Reliance Health

Reliance Health is a digital health insurance company founded in 2016 and headquartered in Nigeria, with operations in Egypt and expansion under way into other African markets. The company designs and administers health insurance plans for businesses and families, combining insurance underwriting with a proprietary technology stack, data science, and telemedicine. It was formerly known as Kangpe before evolving into a full-service digital health insurer, and was founded by Dr. Femi Kuti, Opeyemi Olumekun, and Matthew Mayaki.

Its products span comprehensive health insurance plans, 24/7 telemedicine access to doctors, prescription delivery, digital onboarding, and a network of partner and proprietary healthcare facilities. The business reports more than 4,000 corporate clients, over 251,000 plan members, and more than 3,800 healthcare providers in its network. Engineering and product work spans technology, data science, telemedicine, digital onboarding, and prescription delivery.

Reliance Health raised $40m in a Series B round and is backed by General Atlantic, Partech, Tencent, and Y Combinator. Its stated operating priorities include human-centred service with an emphasis on speed and reliability, and a mission to make healthcare affordable, accessible, and well delivered across emerging markets.