Robomed, an international startup with Russian roots which aims to develop a smart contract platform in the field of medical services, claims to have raised $2.5 million in just 24 hours in a closed token pre-sale in late October. The news was reported by Firrma.ru based on exchanges with Robomed CEO Filipp Mironovich.
One of the key investors in the startup with a $100,000 investment was Yuri Krestinsky, the director of the Center for Economics and Management in Health Care at the Skolkovo Business School and the owner of Bionica, a group of Russian companies.
Following an open pre-sale stage, Robomed’s ICO is scheduled for start next week and last through December 15. The Russian start-up is hoping to raise from $15 million to $100 million.
Robomed describes its future platform as “a medical network managed by a blockchain token and designed to provide the most e ective medical care.” This ecosystem will “connect healthcare service providers and patients on the basis of a smart contract, the value criteria of which are the performance metrics of a specific medical service and patient satisfaction.”
Depending on the funding raised during the ICO, Robomed considers international expansion, targeting Asia, Latin America, Australia and the USA and beyond its native Russian market.