Neko Health

Healthtech · Preventive Health · Consumer Diagnostics

Expansion

Daniel Ek's Neko Health opens first US clinic in NYC's SoHo

At $499, a quarter of typical full-body scan prices, it's a bet that preventive checkups can become recurring habits, not luxury one-offs.

• Neko Health opened its first U.S. clinic at 300 Lafayette Street in SoHo, New York on September 24, 2026, months after closing a $700 million Series C led by Lightspeed Venture Partners in July.
• Founded by Spotify co-founder Daniel Ek and CEO Hjalmar Nilsonne, the Swedish company builds its own hardware, software and clinical protocols for a one-hour preventive health scan.
• The $499 New York scan covers skin imaging, cardiovascular and metabolic testing, and more than 50 blood biomarkers, with results and a clinician consultation delivered in the same visit.
• More than 25,000 New Yorkers joined the waitlist before opening day, and Neko says over 100,000 people have completed scans across Sweden and the UK, with 350,000+ registered globally.
• Comparable full-body diagnostic scans in the U.S. typically cost $1,000 to $5,000 out of pocket, positioning Neko's $499 price as a direct affordability play.
• Neko plans additional New York locations along with clinics in Miami, Washington, D.C. and San Francisco as part of a broader U.S. rollout.
• The launch turns a heavily funded European prevention-health model into a real test of whether Americans will pay upfront, subscription-style, for proactive scans instead of insurance-driven treatment.