to pan-European leader, redefining homecare by prioritizing nurse empowerment and tech efficiency—proving that in a talent-starved industry, the right platform scales care where it's needed most.[1][2]
Kenbi has raised $36.0M in total across 2 funding rounds.
Kenbi's investors include Accel, Addition, AirAngels, Amino Collective, AngelList Syndicator, backtrace capital, Benchmark, Blisce, BoxOne Ventures, Cherry Ventures, Felix Capital, Headline (formerly e.ventures).
Kenbi has raised $36.0M across 2 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $27.0M Series A in December 2021.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1, 2021 | $27.0M Series A | Accel, Addition, AirAngels, Amino Collective, AngelList Syndicator, backtrace capital, Benchmark, Blisce, BoxOne Ventures, Cherry Ventures, Felix Capital, Headline (formerly e.ventures), Heartcore Capital, Partech Ventures, Possible Ventures, Seven Seven Six, Singular, Talis Capital, Vayner RSE, Andy Chung, Emmanuel Seuge, Mato Peric | |
| Jan 1, 2021 | $9.0M Seed | Accel, Addition, AirAngels, Amino Collective, AngelList Syndicator, backtrace capital, Benchmark, Blisce, BoxOne Ventures, Cherry Ventures, Felix Capital, Headline (formerly e.ventures), Heartcore Capital, Partech Ventures, Possible Ventures, Seven Seven Six, Singular, Talis Capital, Vayner RSE, Andy Chung, Emmanuel Seuge, Mato Peric |