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MediQuo builds a digital health platform primarily offering chat-based medical consultations. Its core product is an application designed for secure communication between patients and various healthcare specialists, enabling remote medical advice and integration of patient medical history. This telemedicine service is built to be GDPR and health data compliant, ensuring privacy and regulatory adherence for its users and partners.
The company was founded in 2017 in Barcelona, Spain, by Guillem Serra. Serra’s extensive background in both the health sector and investments, including his previous venture MeetingDoctors, provided the foundational insight for creating an accessible and secure digital solution for everyday medical queries and consultations, bridging the gap between patients and medical professionals.
MediQuo primarily serves institutional clients such as insurance companies, hospitals, and corporate wellness programs, which integrate its platform to offer enhanced digital health services. The company's vision is to facilitate more efficient and controlled communication for healthcare professionals while providing users with convenient, secure, and instant access to medical expertise, ultimately making healthcare more approachable and integrated into daily life.
MediQuo has raised $14.8M across 6 funding rounds.
MediQuo has raised $14.8M in total across 6 funding rounds.
MediQuo has raised $14.8M in total across 6 funding rounds.
MediQuo's investors include Grupo Silanes, Capital Cell, Encomenda, Tokavi, Trampoline Venture Partners, Ramon Saltor, Carlos Blanco, Encomenda Smart Capital, FJ Labs, KFund, Guillem Serra, Lina Chong.
MediQuo is a Barcelona-based healthcare technology company, operating as Medipremium S.L., that develops a leading eHealth mobile app enabling 24/7 access to doctors and specialists via chat, primarily in Spain and Latin America.[1][2][4] The platform serves patients seeking quick medical consultations, health tracking, and wellness management, while also offering tools like mediQuo PRO for healthcare professionals in fields such as general medicine, pediatrics, gynecology, dermatology, cardiology, psychology, and nutrition; it solves barriers to timely healthcare access by providing an always-on "hospital in your pocket" with features like digital prescriptions, health groups, and validated medical content.[1][3][4][5][6] By late 2019, it achieved 940,000 consultations and 570,000 downloads, raised under €5 million in funding including a €2 million round in 2020 to launch mediQuo PRO, and partners with major Spanish hospital groups and corporations, indicating solid early growth on a subscription model.[1][4]
MediQuo was founded by Guillem Serra, a trained doctor from a family of physicians who opted out of traditional practice due to its repetitive nature, instead creating a compliant platform to connect patients and doctors seamlessly—earning it the nickname "WhatsApp for healthcare."[4] Launched in November 2017 by Barcelona-based Medipremium S.L., the app quickly focused on Spain and Latin America to democratize mobile doctor access, hitting pivotal traction with 940,000 consultations and 570,000 downloads by end-2019, followed by the 2020 rollout of mediQuo PRO amid rising telemedicine demand.[1][4] Early momentum included securing €2 million in funding and partnerships with Spain's second-largest medical hospital group, navigating challenges like varying healthcare systems and payment willingness across regions.[1][4]
MediQuo rides the telemedicine boom, accelerated by the shift to online-first healthcare post-2020, where trends like insurance-covered virtual consultations and hybrid online-offline hospital models have made platforms like this essential.[4] Timing aligns with rising mobile health adoption in Spain and Latin America, where public systems vary and digital solutions bridge access gaps amid cultural engagement differences.[1][4] Market forces favoring it include sustained telemedicine demand ("here to stay"), corporate and hospital partnerships, and expansion potential in underserved regions, influencing the ecosystem by normalizing chat-based care and pushing incumbents toward digital integration.[1][4]
MediQuo is poised to deepen hybrid care integration, blending online chats with offline procedures as hospitals adopt "online-first" strategies and insurers expand virtual coverage.[4] Key trends like AI-enhanced consultations, broader LatAm penetration, and corporate wellness tie-ins will shape its path, potentially scaling beyond current 51-200 employee size and sub-€5M revenue through more funding or acquisitions.[1][5] Its influence may evolve from regional eHealth leader to a model for compliant, patient-centric telemed ecosystems, building on early traction to capture enduring post-pandemic demand—echoing its founding vision of healthcare in every pocket.[1][4]
MediQuo has raised $14.8M across 6 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $1.5M Other Equity in April 2023.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 17, 2023 | $1.5M Other Equity | Grupo Silanes | Capital Cell, Encomenda, Tokavi, Trampoline Venture Partners |
| Apr 7, 2021 | $2.7M Other Equity | Ramon Saltor, Carlos Blanco | |
| Apr 1, 2021 | $3.0M Venture Round | Encomenda Smart Capital, FJ Labs, KFund | |
| Feb 4, 2020 | $2.2M Other Equity | Guillem Serra | |
| Oct 23, 2018 | $1.7M Seed | Lina Chong | |
| Mar 6, 2018 | $3.7M Other Equity | Leandro Sigman |