First published on 18 January 2016.
Andrea Macdonald, founder of ideaXme, interviews Ali Parsa, creator and CEO of Babylon Health, a doctor in your pocket health app, with over 150,000 subscribers, that allows users to consult a doctor via a smartphone app.
Latest News:
On 7th June, Babylon launched ‘Check a Symptom’, the world’s first artificial intelligent triage nurse, which outperformed a senior nurse and Oxford-educated junior doctor in live demonstration.
On 6th July, Mercer announced a partnership with Babylon to incorporate the online GP service into its existing ‘Mercer Harmonise’ platform, available to employees as a company benefit.
On 7th July, Babylon was selected to become ‘Commonwealth First Export Champion’. Joining the first cohort of Commonwealth First Export Champions. One hundred will be selected over the next three years. The programme will highlight the trade and investment opportunities for UK businesses across the Commonwealth.
Babylon Health has received $25 million in funding from the AB Kinnevik Swedish investment group.
Funding values Babylon Health at a figure in excess of $100 million.
What’s covered:
The Business
“Babylon Health will solve one of the World’s greatest problems.”
“It will deliver healthcare to everyone everywhere!”
Collaborators and investors.
The need to find people who share your vision, rather than people who just have the means to invest money in your idea.
Life “being human.”
Former physicist, Goldman Sachs banker and Founder of Circle Holdings, a chain of hospitals.
What’s really valuable?
The importance of attracting, encouraging and helping those with “go getting DNA”.
Money versus values. What I’d like to leave my children.
Being “human” in business, as well as in day to day life, is everything!
Credits: Andrea Macdonald interview video, text, and audio
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