As 1 in 10 Europeans face up to 23 times higher health risks and lack of healthcare access, a German startup builds the continent’s first LGBTQ+ digital clinic.
Every Health, Europe’s first virtual clinic dedicated to LGBTQ+ healthcare, has closed a €1.1 million Seed round.
The platform offers digital care pathways, including testing, consultations, prescriptions, and medication delivery, serving queer communities and anyone seeking stigma-free health care. While digital health companies like FOLX and Nurx have gained significant traction in the US market, Europe remains largely underserved.
LGBTQ+ individuals represent 9 per cent of the world population with €150 billion in collective annual healthcare spending in Europe, yet face systematic barriers: 46 per cent avoid disclosing their sexual orientation or gender identity to healthcare providers due to fear of discrimination, according to the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights. Gay men face 23 times higher HIV risk than the general population globally, according to UNAIDS data.
“Health is a human right, not a privilege. For LGBTQ+ people, that right has been systematically denied for far too long,” said Dimitri Bilyarchyk, co-founder of Every Health.
