# Neko Health raises $700 million Series C at $7 billion valuation

> Neko Health, the body-scanning startup co-founded by Spotify's Daniel Ek, has raised $700 million in a Series C at roughly a $7 billion valuation, four times its price from early 2025. Lightspeed Venture Partners and O.G. Venture Partners led, with Atomico, General Catalyst and Lakestar joining, and the money is earmarked for a US launch starting in New York. Neko sells a quick, sensor-heavy full-body scan meant to catch health problems early, with AI doing much of the interpretation. The company says it has completed more than 100,000 scans, and it has a genuine anecdote to point to: a scan flagged a malignant mole for Calm founder Alex Tew. That mix of hardware, AI and a memorable success story is catnip for investors betting on preventive medicine. The skeptic's question is whether mass preventive scanning finds enough real problems to justify itself without generating anxiety and false positives, a debate that has dogged the whole-body-scan idea for years. A $7 billion valuation says the market is willing to bet Neko's AI-driven version finally makes the model work.

_Section: [AI Funding Tracker](https://www.wortins.com/funding) · Source: TechCrunch · Published Saturday, July 18, 2026_

## Wortins' read

Neko Health, the body-scanning startup co-founded by Spotify's Daniel Ek, has raised $700 million in a Series C at roughly a $7 billion valuation, four times its price from early 2025. Lightspeed Venture Partners and O.G. Venture Partners led, with Atomico, General Catalyst and Lakestar joining, and the money is earmarked for a US launch starting in New York. Neko sells a quick, sensor-heavy full-body scan meant to catch health problems early, with AI doing much of the interpretation. The company says it has completed more than 100,000 scans, and it has a genuine anecdote to point to: a scan flagged a malignant mole for Calm founder Alex Tew. That mix of hardware, AI and a memorable success story is catnip for investors betting on preventive medicine. The skeptic's question is whether mass preventive scanning finds enough real problems to justify itself without generating anxiety and false positives, a debate that has dogged the whole-body-scan idea for years. A $7 billion valuation says the market is willing to bet Neko's AI-driven version finally makes the model work.

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