Daniel brings health tech venture capital and commercial experience, having led KHP Ventures and the Helix Centre.
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Nadine Hachach-Haram
Co-Managing Partner
Tim Irish
Chair
Tim serves as chair at KHP Ventures and previously held board roles at NICE. He brings extensive experience chairing life science and digital health companies.
The funding round was co-led by KHP Ventures and Cedars-Sinai Intellectual Property Co.
"This round represents a significant leap forward for 52North. With support from both UK and US healthcare leaders, we can expand our product pipeline working with major strategic partners and appropriately leverage the latest tools including AI to reshape urgent care pathways for patients worldwide. The commitment from both KHP Ventures and Cedars-Sinai exemplifies the belief in our vision and the value of our solutions."
The oversubscribed round was backed by MMC Ventures, Molten VC, Simplyhealth Ventures, and KHP Ventures.
"Today’s announcement of our heavily oversubscribed investment round is a major endorsement of our incredible technology and our journey to date. We are delighted to see such healthy interest in our vision of revolutionising access to screening from the investment community and we’re thrilled to have Molten Ventures, MMC Ventures, and Simplyhealth Ventures investing. The inclusion of KHP Ventures as a fund backed by NHS institutions is a clear signal of our NHS traction and alignment with overall NHS priorities – we couldn’t be happier that they’re investing in our journey."
The round was led by General Catalyst with backing from KHP Ventures and Bertelsmann Investments.
"As a young doctor working in hospitals in Sydney and London, the most frustrating thing was having to spend time on admin, at the expense of patient care. While there is much discussion of the potential use of AI for clinicians, there is a much more urgent need for AI in the back office – doing low-risk, manual, administrative tasks that will free clinicians up to spend more time caring for patients. AI in healthcare should be invisible – it should help behind the scenes to make healthcare more efficient and safe without getting in the way of doctors and nurses."
The funding round was led by Nesta Impact Investments to support product development and international growth.
"WeWALK’s products are already transforming the lives of visually impaired people across the world by improving their mobility, but there’s so much more to be done. We want to scale our business to reach a wider global audience and advance our technology to offer better, more meaningful information to visually impaired people, older people, and anyone that faces mobility challenges. This VC-backed round will enable us to unlock that next phase of development and transform mobility for millions."
