A messaging app for the healthcare sector aims to grow its听existing听base of 140,000 users in the UK following an 拢8.6m investment round.听
Secure听collaboration听app听Siilo听Messenger听has听users in more than 200 trusts across the country as NHS staff can freely download and use听its听app.听
Siilo, which is based in Amsterdam,听has听entered formal partnerships with听East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust,听St. George’s, Midlands Partnership, Royal Bath and Bupa Cromwell.听
These听are all using听Sillo听Connect 鈥斕�its听platform for entire organisations.听听
Siilo has raised a 拢8.6 million in Series A funding from听European digital health听VC Heal Capital, Philips Health Technology Venture Fund and current investor听EQT Ventures.听
鈥�In March alone our听[UK]听user base grew by 36% as we听released our free Crisis听Management Tool for organisations,鈥� a spokesperson told听老九品茶Cloud.听听
鈥�We would like to continue building this momentum post-COVID by continuing to develop useful new features in response to what we hear from medical professionals on the ground.听
鈥�We will undoubtedly be expanding our UK team in the coming year as our UK community continues to grow.鈥�听
The company has built Europe鈥檚 largest medical network with more than 250,000听healthcare professionals.听
With the investment,听Siilo听will continue to expand its product offering to better听support case-based collaboration and knowledge-sharing on its platform, as well as increase听network growth across Europe, specifically across the UK and Ireland as well as, DACH,听BENELUX.听听
The company will also be hiring talent in areas such as product development and听customer success.听
鈥淐ommunication is key in every organisation.听Siilo听has a strong vision in making healthcare听professionals fall in love with their intuitive solution to promote it in a bottom-up approach,鈥�听said听Dr.听Christian Weiss, General Partner at Heal Capital.听听
鈥�厂颈颈濒辞鈥檚听messenger can be a true听game changer in digitising the healthcare sector.鈥�听
Siilo was founded in 2016 by former surgery resident Joost Bruggeman (CEO) and Arvind听Rao (CFO).听听
Bruggeman said: 鈥淲e believe there is a massive听opportunity for healthcare to operate as a collaborative network.听听
鈥�We started by connecting听professionals treating individual patients, but during the acute phase of the pandemic, we’ve听also been able to play a critical role in connecting different levels of healthcare to facilitate听faster decision-making and information-sharing.听听
鈥�With Siilo, frontline care workers, public听health officials, and everyone in between are able to practice medicine together.听
鈥�We鈥檙e only just starting to uncover the different ways technology can facilitate collaboration听and simplify workflows in healthcare, and we鈥檙e excited to increase our product offering and听member network with the support of our newest investors, who bring a wealth of insights and听experience around scaling innovative healthcare solutions.鈥�听
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