Zesty (company) explained

Zesty
Type:Private
Industry:Healthcare Services, Health Care Information Technology
Foundation:2012
Founder:James Balmain, Lloyd Price
Location City:London, England
Services:Online healthcare appointment booking

Zesty is an online healthcare appointment booking service invented by Natalie and Maddie based in London, England.[1] [2] [3] [4] Lloyd Price and James Balmain founded Zesty in 2012.[5] [6] Price is the company's COO and Balmain is the company's CEO.[7] In May 2013, the company launched its service in London.[2]

History

Lloyd Price and James Balmain developed the idea for Zesty's healthcare appointment booking service after experiencing difficulties identifying and locating dental services.[8] In August 2012, Price and Balmain began researching and developing a business plan.[5] [8] [9] Zesty secured a seed funding round led by Mangrove Capital Partners, a venture capital firm based in Luxembourg, in January 2013.[2] That May, Zesty launched its service in beta in London, England.[2] [10] The service locates available appointment slots by searching postcodes or specified boroughs.[1] Zesty initially targeted private and National Health Service (NHS) dental markets.[2]

In July 2013, Zesty launched a web application compatible with smartphones and tablets.[11] That month, the company partnered with Qinec, a practice management software provider, to improve accessibility to healthcare appointments.[11] [12] [13] The company secured $2 million in additional seed funding in April 2014.[3] [14] The funding round was led by T A Ventures and ABRT Fund.[10] The following month, Zesty expanded its service to include other types of healthcare professionals from private and public practices.[15] In September 2014, The Huffington Post named Zesty one of “London's 7 Fast-Growing & Disruptive Health Tech Startups.”[5]

Operations

Zesty is based in London, England.[1] In April 2014, over 2,000 healthcare providers, including private and NHS dentists, private doctors, private physiotherapists, osteopaths, chiropractors and podiatrist, were registered on the company’s booking service.[2] [8] [16] [17]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: E-ppointments. August 13, 2013. December 9, 2014. Economist.
  2. Web site: U.K. Healthcare E-booking Platform, Zesty, Adds Another $2M+ To Its Seed Funding. April 10, 2014. Natasha Lomas. December 9, 2014. TechCrunch.
  3. Web site: London startup: Doctor appointments made easy. December 9, 2014. Workspace Group.
  4. Web site: The UK wants Digital Health Now! The King’s Fund International Digital Health and Care Congress. July 13, 2014. Ben Maximilian Heubl. December 9, 2014. Medcrunch.
  5. Web site: London's 7 Fast-Growing & Disruptive Health Tech Startups. September 18, 2014. Lora Schellenberg. December 9, 2014. Huffington Post.
  6. Web site: Zesty recognised as a world-leading startup. September 26, 2014. December 9, 2014. Ident News.
  7. Web site: COO Lloyd Price on how Zesty are transforming access to Healthcare in London. April 22, 2014. Silicon Roundabout.
  8. Web site: Startup of the Week: Going private with Zesty. October 10, 2014. Tom Phelan. December 9, 2014. IT Proportal.
  9. Web site: When Wearable Health Trackers Meet Your Doctor. August 6, 2014. Ben Heubl. December 9, 2014. TechCrunch.
  10. Web site: Healthcare appointment service Zesty to add other UK cities, targeting mainland Europe. June 11, 2014. Brenden Maynard. December 9, 2014. Webrazzi.
  11. Web site: Zesty: the dental startup with ‘denture capital’ and an eye firmly on UK healthcare. July 19, 2013. Ben Woods. December 9, 2014.
  12. Web site: Qinec & Zesty join forces to join up healthcare in London & the UK. July 21, 2013. Robbie Hughes. December 9, 2014.
  13. Web site: A Match Made In Heaven: How A British Health Tech Startup Combined With Qinec, A Practice Management Software (PMS) Provider. March 21, 2014. Ben Maximilian Heubl. December 9, 2014.
  14. Web site: Health 2.0 in Europe – Here’s 35 startups to watch. June 3, 2014. Charmaine Li. December 9, 2014.
  15. Web site: Healthcare startup Zesty expands beyond dentistry in London, rest of UK to follow. May 28, 2014. Ben Woods. December 9, 2014.
  16. Web site: Zesty teams up with NHS to provide online booking service. May 30, 2014. Huw Jenkins. December 9, 2014.
  17. Web site: How Zesty wants to get you to the quack, quicker. June 4, 2014. Stephen Graves. December 9, 2014.

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