Alma Health, an Abu Dhabi-based healthcare startup has announced it has received funding from the Hambro Perks’ Oryx Fund, a dedicated venture fund backing early-stage startups across the Middle East and North Africa (Mena), with a particular focus on healthtech, fintech, and edtech. Strategic angels from Saudi and the UAE have joined the round as well.

Alma Health was founded in late 2020 by Khaldoon Bushnaq, former Head of Strategy for Careem, and Tariq Seksek, former Head of Product for Dubizzle, to build a patient-centric healthcare system for the estimated 20 million GCC residents that have at least one form of a chronic condition. Alma Health offers an end-to-end healthcare experience from doctor consultation, to delivery of prescribed medication, to ongoing care to patients from the comfort of their home and at no extra cost. Additionally, Alma Health’s sophisticated technology has the ability to improve health outcomes for members through at-home monitoring systems that support their healthcare journeys.

Based in Hub71, Alma Health is currently available in Abu Dhabi and is fully licensed by the Emirate’s Department of Health and is accredited by major health insurance networks.

The investment by Oryx Fund will help support the continued growth of the service in other parts of the world, including expansion into Saudi Arabia planned for later this year.