Daniel Ek’s body-scanning startup Neko Health opens first US office, in New York
Neko Health, a startup co-founded by Spotify's Daniel Ek, is expanding its body-scanning health services to the United States with a new office in New York. The company uses proprietary scanning technology combined with bloodwork to provide comprehensive health assessments.
Why it matters
The move signals a growing trend of tech-backed startups entering the preventative healthcare and longevity market, raising questions about the integration of consumer tech and medical diagnostics.
Neko Health’s promised U.S. expansion arrives on September 24, when the health-scanning startup opens its first American office. It will be located in SoHo, Manhattan’s home of luxury shopping, at 300 Lafayette Street.
Neko was founded by Spotify co-founder and CEO Daniel Ek and Hjalmar Nilsonne, who serves as Neko’s CEO. The company says that more than 25,000 New Yorkers have joined a waitlist.
As we previously reported, Neko Health has developed proprietary body-scanning technology , which it pairs with bloodwork and data from fitness devices to assess a person’s health. Currently, the startup has locations in the U.K. and Sweden. When it raised a $700 million Series C last month, it said that 100,000 people already had scans.
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