Spotify’s Daniel Ek is bringing his body scanning clinics to the US

Spotify founder Daniel Ek’s body scanning startup Neko Health is setting its sights on the US after raising $700 million from a star-studded group of celebrities, entrepreneurs and investment firms. It plans to open its first clinic in New York this year before rapidly expanding across the country.

Neko runs private clinics offering full-body scans and blood tests using artificial intelligence and specially designed medical equipment. The scans are designed to proactively screen customers for conditions including skin cancer, heart disease and diabetes. The company says its goal is to detect problems early, prevent disease, and help people live longer.

In a press releaseCo-founder and CEO Hjalmar Nilsson said the new funding will help Nikko take “that mission to the U.S. for the first time,” starting in New York and other cities this year. The company did not specify where else it plans to open clinics or provide a more detailed timeline, although there is a waiting list for New York location It is now open on their website. The money will also fund further research and development into technology that Nelson said could “make prevention possible at scale.”

Neko, which was founded in 2018 but has been operating quietly Until its launch in 2023is part of a growing group of companies focused on preventive care and private screening, a market driven in part by the growing interest in longevity and… Biohacking And gaps in traditional health care systems that are often more reactive, intervening only after symptoms appear.

According to its website, Neko currently operates eight clinics in the UK and Sweden, including four in London and two in Stockholm. The scans cost £299 in the UK and 2,750 Swedish krona in Sweden, which is approximately $400 and $285 respectively. The company did not reveal the prices of its clinics in the United States.

Neko has attracted strong demand at its existing clinics, but has struggled to keep pace as it expands. The company says that more than 350,000 people have joined waiting lists for examination or registered on one list, and 100,000 of them have been examined so far.

New investors in the latest round include musician William, tennis player Maria Sharapova, Meta Chairman Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan, and former footballer Thierry Henry. Current backers include Reddit founder Alexis Ohanian and actor Zoë Saldaña. However, Neko did not share its new rating According to what was reported by unnamed sources Financial TimesIt now stands at about $7 billion. The company last raised $260 million in early 2025.