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Five AAIC fund portfolio companies selected as one of Time magazine’s 100 World’s Top HealthTech Companies of 2025

Five companies in which AAIC Investment’s fund has invested have been selected as one of Time magazine’s World’s Top HealthTech Companies of 2025.Four African companies were selected overall, three of which are fund investment companies.

Ranked based on three metrics: financial performance, reputation analysis, and online engagement, the selected companies are:

 

RecoMed (South Africa) Investment Profile Performance indicator : High

Operates the largest online hospital booking system in South Africa. Linked to doctors’ schedules, it allows users to specify individual doctor times and make appointments. Collaborates with major healthcare companies in the country, including Discovery (medical insurance), Mediclinic (hospital group), and Clicks (pharmacy chain). Eisai Co., Ltd. invested in the company in 2024 and entered into a strategic business partnership.

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Reliance Health (Nigeria) Investment Profile Performance indicator : Very high

In Nigeria, where the health insurance penetration rate is less than 5%, the company provides cheaper, higher-quality health insurance to more than 300,000 people through digital operations. In 2022, the company raised $40 million in Series B, the largest in African health tech.

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Deep Echo (Morocco) Investment Profile Performance indicator : High

A deep tech company from Morocco. Utilizing AI to automate fetal ultrasound examinations and improve prenatal care. Supporting the implementation and interpretation of pregnancy ultrasound examinations in resource-limited medical settings without dispatching specialists. Received 510(k) clearance from the FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration) in June 2025.

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Ubie (Japan) Investment Profile Performance indicator : Outstanding

Using AI as its core technology, the company develops and provides “Ubie,” which guides patients to the appropriate medical treatment based on their symptoms, and “Ubie AI Questionnaire,” which aims to improve the efficiency of medical operations. Investors include Google, Japan Post Capital Co., Ltd., NTT Docomo Co., Ltd., and Seven-Eleven Japan Co., Ltd., and as of May 2025, the company has raised a total of over 18 billion yen in funding.

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Allm (Japan) Investment Profile Performance indicator : Very high

Developed Join (an app for doctors), a medical device program that was the first in Japan to be covered by insurance as an information sharing and collaboration tool between doctors. It is available in 28 countries, including Africa. In 2022, DeNA acquired the company, and our fund stake was sold.

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World’s Top HealthTech Companies of 2025 | TIME

 

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Company name: AAIC Investment Pte. Ltd.
Name: Nobuhiko Ichimiya
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