Founders: Wael A. Kabli, Mohammad G. Zekrallah
The Middle East’s 50 Most-Funded Startups
Rank: #42

Cura

Country: Saudi Arabia
Funding: $6 million
Investors: Enma for Business, undisclosed investor
Founded In: 2016
Telehealth platform
Cura is a telehealth platform that enables patients to receive consultations, diagnoses, prescriptions, and well-being therapy sessions through instant messaging and live video calls from their mobile phones. There is also a feedback mechanism so patients can rate the doctors and give feedback on the service. The company has more than 2,400 registered doctors and more than 500,000 users, operating from Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Turkey. They have conducted over 285,000 telemedicine consultations to date.