Seed18 July 2019

Vine Health raises £1.2m in seed funding led by Playfair Capital to develop its digital health platform.

The seed round was led by Playfair Capital and will support product development and team expansion.

£1.2MSeed

Vine Health operates a digital platform that applies behavioural science and artificial intelligence to assist cancer patients with self-management and symptom tracking.

Vine Health has secured £1.2m in seed funding to develop its digital health platform and expand its team in London. The round was led by Playfair Capital, with participation from Entrepreneur First, Ascension Ventures, Tiny VC, and angel investors including Simon Blakey, Michael Blakey, and Pam Garside.

Founded by Rayna Patel and Georgina Kirby, the company provides a mobile application designed to help cancer patients track symptoms, medications, and lifestyle factors. The platform also gathers real-world data on how treatments affect quality of life to inform future drug development.

From the founder

"Many people living with cancer feel isolated and unsupported, and traditional routes of delivering healthcare struggle to address these issues. It’s also imperative that we gather the necessary data to understand how cancer therapies affect not just survival, but quality of life, so that patients and doctors can weigh up this information to make informed decisions about their care. At Vine, our goal is to put patients back in control."

Rayna Patel

CEO at Vine Health

Investor perspective

"Rayna and Georgina are on a mission to revolutionise cancer care for patients across the globe and we’re thrilled to support them on their journey. This is exactly the kind of innovative early-stage business Playfair Capital wants to invest in and work hard to help grow and fulfill its huge potential."

Chris Smith

Managing partner, Playfair