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Kaia Health
Creates clinically validated digital therapeutics for chronic back pain and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
What they do
The company develops software as a medical device that uses computer vision and AI to guide users through physical therapy and breathing exercises. Designed to be accessible on smartphones, the platform serves employers, health plans, and individual patients seeking digital physical therapy.
The record
- Vertical
- Digital Health
- Sub-segment
- Musculoskeletal care
- Product type
- Software as a medical device
- Stage
- Series C+
- Headquarters
- Munich, Germany
- Region
- Europe
- Founded
- 2016
- Total funding
- $125M raised
Notable investors: Optum Ventures, Eurazeo, Balderton Capital, Idinvest Partners.
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