Zoī is a technology company.
Zoī has raised $23.0M across 1 funding round.
Zoī has raised $23.0M in total across 1 funding round.
Zoī has raised $23.0M in total across 1 funding round.
Zoī's investors include Accel, eFounders, Flagship Ventures, Frst, Kima Ventures, PS Investments, YOBE Ventures, Oleg Tscheltzoff, Thibaud Elziere.
Zoī is a Paris-based healthtech startup founded in 2020 that builds a personalized preventive medicine platform combining a mobile app and physical health centers. It analyzes comprehensive medical checkup data using data science and behavioral science to deliver tailored lifestyle recommendations, ongoing specialist support, and progress tracking to improve users' healthspan and quality of life[1][3][5][6]. Targeting individuals aged 18+ seeking proactive health management—and increasingly corporate teams for performance optimization—Zoī solves the gap in translating routine health data into actionable, sustained changes, moving beyond generic advice like "exercise more" to specifics such as optimal sports or nutrition plans[1][3][4][6]. With €20M ($23M) in seed funding from high-profile angels including Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel and Iliad founder Xavier Niel, it offers an annual subscription at €3,600 including checkups and 12 months of app-based support, showing strong early momentum via its Paris Vendôme center launch and plans for scaling patient capacity[1][3][4][5][6].
Zoī was co-founded in 2020 by Ismaël Emelien—a former advisor to French President Emmanuel Macron—Paul Dupuy (ex-Workwell), Cédric Carbone and Fabrice Bonan (both formerly at Talend), and Dr. Claude Dalle, blending policy expertise, tech operations, and medical knowledge[3][4][5]. The idea emerged from recognizing how traditional healthcare underutilizes routine checkup data for prevention, prompting a hybrid physical-digital model: users visit Zoī centers for in-depth assessments (blood, vision, hearing, heart), feeding data into predictive algorithms for hyper-personalized insights[1][3][4]. Pivotal early traction came with a €20M seed round in January 2022 from business angels like Xavier Niel, Rodolphe Saadé (CMA-CGM CEO), and Jean-Claude Marian (Orpea founder), fueling the 2022 launch of its first Paris clinic after testing—now operational at Vendôme with corporate partnerships exceeding 400 companies[3][4][5][6].
Zoī rides the preventive healthtech wave, fueled by post-pandemic demand for longevity-focused care amid rising chronic diseases, where AI-driven personalization shifts healthcare from reactive treatment to proactive optimization[1][3][4]. Timing aligns with Europe's healthtech boom—France's supportive ecosystem (e.g., Macron-era digital health pushes via Emelien's ties) and aging populations make it ideal, as market forces like data privacy regs (GDPR) favor controlled, hybrid models over pure telehealth[3][4]. It influences the ecosystem by validating angel-backed scaling in healthtech, inspiring similar data-centric startups, and partnering with corporates (400+ trusting it for employee wellness), potentially pressuring incumbents to adopt predictive prevention[5][6].
Zoī's clinic-app synergy and elite backers position it for multi-city expansion in Europe, likely raising Series A soon to fuel more centers and algorithm refinements amid AI-health convergence. Trends like wearable integration and longevity investing (e.g., via angels like Bancel) will accelerate growth, evolving its influence from French pioneer to global preventive care leader—bridging elite checkups with mass-market healthspan extension, much like its opening promise of data-driven life changes[1][3][4][6].
Zoī has raised $23.0M across 1 funding round. Most recently, it raised $23.0M Seed in January 2022.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 2022 | $23.0M Seed | Accel, eFounders, Flagship Ventures, Frst, Kima Ventures, PS Investments, YOBE Ventures, Oleg Tscheltzoff, Thibaud Elziere |