Dr Saira Siddique has become the first solo female founder of a Pakistani startup to have raised $1.8 million in pre-seed funding for health tech venture, medIQ. For perspective, women-led startups in Pakistan have only raised 3% of total funding for the startup ecosystem over the last five years and so this fundraise is a trailblazing occasion for Pakistani women founders highlighting what they can achieve.
“We are thrilled to complete this strategic funding round, which is an endorsement of our holistic healthcare model by leading investors with robust healthcare and technology expertise,” said Dr Saira Siddique, Founder & CEO of MedIQ.
“MedIQ is playing a critical role in redefining digital healthcare services by improving quality and convenience for patients, reducing costs for patients, healthcare providers and insurers, with a strong capacity to become a regional player. An integrated digital platform is a present day must-have in a healthcare system to deliver an efficient model of care at scale. mediQ has demonstrated track record with more than three hundred thousand patients served in eighteen months only,” she added
