Higi

Higi is a consumer health that creates health stations, offers educational content and health risk tests and offers digital and home health tools.^[1] The kiosks appear in supermarkets, pharmacies, and other retail locations.^[2][3][4] Higi has nearly 10,000 health stations in the United States.^[5][6] It was founded in 2012 by Khan Siddiqui and Michael W. Ferro Jr., the owner of the Chicago Sun-Times.^[7]

Company[]

Higi acquired Merge Health Information Kiosks for $2.75 million in 2012^[8] and kiosk provider Stayhealthy in 2014 for an undisclosed amount.^[9][10] It received investment from BlueCross BlueShield's venture fund in 2017.^[11][12] Another notable investor is Lupe Fiasco, who accepted a role as creative director of the company.^{[13][14][15][16]} As part of the Blue Shield investment, Higi acquired a Seattle company called EveryMove.^[17]

In 2017, Sam's Club began offering Higi in its stores^[18][19] Higi also placed kiosks at Vanderbilt University^[20] and Wegman's supermarkets^[21] The kiosks are also at Kroger, Meijer,^[22] Shopko,^[23] Rite Aid^[24] and other stores.

In 2018, Higi raised a Series C round of $21.3 million from Flare Capital Partners and 7wireVentures.^[25][26]

Higi named a new Chairman Chris Kryder in August 2018.^[27]

In January 2022, Higi was acquired by Babylon Health.^[28]

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