Qura is the start-up that created the AI-powered preventive health platform and has announced that it has closed a €1.5 million pre-seed round led by United Ventures, with participation from Vento, Italian Angels for Growth (IAG) and other angel investors. The investment will serve to strengthen the team and accelerate product development, with the ambition of defining a new category in European healthcare.
It is estimated, according to a statement released by the start-up, that one in five adults live with persistent symptoms such as chronic fatigue, hormonal imbalances, digestive problems and unexplained hair loss, which are not serious enough to warrant a diagnosis but are real enough to affect daily life. Primary care systems are not designed to detect these conditions or to support people before their symptoms worsen: consultations are brief, diagnostics are limited, and patients often find themselves alone, navigating between specialists without a coherent care plan.
The figures confirm the urgency. The European health check-up market is set to reach around €18.6 billion by 2030 (source: Grand View Horizon), while EU countries spent a total of €90.4 billion (source: Istat) on prevention in 2022 alone, a sign of a growing awareness that prevention costs less than cure. Yet traditional healthcare systems remain designed for emergencies and acute health conditions, leaving those without a diagnosed condition without answers and increasingly having to pay out of their own pockets, both in Italy and the rest of Europe.
Qura offers a comprehensive health journey, from diagnostics to treatment. It starts with a comprehensive blood test at one of our partner laboratories. The results are analysed and categorised by AI and then discussed in a 45-minute consultation with a dedicated Qura doctor, who is specially trained in prevention and health optimisation. Each user receives a personalised protocol with clear priorities: what to address immediately, what to monitor over time, and ongoing medical support.
What sets Qura apart in the digital health landscape is, first and foremost, its hybrid care model: doctors remain at the centre of the experience, while AI enhances efficiency and personalisation, an approach designed to build trust, promote adherence to protocols and raise the quality of care. In terms of infrastructure, Qura chose from the outset to operate within the European healthcare regulatory framework, with a platform that complies with the GDPR, is clinically validated and integrated with local laboratory networks.
“We treat health as an emergency rather than a priority,” says Virginia Gambardella, CEO and co-founder of Qura, in a statement. “Millions of people feel that something is wrong, but the current system offers them neither the tools nor a clear path to take action. Qura was created to change this: we combine the precision of artificial intelligence with the care of a dedicated doctor to help people stay well, not just get better.”
Qura was founded in late 2025 by a team with complementary experience in consumer health, clinical practice and technology. Gambardella began his career at McKinsey, before going on to become head of operations at the digital therapy platform Serenis. At the same time, he built a health community of over 500,000 people and brought the first Italian mindfulness app to €30,000 in monthly recurring revenue. Co-founder and CTO Gioacchino Grand (pictured with the CEO) is an engineer with two experiences as a founding engineer, having scaled tech teams from pre-seed to Series A. Chief Medical Officer Margherita Gabba has a decade of clinical practice experience and oversees all medical protocols and AI validation.
The proceeds from the round will be used to strengthen the medical, engineering and operational teams; digital marketing and growth; development of Qura’s artificial intelligence engine; and preparation for expansion into other European markets.
By 2030, Qura aims to become the missing link in modern healthcare, changing not only the way people take care of their health, but also the way insurance companies, clinics and healthcare professionals deliver it. A future where health is measurable and manageable, where AI enables doctors and patients to anticipate what is coming, not just react to what has already happened.
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