Health start-up LetsGetChecked hits unicorn status in latest funding round
Health-care provider, which offers digital consultations, tops $1bn valuation after raising $150m in new financing
07 June 2021 - 19:44
Virtual health-care start-up LetsGetChecked has raised $150m new financing to expand its business after seeing a boom in demand for its services during the pandemic.
The funding round, which was led by Casdin Capital, valued the start-up at more than $1bn, CEO Peter Foley said in an interview, giving it unicorn status, defined as having a private market valuation of above $1bn. Other investors included CommonFund Capital, Illumina Ventures, Optum Ventures, and professional golfer Rory McIlroy through his investment firm Symphony Ventures, the company said in a statement...
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