Investors such as Blue Haven Initiative and Kepple Africa Ventures participated in the funding round for TIBU which was oversubscribed by 100 percent. The funds will also be used to expand into tech-driven home-based sample collection market, the establishment of in-house lab capabilities, service expansion into home-based imaging, marketing, and business development.

Jason Carmichael, TIBU’s chief executive officer (CEO) and co-founder, told Disrupt Africa, “We are extremely happy to work with such sophisticated investors and partners as Blue Haven Initiative and Kepple Africa Ventures. Their track record of providing tangible, non-monetary support to budding companies is something that we are particularly looking forward to as we expand services in Kenya.

“The proceeds from this round will be used to source great local software engineering talent so that we can build a globally competitive back-end that focuses on health service logistics, as well as a front-end platform that will allow for a more streamlined user experience when scheduling our many services.”

During the time of its launch, Carmicheal said that patients no longer have to run from one hospital to another to obtain paper or digital health records. This saves time and money. Each medical consultation has a dedicated records page where all health, lab, diagnosis, prescription and billing information are securely stored.

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Tibu’s on-demand platform connects its customers with healthcare workers in Kenya in real-time. It also allows its users to store their medical information on their TIBU application.

The startup decentalises primary outpatient care by connecting them with healthcare workers who are equipped with proper medical tools. The healthcare workers visit the person’s home, rather than the patient walking to the nearest hospital or dispensary.

Jason Carmichael, TIBU’s chief executive officer (CEO) and co-founder told the media, “Our health workers deploy with our patent-pending health kits to ensure that all services found in a clinic are delivered in the comfort of peoples’ homes, including labs and diagnostics.”

“Patients no longer have to run from one hospital to another to obtain a paper or digital health records. This saves time and money. Each medical consultation has a dedicated records page where all health, lab, diagnosis, prescription, and billing information are securely stored.”

“To push this even further, our team has begun designing and building patient-level analytics to better understand and track health over time. Upon a request, our system automatically triggers the lab courier service and within minutes the sample is collected and delivered to the lab. This process is automated and with standardised pricing.”

Tibu went online in 2019, after receiving funding of around $100,000 from Japan-based, Africa-focused early-stage VC fund Kepple Africa Ventures.

Tibu has also entered into a partnership with Lancet Labs to offer home-based COVID-19 testing in a number of counties of Kenya.

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