Zurich-based Ahead Health has raised $6 million in funding led by RTP Global, with participation from Tiny.VC and Pareto 20. The round also included several entrepreneurs, among them Kai Eberhardt (Oviva), Stef van Grieken (Cradle), Sara Hürlimann (Zahnarztzentrum), Thomas Wolf (Hugging Face), Michiel Bakker (MIT, DeepMind), and Cody Gakpo (Liverpool FC).
Early detection remains limited in many healthcare systems, which are often reactive, fragmented, and costly, despite advances in AI that now enable more precise identification of potential disease indicators from imaging and blood data.
Founded in 2024 by former Google executives, medical professionals, and health technology specialists, Ahead Health was created to address this challenge by bringing preventive check-ups, including MRI scans, advanced blood tests, and CT scans, into a single AI-powered platform designed to expand access to preventive healthcare.
The platform translates complex biomarkers into personalised, actionable insights, supporting earlier identification of conditions such as cancer, neurological disorders, endometriosis, and cardiovascular disease. The company’s full-body MRI and blood testing process is designed to be completed within 30 minutes, delivering a personalised health plan through a fully digital experience.
Well-analysed data for preventative health purposes is already making a massive difference, with 25% of those who have used our services discovering a medical issue that was previously unknown to them. Next to that, we also uncover more longevity-focused insights – for instance when our MRI analysis pinpointed the root cause of my own nagging lower back pain, which then allowed me to treat the issue,
explained Nick Lenten, CEO and co-founder of Ahead Health.
Ahead Health operates as a licensed medical practice through partnerships with clinics in Switzerland and Germany, combining clinically validated testing with an AI platform that continuously learns from both scientific research and individual health data. With established relationships among leading clinical providers in these markets, the company is expanding its European presence and further developing its platform.
The new funding will support this expansion by enabling Ahead Health to add partner clinics in Germany, the Netherlands, and Austria, enhance the platform’s capabilities, introduce additional testing services, and grow its engineering team.
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