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An on-demand telemedicine platform offering 24/7 doctor consultations via chat, voice, and video, e-prescriptions, and wellness programs, and the licensed technology underpinning Saudi Arabia's national 'Sehha' telemedicine app.

Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaFounded 2016
HealthTech

Cura is a Riyadh-based telehealth startup founded in 2016 by software engineers Wael Kabli (CEO) and Mohammad Zekrallah (CTO), and was the first online platform in Saudi Arabia to offer on-demand health and wellness services. Its technology underpins the Ministry of Health's national 'Sehha' app, which has delivered over 2.8 million consultations, and Cura partners with Bupa Arabia for insurance-covered care while continuing to launch new products (e.g. Cura Orchestrator) and partnerships into 2025-2026.

Founders

Wael Kabli

Founder & CEO

Mohammad Zekrallah

Co-Founder & CTO

Funding Rounds

Seed

Lead: ESBIT (Enmaa Saudi Business Information Technology)

Investors: ESBIT (Enmaa Saudi Business Information Technology)

Second ESBIT round (by 2018), part of the SAR 6.5M total described above; amount and date not published separately. Also: https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/2021/10/17/saudi-arabias-tele-health-start-up-cura-raises-15m-from-local-investors/ Confidence: confirmed (round 13, Cura Healthcare).

Seed

Lead: ESBIT (Enmaa Saudi Business Information Technology)

Investors: ESBIT (Enmaa Saudi Business Information Technology)

First of two ESBIT rounds (2016). Company states only that ESBIT invested SAR 6.5 million in total across two rounds between 2016 and 2018 (≈ $1.73M at the 3.75 peg); the per-round split and exact dates are not published. ESBIT is owned by Enmaa Saudi Business Holding Co. Also: https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/2021/10/17/saudi-arabias-tele-health-start-up-cura-raises-15m-from-local-investors/ https://www.wamda.com/2021/10/saudi-arabia-telehealth-cura-closes-4-million-series-a Confidence: confirmed (round 13, Cura Healthcare).

Series AOct 2021
$4M

Lead: ELM

Investors: ELM, Wa'ed Ventures

Investors: ELM, Wa'ed Ventures.

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