Liva Healthcare Secures €8 Million Series A Funding to Expand Its Digital Chronic Disease Management Platform

VCBeat (WeChat ID: vcbeat) has learned that European digital health company Liva Healthcare recently completed an €8 million Series A financing round. The round was led by German venture capital firm MIG AG, with participation from Digital Health Ventures and Santo Venture Capital. The proceeds will be used to expand its existing customer base, maintain its platform, and support commercial promotion. Liva Healthcare previously completed seed and angel funding rounds in 2016 and 2017, respectively. To date, the company has raised a total of €12.2242 million.

 Financing History (Source: Crunchbase, VCBeat)

Liva Healthcare is a medical technology company headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark, with an additional office in London. The company was co-founded by Kristoffer From, founder of the Danish international health information portal NetDoctor.com; journalist Rune Bech; and Carl J. Brandt, M.D. In addition to collaborating with public and private healthcare clients, the company also partners with major global pharmaceutical companies.

Liva Healthcare operates LIVA, a digital disease management platform that connects patients with healthcare professionals via the internet to help them adopt lifestyle changes for the prevention and management of chronic conditions such as type 2 diabetes and heart disease. The company’s key clients include the UK’s National Health Service (NHS), which uses the platform to manage obesity and diabetes. Additionally, several government health departments in Scandinavia have selected LIVA for various disease management and patient education initiatives. Liva Healthcare employs more than 30 health experts and provides patient tracking tools and online medical support groups, in addition to offering text- and video-based consultations.

 LIVA Platform (Source: Official Website)

Liva is highly scalable, enabling a single coach to manage 400–600 patients simultaneously, oversee the entire patient population, and enhance communication efficiency through video interactions. Users incur no additional fees beyond the initial certification and training costs for the first few weeks.

Guido Hegener, Managing Partner at Digital Health Ventures, stated, “Given the rising number of patients with obesity and type 2 diabetes, Liva Healthcare holds significant potential. The company is helping patients reduce costs while improving their lifestyles. Liva Healthcare is one of the most robust digital healthcare companies we have seen, with a strong operational track record.”

MIG AG is a German venture capital firm established in 2004, specializing in early-stage investments in biotechnology, medical devices, materials, and clean technology. MIG AG currently manages assets exceeding €900 million and has invested in 58 startups to date.

Digital Health Ventures is a venture capital fund based in Berlin, Germany. Founded in 2015, it focuses on early-stage investments in digital health startups. The firm’s mission is to build a sustainable digital health ecosystem and actively help entrepreneurs transform the healthcare industry through technology.

(Compiled by: Yang Shaobo)