YouHealth Files for IPO: Over 50 Million Registered Users Powering a Leading Preventive Healthcare Digital Platform

“With over seven years of focus on preventive healthcare, U Health has keenly recognized that the Chinese public’s awareness of disease prevention is rising rapidly. People have shifted from seeking treatment only after falling ill to adopting proactive health management strategies, including preemptive care for pre-disease conditions, chronic disease management, and early intervention for minor ailments. However, preventive healthcare still faces numerous challenges, such as a shortage of qualified general practitioners for population health management, insufficient data support for technological advancements, and the lack of insurance coverage for non-standard risk groups. These are precisely the issues U Health is striving to resolve. We are making vigorous efforts and believe that these initiatives will enable us to stand out in the preventive healthcare sector, becoming a company driven by both economic and social value.”Jenny, CEO of U HealthIndicate.

The Development of Preventive Healthcare Has Become a Universal Need for Public Health. With changes in people's lifestyles, environmental pollution, and the accelerating pace of population aging, the incidence of chronic diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, diabetes, and chronic respiratory diseases is rising year by year, becoming the biggest "obstacle" on the path to extending human life expectancy.

According to the "Report on the Nutritional and Chronic Disease Status of Chinese Residents (2020),"China currently has over 300 million patients with chronic diseases. In 2019, deaths attributable to chronic diseases accounted for 88.5% of all deaths in China, representing an increase of nearly 15 percentage points from 73.8% in 1991. It is projected that by 2050, as population aging accelerates further, this figure will reach a staggering level of over 90%.

Effective prevention and control of chronic diseases, particularly in identifying disease risk factors and properly guiding patients to improve their personal health during the pre-clinical stage or when the disease has developed but not yet progressed, represents a significant challenge currently facing China’s healthcare sector. In response to this critical juncture, the national government has taken the lead in initiating strategic efforts.

Currently, “prevention first” has become the guiding principle for the development of China’s health sector. The 13th Five-Year Plan proposed a shift “from disease treatment to health promotion”; the Outline of the Healthy China 2030 Plan emphasized actively implementing the core concept of “early diagnosis, early treatment, and early rehabilitation”; and the Medium- and Long-Term Plan for Chronic Disease Prevention and Control in China (2017–2025) explicitly called for “promoting early detection of chronic diseases and implementing personalized health interventions.”

Vigorous promotion by national policies will serve as the direct impetus for the rapid development of the preventive healthcare industry, channeling an increasing share of public resources, social forces, and corporate investment into preventive care. Among these “dream chasers,” who are characterized by their exploratory spirit and strong sense of mission,You HealthUndoubtedly the most anticipated.

2014 is defined as the inaugural year of internet healthcare, as it marked the point when internet technology began to extensively permeate the core sectors of healthcare, propelling the industry into a new historical phase. This transition was primarily manifested in the “upgrading and iteration” on the corporate side. On one hand, innovative enterprises emerged in rapid succession; today’s leading companies in their respective fields, such as Zhiyun Health, Dingdang Kuaiyao, Medlinker, and Weimai Medical, were all incubated and established in that year.

On the other hand, established private enterprises have begun to shift their mindsets, embarking on explorations into internet healthcare. By introducing innovative technologies to empower traditional business operations, they are continuously expanding the boundaries of their services. Amidst this sweeping industry transformation, Meinian Onehealth, which specializes in preventive health checkups, is undoubtedly the most typical representative.

The Group incubated and founded You Health in 2014, a“Data Technology + Post-Examination Management”Thus, a preventive healthcare platform was born. On the service side, the company uses health check-ups as an entry point to provide precise and efficient health management services to tens of millions of post-check-up users and a growing number of government and enterprise clients. On the data side, the company has established a closed-loop data system spanning screening, diagnosis and treatment, and payment, while conducting in-depth application research and development in the fields of intelligent engines and insurtech, aiming to drive innovation through technology and business models.Building a Four-in-One Preventive Healthcare Closed Loop of “Screening, Management, Control, and Protection”。

The advancement of the times was not the sole reason for the establishment of Youjiankang; rather, it was driven more by a focus on user needs and pain points. By conducting in-depth research into the needs of different groups in preventive healthcare, Youjiankang has established four product lines.First, targeting C-end users, leveraging the You Health APP to provide users with one-stop post-examination services;Second, it targets B-end users., established the specialized platform "Caesar Health Management" to deeply connect enterprises, employees, physicians, and third-party institutions, continuously strengthening corporate health management initiatives;Third, the SaaS platform, leveraging the "SAAS Code Inspection" platform to visualize the health examination process, primarily covering key stages such as blood testing, film imaging, and corporate add-on services;4. AI Technology Sector, leveraging the “U-Plus Engine” as a breakthrough point to empower every link from screening and management to payment with data, fully demonstrating the intrinsic value of data in the medical field.

There are still numerous pain points in the industry. “First, for ordinary health checkup users, the issuance of results does not mark the end of the process, but rather the beginning. Follow-up services—whether in report interpretation, tracking of abnormal findings, or chronic disease intervention—require a robust health informatics platform to provide one-stop solutions,” stated Jenny, CEO of You Health.

“For example, at many health checkup institutions, users receive a comprehensive physical assessment report after completing their examinations. While the report lists detailed data indicators and provides some general recommendations, several issues arise. First, ordinary laypersons often struggle to interpret these reports due to the lack of in-depth analysis of abnormal data and disease risk prediction based on composite clinical signs. Second, the reports are not continuous; historical checkup data cannot be accurately compared and analyzed, which is crucial for assessing health trends. Finally, there is no follow-up care after the checkup. When results are abnormal—for instance, if pulmonary or breast nodules are detected—users are left uncertain about whether they should seek immediate medical attention or, if observation is recommended by hospitals, how long they should wait before a follow-up examination. In other words, the ‘last mile’ between checkup centers and hospitals remains unconnected,” Jenny added.

On the Youjiankang user app,User needs are met through a one-stop solution encompassing health checkup purchase and appointment scheduling, report inquiry, report interpretation, expert consultations, disease-specific zones, community support for abnormal findings, and user education.The AI-powered in-depth interpretation report provides users with a comprehensive, panoramic analysis across multiple dimensions, including longitudinal tracking, anomaly detection, population comparisons, disease prediction, wellness recommendations, and dietary and exercise guidance. The You Health app has consistently remained among the top ten in the Medical category on the App Store, with steadily growing user engagement and retention.

In addition, the Youjiankang Studio has also been launched for testing. It aims to provide an online studio for health management experts such as nutritionists, health managers, and psychological counselors. By integrating intelligent tools and VBInsight, it seeks to mobilize the enthusiasm of experts and deliver more precise and efficient health management services to users in need.

Youjiankang’s iterations are measured in weeks. Through agile development and data optimization, the team continuously enhances user experience, reduces ineffective browsing time on the app, and strives to deliver personalized health education and service recommendations within limited time frames.

For the B2B segment, Youjiankang has launched the Kaiser Enterprise Health Cloud Service for group check-up clients, integrating resources from over 2,500 public and private health examination centers across 70 cities, more than 500 dental clinics, 80 ophthalmology hospitals, over 4,000 wellness products, and 60 traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) clinics., aiming to provide enterprises with a one-stop, specialized employee health and wellness benefits solution. The advantages of Kaiser Enterprise Health Cloud lie in its platform-based, digitalized, and branded approach. By integrating cost-effective professional resources, leveraging underlying big data analytics and AI technologies, and building an in-house team of senior physicians and health management experts, it delivers comprehensive, visually measurable, precise, and effective group health examination consulting and health management services to B-side clients.

“Employee health management for large and medium-sized government agencies and enterprises is a key trend under the ‘Healthy China’ initiative, with demand surging. The Kaiser team has accumulated four years of service experience in this field. Many client organizations have consecutively renewed their contracts with the team since the first year, giving high praise to the quality and effectiveness of its services,” said Jenny. “Unlike the one-size-fits-all, passive management models prevalent in the market, U-Health’s enterprise-level solution provides personalized, proactive management based on a three-tier, five-level risk stratification system. Through years of dedicated expertise and research, the U-Health Kaiser Health Management Team has truly achieved a combination of professional medical care and intelligent, efficient management, seamlessly integrating the irreplaceable role of physicians with smart algorithms continuously optimized through machine learning. This is our competitive advantage.”

Youjiankang positions itself as a preventive healthcare platform centered on “data technology + post-examination management.” In short, it leverages cutting-edge technologies to empower post-examination management services, providing users with precise and efficient solutions. CEO Jenny also stated that Youjiankang is ultimately a technology-driven company.

Leveraging tens of millions of user health risk tags, You Jiankang strengthens backend user demand profiling and continuously optimizes consumption and demand models. It places greater emphasis on precisely delivering the screening tests, products, insurance plans, and services that are most urgently needed and beneficial to users, thereby building an increasingly intelligent, customized product recommendation system.

U-Health Information Architecture

“Youjiankang has always aimed to build the “Toutiao” of the health industry.“, with the aim of organizing and analyzing individual data to ultimately provide users with a precise recommendation platform that delivers what they truly need and effectively addresses their health concerns. In matters of health, users inevitably face information asymmetry and lack professional expertise; one cannot expect them to resolve health issues through a ‘Baidu-style’ search mindset. Instead, they require a specialized, precision-oriented platform akin to ‘Jinri Toutiao’ (Today’s Headlines) to rapidly recommend practical and effective health management solutions,” Jenny added.

Youjiankang’s big data series engines and applications are divided into the U-plus Medical Series and the Ultifit Financial Series. Its underlying infrastructure includes a medical text extraction engine, a disease risk tagging system, a normalization engine, and the Youjiankang Medical Think Tank. As one of China’s largest health databases, Youjiankang is continuously strengthening its data governance and AI capabilities, aiming to leverage data technology to enhance the efficiency, precision, and accessibility of preventive medicine, thereby empowering every stage from screening and management to payment.

So, specifically, how does Youjiankang leverage data technology to empower preventive healthcare?

First, in the area of health examination services.At You Health, by completing a personal health questionnaire and integrating it with your previously accessed medical examination data, you can receive an AI-recommended checkup package tailored to your individual profile. The mandatory items within this package cover the most critical examinations addressing your risk factors within your limited budget, while optional add-ons are also provided, making personalized health screenings both professional and feasible. This is only part of our offerings; we also feature a specialized AI system for evaluating health supplements.

For example, it is generally advised against purchasing health supplements based on trends. However, in this non-clinical healthcare sector, few experts can provide comprehensive supplement recommendations tailored to individual health checkup data. Youjiankang is addressing this gap. We have built a comprehensive database of health supplements and their ingredients available across the market. Professional nutritionists and physicians establish expert standards, while our algorithm team develops matching models to deliver precise supplement recommendations for users with health checkup data. For instance, when selecting weight-loss supplements for users with mild liver or kidney impairment, the AI comprehensively evaluates their physiological indicators. It even scores and ranks different brands and specifications within the same product category, avoiding supplements that impose heavy burdens on the liver and kidneys and prioritizing the most suitable brands.

Furthermore, Youjiankang has also conducted data-driven and AI-enabled R&D in areas such as report interpretation, physician recommendations, and doctor-patient follow-up, aiming to enhance preventive healthcare across three dimensions: efficiency, precision, and cost-effectiveness.

Jenny stated, “This is where preventive healthcare delivers its greatest value. Supported by data platforms, it not only reduces information asymmetry—enabling patients to receive more efficient treatment plans while enhancing the workflow efficiency of physicians and specialists—but also lowers the cost of preventive care, allowing more people to invest in their health management at a lower expense.”

Second, in the field of insurtech.The company is already developing an AI-powered insurance search and recommendation system that intelligently recommends insurance products from a vast repository to users, ensuring coverage for their health risk factors while meeting insurers’ underwriting requirements. Meanwhile, the company has established collaborations with multiple insurance and reinsurance companies, advancing R&D and business operations in four key areas: risk-based pricing, intelligent risk control, mid-policy intervention, and data services.

Greater opportunities lie in product innovation and risk pricing. In China, the insurance industry’s most significant potential for incremental growth resides in non-standard risks, individuals with pre-existing conditions, and the elderly population. Due to a lack of massive datasets to support risk pricing and risk control for these groups, insurance product design is highly challenging, resulting in limited coverage. Yet, it is precisely these populations that have the greatest demand for insurance. Youjiankang possesses vast amounts of continuous individual health data, boasts a powerful algorithm team, and commands leading ecological medical resources. By engaging in deep collaboration with insurance companies in areas such as data modeling, underwriting technology, risk pricing, and unique product development, Youjiankang enables healthy individuals to purchase insurance at lower prices while providing risk-prone groups with access to coverage.

This is a win-win “business.” From the user’s perspective, individuals can purchase specific insurance products tailored to their health status, accurately identify the payer, and significantly reduce unnecessary medical expenses. From the insurer’s perspective, the Youjiankang platform provides detailed insights into users’ health conditions, enabling accurate risk-based pricing through data analysis, thereby offering the most suitable insurance solutions to users.

Third, in the area of clinical research.Youjiankang possesses a vast amount of de-identified data, enabling it to collaborate with professional medical teams or research institutions to conduct specialized clinical studies grounded in big data. While actively exploring high-quality solutions for users, it also contributes to scientific research, driving the continuous advancement of China’s healthcare sector.

Overall, You Health has accurately and creatively leveraged the power of data and technology across all aspects of preventive healthcare. First, it has made physician-led health management services highly efficient and precise. Second, it has significantly reduced the management costs of preventive care, thereby enabling widespread adoption among the general population. Third, it has broken down payment barriers, creating mutual benefits for both users and insurance companies.

To date, You Jiankang has over 50 million registered users and holds more than 10 million user health records., encompassing thousands of examination indicators for organs across various parts of the human body, a systematic data ecosystem has gradually taken shape in the field of preventive healthcare. The remarkable achievements attained within a short period are inseparable from Youjiankang’s core competitiveness, which distinguishes it from its peers.

1. Strong shareholder background.As a shareholder of Youjiankang, Meinian Onehealth has become the leader in China's preventive health examination industry. With more than 600 examination centers across over 200 cities nationwide and an annual examination volume of up to 30 million visits, it will provide Youjiankang with significant traffic advantages. Another shareholder is Tianyi Group, a leading enterprise in China's medical ecosystem sector. Tianyi possesses abundant medical resources in fields such as dentistry, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), and ophthalmology and otolaryngology. Its controlled chain of dental clinics exceeds 100 locations, which will help Youjiankang build a comprehensive and systematic medical resource ecosystem.

Second, a lean, efficient team with entrepreneurial passion.Talent is always the driving force of an enterprise and a key factor in its future development, which is particularly crucial for innovative companies. After years of accumulation, Youjiankang has built a lean and capable talent team drawn from many well-known enterprises in the industry, covering multiple sectors including healthcare, technology, marketing, operations, and customer service, providing a continuous impetus for corporate growth. Jenny joked, “The biggest cost in our company is electricity, because everyone leaves so late. This team’s values are first-class; we know we are doing many highly meaningful things that truly benefit families and businesses by addressing their pain points. Everyone works extremely hard. We know our efforts are worthwhile, but we hope to move even faster.”

Third, it has significant advantages in data ecosystem and underlying engine.After extensive data governance and modeling in the early stages, Youjiankang has now established a robust data ecosystem in the preventive healthcare sector, providing strong support to its various application segments. These capabilities and resources remain scarce. Jenny stated, “Youjiankang is currently at an inflection point. Our intensive efforts in the earlier phase have laid a solid foundation. Moving forward, we need to realize value models based on data, capture market awareness through traffic, and create more meaningful application scenarios. Since we hold these resources, we bear the corresponding responsibility—it is imperative that we fulfill it.”

Looking ahead, You Health has its own strategic perspective, aiming to continuously refine its service capabilities while further expanding the boundaries of its services. This is concretely reflected in achieving 80 million user interactions in 2022, establishing leading health data and application value, ranking among the top ten companies in the insurtech industry, and becoming a leader in the field of preventive healthcare.

Jenny stated, “You Health has always been committed to becoming a leading preventive healthcare data technology company that is loved by users, respected by peers, and delivers social value. This is not merely a slogan; it is our core value. We truly believe that the collective efforts of our team can help more people, and such efforts are inherently valuable. Enabling some individuals to achieve better health outcomes and improve their quality of life through You Health is what we have always anticipated and remains our unwavering goal.”

The objectives are clearly defined, but their realization requires reinforcement and supplementation across multiple areas. Jenny told VCBeat, “For You Health, there are two most pressing needs at present. The first is talent across various domains of preventive healthcare, including big data, operations, medical services, and insurance. Our team is relatively small but composed entirely of elite professionals—individuals with sound values, a positive work atmosphere, youthfulness, responsibility, and vitality. In addition, we welcome attention from strategic investors. We do not burn cash recklessly, nor do we squander revenue; indeed, our revenue performance is quite solid. However, we are actively investing in technology and core competitiveness. Although we have secured hundreds of millions in financing from well-known funds, we may need to be more proactive in fundraising compared to our peers. After all, we still need to attract top talent, and with our strategic direction now clear, we aim to accelerate our growth.”For every $1 invested in preventive healthcare, $8 in medical expenditures can be saved. As a data technology company, we are expanding this ratio multiplicatively, which is truly valuable.”

Delving deeply into the healthcare sector has never been an easy endeavor. It requires, first and foremost, passion—a profound sense of identification with the cause and an unextinguishable inner fire. Beyond that, it demands exceptional resilience: the ability to endure solitude, to diligently enhance medical quality and system construction, and to create greater well-being for society as a whole. This is what You Health has been doing in the past, continues to do in the present, and will keep doing in the future.