Acquisition
Nov 2021Helium Health acquired Meddy, a GCC doctor-booking platform, and folded it into HeliumDoc to expand from Africa into the GCC; a material M&A event but not a distress signal.
SourceAfrica's #1 healthcare technology provider.
Company research
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Overview
Lagos-based healthtech company building EMR/HMIS, telemedicine, billing, financing, and public-health data tools for healthcare providers, payers, patients, and governments across Africa and the GCC.
Primary product
HeliumOS (an EMR/HMIS suite for healthcare facilities)
Founded
2016
Headquarters
Plot 1, 22 Babatunde Anjous Ave, Lekki Phase I, Lagos, Nigeria
Team size
90-100
Industry
Healthtech / digital health
Sub-industry
EMR/HMIS software, healthcare financing, patient engagement, and public-health data services
Offices
Plot 1, 22 Babatunde Anjous Ave, Lekki Phase I, Lagos, Nigeria (HQ)
981 Mission St #10, San Francisco, United States
Business model
B2B SaaS
embedded lending/financing
data and analytics services
public-health implementation services
Funding
Stage
Series B
Total raised
$41.3M
Latest round
Series B · Jun 2023
Latest amount
$30M
People & investors
Leadership
Co-Founder & CEO
Co-Founder & CFO
Chichi Offodile
Chief Operations Officer
Ralph Oluwole
Co-Founder & Head, Growth
Samir Abubakar
Head, Product
Chukwuma Okoroafor
Head, Legal
Ijeoma Oyeyinka
Head, HR
Jean Kyula
Ag Head, Growth (W&E Africa)
Gbolahan Olagbaju
Head, HeliumCredit
Peter Ameh
Public Health Program Implementation Lead
Elizabeth Anaekwe
Head, Strategy and Operations
Grace Afe
Lead, Talent Acquisition and HR Operations
Jesutobi Kusa
Brand and Communications Lead
Joseph Anozie
Head of Service Delivery
Founders
Co-Founder
Work & culture
Mission-driven and Africa-first, with public values of simplicity, boldness, innovation, and camaraderie. The company emphasizes customer care, collaboration, and a culture-fit hiring process.
Product & market
Pricing
B2B SaaS plus embedded financing/lending and data/public-health services; public pricing is not disclosed.
Differentiators
- —End-to-end healthcare operating stack spanning EMR/HMIS, billing, telemedicine, patient portals, and financing
- —Built for African and GCC healthcare workflows rather than generic global EHR use cases
- —Uses operational data from HeliumOS to underwrite healthcare credit through HeliumCredit
- —Supports offline/low-friction access patterns and mobile/USSD experiences through products like HeliumDoc
- —Combines software, financing, and public-health partnerships in one platform
- —AI-enabled clinical workflow tools such as HeliumScribe and CareCopilot
Technology
Google Cloud Platform
Docker
Kubernetes
Terraform
Jenkins
Datadog
MongoDB
Python
PostgreSQL
Elasticsearch
Grafana
Nginx
React
Java
Scala
SQL
Snowflake
dbt
WhatsApp
Microsoft 365
Customers
Healthcare providers
Hospitals
Clinics
Pharmacies
Diagnostics centers
Payers
Patients
Governments
Public health organizations
Donors and NGOs
Akwa Ibom State Government
Competitors
athenahealth
MedeAnalytics
Electronic Care Corp
Reliance Health
MDaaS Global
Scale & contact
Estimated revenue
US$30M–US$40M (est.)
Estimated monthly visits
20.1K
Traffic estimate as of Jun 2026
Signals & risks
Latest news
News Ghana · Jun 2026
News coverage of HeliumDoc AI winning the companies category at Barcelona’s MWCapital Awards; the article says the platform helps keep care going in flood-prone communities via remote consultations, digital health records, geospatial mapping, and mobile access.
Helium Health · Feb 2026
Helium Health said its AI-powered clinical assistant CareCopilot won recognition at the AI for All Impact Challenge; the post describes real-time documentation and decision-support for frontline clinicians.
Helium Health · Nov 2025
Helium Health launched the Maternal Health Fund to provide financing and digital tools for maternal-health providers in Nigeria, with a stated target to reach 1.4 million women by 2030.
Helium Health · Jul 2025
Helium Health announced a GSMA/FCDO-supported HeliumDoc AI disaster-response rollout in Delta and Bayelsa, with USSD, teleconsultation, alerts, and continuity-of-care features for flood-prone communities.
TechCrunch · Jun 2023
TechCrunch covered Helium Health’s Series B financing, the company’s expansion into HeliumCredit and HeliumDoc, and its work across Africa and the GCC.
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