LatamList – Sami, a Brazilian healthtech, raised a $15.5M (R$86M) Series A led by Valor Capital and Monashees. Redpoint eVentures and Canary also contributed to the round. Reportedly, it is the largest Series A raised yet by a healthtech company in Latin America.
Sami is a health plan operator that provides technology-based solutions for SME healthcare companies in Brazil. The startup aims to tackle the main issues faced by Brazil’s healthcare system, including cost, inefficiency, and low-quality care.
“It is through technology that the health market will be empowered, and Sami is applying this with digital transformation, bringing transparency and increasing user interaction. With that, there are efficiency gains for companies and for the ecosystem as a whole,” said Michael Nicklas, partner at Valor Capital Group.
With the funding, Sami will pioneer in the management of the entire healthcare value chain, from hiring to patient management. The platform will offer primary care and medical guidance 24 hours a day utilizing digital technology to improve customer experience.
“Sami wants to improve patient care and benefit the entire healthcare system in Brazil, which urgently needs a transformation […] At Sami, we are guided by values such as health intelligence, trust in the relationship and respect for the time and money of those involved. This leads us to a service that values medical history coordinated with other professionals, preventative medicine with a health team available 24 hours a day through the application and a lot of respect and transparency in the entire process,” said Dr.Victor Asseituno, co-founder of Sami.
In addition, the startup also announced its transition to a health plan Operator for SMEs and professionals in São Paulo.
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