Neko raises $700m Series C: ‘We now have 100k members and are profitable at clinic level’
Waiting in the lobby for a scan at Neko Health’s refurbished first clinic in Stockholm, I double check where my interview with CEO Hjalmar Nilsonne is, and to my surprise, I’ve been given the same address as the clinic.
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