# Healthlane

> Healthlane is an African preventive-health company (Y Combinator W20) that pairs a mobile app with a network of diagnostic laboratories to give people personalized health checkups and screening. Founded by Alain Nteff and Dr. Agbor Ashumanyi Ako, it grew out of the maternal-health service GiftedMom with a goal of catching disease early rather than treating it late.

- **Founded:** 2019
- **Headquarters:** Lagos, Nigeria
- **Founders:** Alain Nteff (Co-founder & CEO), Agbor Ashumanyi Ako (Co-founder (medical doctor, public health))
- **Team size:** ~8-15
- **Products:** Healthlane app, Diagnostic lab network, Precision health plans
- **Notable:** Accepted into Y Combinator's Winter 2020 batch., Closed roughly $2.4M-$2.5M in funding within three months of YC., Grew out of GiftedMom, which reached over 500,000 mothers across Africa.

## Products & services

- **Healthlane app** — Mobile app to book health checkups, receive lab results, and get a personalized health plan based on biomarker analysis.
- **Diagnostic lab network** — Network of diagnostic laboratories offering blood, urine and biomarker testing for early disease detection across African cities.
- **Precision health plans** — Personalized preventive-care plans translating diagnostic results into lifestyle and follow-up recommendations.

## Achievements

- Accepted into Y Combinator's Winter 2020 batch.
- Closed roughly $2.4M-$2.5M in funding within three months of YC.
- Grew out of GiftedMom, which reached over 500,000 mothers across Africa.
- Founder Alain Nteff recognized internationally for earlier maternal-health work.

## Latest updates

- **2022-11** — Reports that Healthlane was battling to stay in business after operational struggles.
- **2023-04** — Company emerged from a roughly six-month pause and announced a pivot in its business model, including discontinuing in-person lab testing at physical locations.

## Links

- Website: https://healthlane.co
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/healthlane

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Last updated: 2026-07-31