As the second fastest-growing company in Europe, Kilo Health certainly knows what it takes to build a strong product portfolio from the ground up. Starting in just one office, with one product and 7 employees, the company has now become a well-known name in digital health and wellness, expanding into more than 200 countries over the past decade.
With several offices across Europe and an extensive portfolio of successful digital health products, one of Kilo Health’s main goals is to deliver progressive solutions for the treatment and prevention of chronic diseases. In particular, their main focus is on creating effective and personalized digital lifestyle interventions that help customers lead healthier, happier lives.
Not only do they build these solutions in-house with the help of 600+ wellness experts, but the digital health giants also add to their product portfolio with investments in up-and-coming companies, especially those who are hoping to make an industry breakthrough.
As part of this strategy, Kilo Health created the Ventures program, which allows them to invest in and accelerate digital health startups. The program is aimed towards innovative companies who lack the resources to scale, but are hoping to enter new markets or regions with already established, attractive products
Ventures also helps companies who require help to refine their operational, branding, or marketing strategies to encourage rapid growth. Kilo Health provides everything from financial sponsorship to the in-house research, IT, and marketing support needed to expand the global reach of these products.
The Ventures program improves startup portfolios with a unique IEES model:
- Investments: Offering full financial support
- Expertise: Delivering fully dedicated, expert teams
- Experience: Bringing over a decade of experience in building digital health products
- Support: Providing operational capacity, infrastructure, and scaling resources
One of the success stories of this program is Pulsetto, a wearable vagus nerve stimulation device. Thanks to a significant financial investment through Ventures, the company was able to build a prototype in just 3 months, while also developing a mobile app and mass producing the device once it was ready to launch.
Another way that the brand encourages startup success is with their unique Co-found Program. Launched back in 2021, Co-found helps budding entrepreneurs launch and scale digital health companies. Those with the drive and passion to succeed can bring their own innovative ideas to the table, or choose one from Kilo Health’s bank of ideas and elevate it to the next level.
Either way, Co-founders will receive all of the financial, operational, and marketing support that they need to succeed. Plus, they’ll be able to build a dedicated team to work on their startup, selecting members of Kilo Health’s internal talent pool or hiring externally.
This will help them create a market-ready, scalable product that’s ready to launch in a matter of weeks, rather than the years it usually takes.
To find out more on how Kilo Health aims to help startup companies launch, grow, and succeed, visit their website for information on the Ventures and Co-found programs.
