Chicago health care technology firm Higi, maker of kiosks that can measure your blood pressure and other health data, has been acquired by a U.K. digital health care firm.
British health-tech firm Babylon said Wednesday that it has acquired Higi for an undisclosed amount. Babylon led Higi's $30 million Series B round in 2020. Babylon went public last June in a $4.2 billion SPAC deal led by former Groupon CEO Rich Williams.
Founded in 2012, Higi creates self-screening health stations that measure a person's blood pressure, pulse, weight, BMI and other health metrics. It operates nearly 10,000 health stations across the country, which have been used by more than 61 million people to date. Higi also has an app that allows users to track their health and measure their progress over time.
Last year alone, Higi's platform was used 11 million times, the company says. Higi says its kiosks are located within 5 miles of 73% of the U.S. population.
Other Higi investors 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.
Launched in 2013, Babylon offers video medical appointments and AI-powered diagnoses. In the first half of last year the company said it facilitated 1.7 million AI interactions and 1.3 million health consults.
