Chicago health care technology company Higi hauled in a new round of funding as it expands its health kiosks to more people across the U.S.
Higi announced Wednesday that it raised a $30 million round led by Babylon, a U.K.-based venture-backed digital health company that's valued at $2 billion. Other investors in the round include 7Wire Ventures, Flare Capital Partners, Jumpstart Capital, Rush University System for Health and William Wrigley Jr., the former CEO of the Wrigley chewing gum company. Higi has raised more than $90 million in total funding, according to Crunchbase.
Higi, founded in 2012, creates self-screening health stations that measures a person's blood pressure, pulse, weight, BMI, body composition and hydration for free. Higi operates more than 10,000 kiosks, which are FDA-cleared and located primarily in grocery and drug stores. The company says its machines have been used by 62 million people to date.
Higi also has an app that allows users to track their health and measure their progress over time.
“Our commitment is to provide consumers, anywhere they might be in, with smart medical tools like unique diagnostics to support their health and wellbeing," Higi CEO Jeff Bennett said in a statement.
Babylon offers a range of digital health services, including an AI chatbot app and video doctor appointments. The firm said it will work with Higi to expand its free health kiosks to more parts of the country and further develop its digital offerings.
"We love Higi’s mission of making the steps toward health more accessible, affordable and convenient for all, and we are proud to back their brilliant management team to deliver on this mission by meeting people inside the communities where they live," Babylon CEO and founder Ali Parsa said.
