#130 Kaia Health, Raising $125M By Turning $50,000 Elite Pain Rehab into an App (CEO, Konstantin Mehl)

Update: 2024-03-24

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Konstantin started Kaia Health after paying $50,000 to cure his back pain at an elite pain rehab centre. It worked. But it seemed stupid. Why did this need to cost $50,000?

Kaia Health has since raised $125M and helped 625,000 users.

0:00 The 90 second story

1:22 How did he grow 20% every week?

2:15 Market timing is everything

7:43 We never put pressure on this making any money

10:51 How does an app cure back pain?

14:43 US vs Germany for digital health entrepreneurs

16:40 Go to market of Kaia Health

19:51 Why raise so much money?

24:57 The hero license

Links

Kaia Health: https://kaiahealth.com/

Dr Mustafa Sultan: https://www.musty.io/

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#130 Kaia Health, Raising $125M By Turning $50,000 Elite Pain Rehab into an App (CEO, Konstantin Mehl)

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#130 Kaia Health, Raising $125M By Turning $50,000 Elite Pain Rehab into an App (CEO, Konstantin Mehl)

Mustafa Sultan, MD

#130 Kaia Health, Raising $125M By Turning $50,000 Elite Pain Rehab into an App (CEO, Konstantin Mehl)