South Africa-founded health technology startup Healthleap has raised US$38 million in combined seed and Series A funding to expand its artificial intelligence platform, which helps hospital teams identify patients whose health risks may otherwise go unnoticed.
Investors include Sequoia Capital, First Round Capital and Hummingbird Ventures. The funding will support product development and recruitment across engineering, sales, customer success and product teams, according to Disrupt Africa.
South African founders tackle gaps in patient care
Founded in South Africa in 2022 by siblings Josiah and Jemima Meyer, Healthleap initially focused on identifying hospital patients at risk of malnutrition.
The company is now working to extend its technology to additional conditions, including congestive heart failure, pressure ulcers and hospital-acquired infections.
Bringing daily screening into hospital workflows
According to Healthleap, its platform analyses adult patients’ electronic hospital records each day and places nutrition-risk scores directly into the systems clinicians already use.
This allows dietitians to start their day with patients ranked by the severity of their potential nutritional risk, helping them prioritise assessments.
The company describes the platform as a clinical decision-support tool. Its scores help professionals identify patients who need further attention, while assessment, diagnosis and treatment decisions remain with qualified healthcare teams.
Funding supports expansion beyond malnutrition
The investment will help Healthleap broaden its screening capabilities while building the teams needed to support its growth.
“Our goal is to help improve care and save lives by identifying those conditions now,” said co-founder and chief executive Josiah Meyer, as quoted by Disrupt Africa.
Healthleap’s wider development plans include identifying risks associated with delirium, aspiration pneumonia and pressure injuries, alongside congestive heart failure readmissions. The company aims to bring these signals into existing hospital workflows so that care teams can investigate potential problems earlier.
