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Best Healthcare IT Companies in Nigeria

The 51 best Healthcare IT companies in Nigeria in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Helium Health.

51companies tracked
$43.2Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
8have raised
Sources & further reading
  • Healthcare IT Market: Top trends transforming the industry dynamics th
  • Building Intelligent Healthcare Systems The Role of AI, EHRs, and Adva
  • Streamlining Healthcare: How AMS Modernizes Patient Care
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · HEALTHCARE IT × NIGERIA

Our analysis of 248 Healthcare IT companies

$18.1b in tracked funding; 87% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.

248companies analysed
87%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
12unicorns
2017median founding year

Ranked: Best Healthcare IT companies in Nigeria

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundStageFounderFoundedTech stackRecent signals
1Helium Health
Provider of software for EMR
$42M38 mo agoSeries B—2015WordPressMySQLPHP+21—
2LifeBank
Online platform for procurement of medical products
$343K46 mo agoSeedAyo Olufemi
Co-Founder
2015Cart FunctionalityTypeScriptGoogle Maps+11—
3Medsaf
Online B2B marketplace for medicines
$330K98 mo agoSeedVivian Nwakah
Co-Founder
2016——
4LifeBank
Blood donation & delivery app
$240K102 mo agoSeedTemie Giwa
Founder & CEO
2015Cart FunctionalityTypeScriptGoogle Maps+111 award
5Xolani Health
AI and cloud based solutions for clinical decision making
$35K37 mo agoSeedOlugbenga Abejirin
CEO
2021——
6Foris Labs
Provider of virtual laboratory educational system for medical schools
$34K44 mo agoFunding RaisedKyrian Obikwelu
Co-Founder
2020——
7RubiLabs
Provider of medical equipment and supplies procurement platform
$20K37 mo agoSeedMichael Iyanro
Founder & CEO
2018——
8Presibo
Provider of AI-powered healthcare solutions, including diagnostics, telemedicine, and monitoring
—7 mo agoFunding RaisedEnny Aikodon
Co-Founder & Chief Medical Officer
2021——

Top 9 Healthcare IT companies in Nigeria

#1
Series B · Lekki, Lagos · founded 2015 · 122 employees
$42.2Mraised
▾

Provider of software for EMR. The features of the software are customizable notes, lab & imaging integration, in-patient management, surgery & procedures, integrated pharmacy, automated billing, and patient portal.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 19k LinkedIn followers — 46.4% of this cohort's audience · 24 engagements/post (5.8× cohort median)
Funding rounds
  • Jun 2023Series B$30M
  • May 2020Series A$10M
  • Nov 2017Seed$50K
  • Sep 2017Seed$2M
Investors
Tencent, VentureSouq, Greenhouse Capital Partners, WTI, Google, Global Ventures
Tech stack
CloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCookieyesCore-JsDraftpress HfcmGoogle Analytics
#2
Seed · Lagos, Lagos · founded 2015 · 126 employees
$343.1Kraised
▾

Online platform for procurement of medical products. It offers products for blood banks, oxygen, and medical consumables for hospitals, clinics, and healthcare organizations.

Funding rounds
  • Sep 2022Grant (prize money)$100K
  • Feb 2018Seed$200K
  • Mar 2017Grant (prize money)$3.1K
  • 2016Seed$25K
Founders & team
Ayo OlufemiCo-Founder
Investors
Black Founders Fund, EchoVC Partners, Growth Capital, Healthcap, Octerra Capital, Asia Africa Investment and Consulting
Tech stack
AngularAosApache Http ServerBootstrapCart FunctionalityGodaddy
#3
Seed · Abuja, Federal Capital Territory · founded 2021 · 4 employees
$35Kraised
▾

AI and cloud-based solutions for clinical decision making. The company has developed software like 'DICOM-X', and 'Xolani AIR' that assists with image diagnosis and analysis. It has features for medical image analysis, abnormality detection, disease diagnosis, reporting, and more.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 210 LinkedIn followers
Activity: 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • 2023Seed$20K
  • Sep 2022Seed$15K
Founders & team
Olugbenga AbejirinCEO
Investors
Techstars, JICA
#4
Seed · Lagos, Lagos · founded 2016 · 20 employees
$330Kraised
▾

Online B2B marketplace for medicines,. The product range includes a wide range of medications, vitamins, and supplements. Users can search for various products and request quotations on the platform. The platform also enables users to explore information on drugs, manufacturers, and general health topics.

Funding rounds
  • May 2018Seed$330K
  • 2017Seed—
Founders & team
Vivian NwakahCo-Founder
Investors
Musha Ventures, Lateral Frontiers, ShEquity, Seedstars, ODBA, Samurai Incubate
Tech stack
Google Tag ManagerHstsCloudflarePwaOpen GraphHttp/3
#5
Seed · Abeokuta, Ogun State · founded 2018 · 2 employees
$20Kraised
▾

Provider of medical equipment and supplies procurement platform. The platform delivers blood products, medicines, medical tools, and diagnostic kits to the interior parts of Africa. AI-based robotic diagnostic solutions are developed by the organization.

Funding rounds
  • 2023Seed$20K
  • Dec 2021Grant (prize money)$255.9K
  • Sep 2020Seed—
Founders & team
Michael IyanroFounder & CEO
Investors
Techstars, Alchemist Accelerator, National Science Foundation, Gogrow
#6
Seed · Lagos, Lagos · founded 2015
$240Kraised
▾

Blood donation & delivery app

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 11k LinkedIn followers — 26.8% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Founders & team
Temie GiwaFounder & CEO
Investors
EchoVC Partners, Fola Laoye, Growth Capital, Asia Africa Investment and Consulting, Merck Accelerator, CcHub
Tech stack
Google MapsApache Http Server
#7
Funding Raised · Onitsha, Anambra · founded 2020
$33.8Kraised
▾

Provider of virtual laboratory educational system for medical schools

Funding rounds
  • Nov 2022Grant (prize money)$33.8K
Founders & team
Kyrian ObikweluCo-Founder
Investors
Zenith Bank
#8
Funding Raised · Lagos, Lagos · founded 2021
—raised
▾

Provider of AI-powered healthcare solutions, including diagnostics, telemedicine, and monitoring. The company offers remote health monitoring and virtual consultations with doctors. It provides digital health records and medication management services. The platform also offers specialized elder care services, including continuous health monitoring and professional caregiver networks.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 431 LinkedIn followers
Hiring: 2 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Head of Operations, Case Management Nurse
Activity: 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Dec 2025Grant (prize money)—
Founders & team
Enny AikodonCo-Founder & Chief Medical OfficerDerrick UdahCo-Founder & PresidentJerry NwobodoCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Tony Elumelu Foundation
#9
Seed · Lagos, Lagos · founded 2014 · 20 employees
—raised
▾

Cloud-based EHR management tool for healthcare institutions. It also offers SmartHMO, an enterprise application that automates back-office administration and claims adjudication. Medismarts claims to provide a unified platform that integrates all stakeholders. It offers MediSmarts EMR, a Hospital Management Software that includes features like patient Queue Management, Patient Data Management, Appointment Scheduling, Billing and Electronic Payments, and Reporting Business Intelligence.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 2k LinkedIn followers — 4.1% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Dec 2015Seed—
Investors
Sasware

Funding & investor landscape

$43.2Mtotal disclosed funding
7companies funded
16disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Asia Africa Investment and Consulting3 rounds
CcHub3 rounds
EchoVC Partners2 rounds
Growth Capital2 rounds
Healthcap2 rounds
Merck Accelerator2 rounds
Techstars2 rounds
2C9 Ventures1 rounds
A-Level Capital1 rounds
ACE & Company1 rounds

Notable founders

Ayo Olufemi
Co-Founder · LifeBank
Olugbenga Abejirin
CEO · Xolani Health
Vivian Nwakah
Co-Founder · Medsaf
Michael Iyanro
Founder & CEO · RubiLabs
Temie Giwa
Founder & CEO · LifeBank
Kyrian Obikwelu
Co-Founder · Foris Labs
Enny Aikodon
Co-Founder & Chief Medical Officer · Presibo
Derrick Udah
Co-Founder & President · Presibo
Prism market signals · Nigeria · country-scoped Prism corpus, 116,305 docs

Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage

Share of Healthcare IT coverage by sub-theme.

Regulatory-risk over time falling

Funding & growth over time

funding flat · growth flat

RESEARCH SIGNALS · Nigeria

How research on Digital Health is moving in Nigeria

A read on the academic research around Digital Health — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 553 Nigeria-affiliated papers.

research sentiment over time
202220242026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and softening — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 46% → 42% across 2022–2026.
top research entities
  • University of Ibadan54
  • Federal Ministry of Health44
  • University of Nigeria27
  • Federal Medical Centre25
  • University of Lagos22
leading researchers
Chinedu Paschal Maduka · Oluwatoyin Ayo-Farai · Chioma Anthonia Okolo · Obinna Onwujekwe · Chinelo Ebele Uchendu · Jeremiah Olawumi Arowoogun · Bonaventure Michael Ukoaka · Evangel Chinyere Anyanwu
▲ Breakthroughs37 · 7%
▲ 0%→7% share
0 median citations100% since 2021mostly methods-led
Breakthroughs are rising (0%→7% of field), led by Health care.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Health care14
  • Arduino7
  • Microcontroller7
  • Vital signs5
  • Usability4
Newly emergingHealth care 0→14 · Arduino 0→7 · Microcontroller 0→7
Landmark Conceptual design of national-level public health dashboards for transparent and evidence-based decision-making · 7 cites
◆ Advancements173 · 31%
▲ 0%→32% share
0 median citations99% since 2021mostly empirical
Advancements are rising (0%→32% of field), led by Health care.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Health care77
  • Health informatics33
  • Public health31
  • Psychological intervention24
  • Telemedicine17
Newly emergingHealth care 0→76 · Health informatics 0→31 · Public health 0→30
Landmark Personal Digital Twin: A Close Look into the Present and a Step towards the Future of Personalised Healthcare Industry · 156 cites
▼ Concerns293 · 53%
▲ 0%→52% share
0 median citations96% since 2021mostly empirical
Concerns are rising (0%→52% of field), led by Health care.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Health care2→120
  • Public health1→70
  • Health informatics6→48
  • Health administration4→41
  • Psychological intervention1→35
Newly emergingHealth policy 0→23 · Mental health 0→23 · mHealth 0→23
Landmark Quality of routine facility data for monitoring priority maternal and newborn indicators in DHIS2: A case study from Gom · 182 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · Nigeria

Where digital health is researched across Nigeria

Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.

Lagos84 · +0.03
Hot · ChatbotAdvancing · InteroperabilityOpportunity · Public healthConcern · Health communication
Abuja84 · +0.05
Hot · InformaticsAdvancing · Intervention (counseling)Opportunity · Public healthConcern · Health informatics
Ibadan81 · +0.08
Hot · Mental healthAdvancing · Wearable computerOpportunity · Psychological interventionConcern · Mobile phone
Nsukka46 · +0.04
Hot · Environmental healthAdvancing · Big dataOpportunity · Public healthConcern · Health services research
Ado-Ekiti32 · +0.40
Hot · Pulse rateAdvancing · TelehealthOpportunity · Health care
Port Harcourt27 · -0.02
Hot · Healthcare systemOpportunity · Public healthConcern · Health policy
Ile-Ife22 · -0.09
Hot · Health equityAdvancing · Psychological interventionOpportunity · Public healthConcern · Health policy
Kano18 · -0.09
Hot · Pulse rateOpportunity · Health careConcern · Pharmacy
Ilorin16 · -0.04
Hot · Health careOpportunity · Health informatics

Common questions

How many Healthcare IT companies are there in Nigeria?
Radar tracks 51 indexable Healthcare IT companies headquartered in Nigeria that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Healthcare IT companies in Nigeria?
The Healthcare IT companies in Nigeria on this list have raised a combined $43.2M in disclosed equity funding across 7 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Healthcare IT company in Nigeria?
Helium Health is the highest-funded Healthcare IT company in Nigeria, with $42.2M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Healthcare IT companies in Nigeria are funded?
7 of the 51 Healthcare IT companies in Nigeria on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Healthcare IT unicorns are there in Nigeria?
None of the Healthcare IT companies in Nigeria on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Nigeria Healthcare IT companies?
The most active investors in Nigeria Healthcare IT companies on this list include Asia Africa Investment and Consulting, CcHub, EchoVC Partners, Growth Capital, Healthcap.
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