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Eight Medical

Emergency medical services, mobile health dispatch, and pre-hospital care infrastructure
ActiveHealthtechTelemedicine & Care DeliveryLagos, LagosFounded 2020

What it does

Eight Medical was founded in 2020 by Dr. Ibironke Dada as an on-demand emergency medical response and logistics network ('Uber for ambulances'). The platform dispatches first responders, medical emergency vehicles, and critical care transport via a centralized digital coordination app. It is celebrated for drastically reducing emergency rescue response times in Nigerian metropolitan areas.

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Known for

  • On-demand digital emergency medical response
  • Ambulance and first-responder dispatch platform
  • Urban critical care transport network
  • Healthtech rescue logistics system

Model & industry

Healthcare

Funding history

$420K
Total raised
3
Rounds
Accelerator
Latest stage
2023
Latest year
DateStageAmountLead investor
2023-01Pre-Seed$200KCatalyst Fund
2023-12Accelerator$120KARM Labs Techstars Accelerator Lagos
2023-01Accelerator$100KCatalyst Fund

Products & subsidiaries

Eight Medical Emergency App · Health-Tech Dispatch Platform

People

Investors

TechstarsARM Labs Lagos Techstars Accelerator

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