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Zencey operates a digital health platform in Africa, integrating AI and telemedicine for accessible, affordable healthcare. Its mobile application offers online medical consultations, AI-powered symptom assessment, and access to a network of pharmacies, hospitals, and labs. Zencey also delivers AI solutions to healthcare organizations, aiding screening, triaging, and clinical insight.
Founded in 2019 by Yaya Mbaoua, Zencey emerged from the acute need for equitable healthcare access and affordability across Africa. Mbaoua's insight was to deploy digital technology to overcome traditional barriers, making quality medical services readily available. This principle drives company efforts providing direct care to individuals and businesses.
Zencey serves individuals, families, and small-to-midsize businesses seeking comprehensive, affordable health plans. Healthcare organizations utilize its AI tools to enhance efficiency and patient engagement. The company's vision is to transform Africa's healthcare landscape, ensuring quality medical services are universally accessible and financially viable, improving public health outcomes.
Zencey has raised $50K across 1 funding round.
Zencey has raised $50K in total across 1 funding round.
Zencey is a Techstars-backed digital health startup founded in 2021 in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, that builds a mobile app leveraging AI and telemedicine to deliver accessible, affordable healthcare across Africa.[1][2][4][5] It serves uninsured individuals, families, small and midsize businesses (SMBs), and the broader healthcare sector by offering virtual doctor consultations, symptom checks, pharmacy and lab access, hospital networks, and tailored health plans covering consultations, hospitalizations, labs, ambulances, dental care, and maternity services.[1][5] Zencey solves critical barriers to healthcare in emerging markets—high costs, limited access, and chronic care gaps—through AI-driven tools like customizable language models for health products and a low-cost subscription (2,000 FCFA/month for premium features), with total funding raised at $3.16M as of recent rounds.[1][5] Its Mosaic Score has risen +14 points in the past 30 days, signaling strong financial health and market potential.[1]
Zencey emerged in 2021 amid Africa's healthcare access crisis, founded by a team in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, though specific founder names are not detailed in available sources.[1][4] The idea crystallized around using AI and telemedicine to bridge gaps for uninsured populations, starting as a Techstars accelerator participant focused on equitable care in emerging markets.[1][2][4] Early traction came via partnerships like MCI Care Côte d’Ivoire and FIFME for mutual health coverage (80% employee reimbursement), Techstars backing, and a biz plan competition win, leading to $3.16M raised, including a $40K round eight months ago.[1][5] Pivotal moments include launching a free app with premium AI features and expanding to SMB health plans, building momentum in a region where digital health is transforming chronic care and wellness.[1][3][5]
Zencey rides the wave of AI-driven digital health in Africa, where mobile penetration outpaces infrastructure, enabling telemedicine to address 400M+ uninsured people amid rising chronic diseases.[1][3] Timing is ideal post-COVID, with market forces like smartphone adoption (over 50% in sub-Saharan Africa), regulatory support for telehealth, and investor interest in healthtech (e.g., Techstars' $98B+ portfolio impact).[1] It influences the ecosystem by partnering with insurers like MCI Care, accelerating AI adoption for local languages/models, and proving scalable models for SMBs/families—pioneering "equitable healthcare" that reduces out-of-pocket costs by up to 80% and inspires copycats in emerging markets.[3][5]
Zencey is poised for explosive growth, targeting SMB expansion and AI enhancements like advanced chronic care tools amid Africa's $66B healthtech opportunity by 2025.[1][3] Trends like generative AI integration, mobile money ubiquity, and pan-African trade blocs will fuel its journey, potentially hitting unicorn status via Series A and regional rollouts. Its influence could evolve from startup disruptor to ecosystem leader, standardizing affordable AI health access—echoing its core mission to make Africa's healthcare truly equitable.[1][5]
Zencey has raised $50K in total across 1 funding round.
Zencey's investors include Amasia, Plug & Play Ventures.
Zencey has raised $50K across 1 funding round. Most recently, it raised $50K Seed in November 2022.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 1, 2022 | $50K Seed | — | Amasia, Plug & Play Ventures | Announced |
