Curus spun off of Add Health Media in a SEK 136 million funding round backed by Alfvén & Didrikson.

Curus, a Stockholm, Sweden-based health holding company, announced that it secured capital in an equity round closed at SEK 136 million ($13.6 million).

The money was raised locally from Sweden's investors Alfvén & Didrikson, joined by Stefan Bengtsson via CSB Capital, e-health entrepreneur Alex Stendahl, and former CEO of SEB in New York, Christian Dahlberg.

Post deal, the Curus board consists of founder Johan Bloom, business angel Lars Lindgren, Doktor24 co-founder Tobias Perdahl, Health Navigator co-founder and board professional Anna Dalgaard, and Ken Liebkind from Alfvén & Didrikson.

Curus, founded as a spinoff from Add Health Media in 2022 by CEO Johan Bloom, aims to build a portfolio holding via acquisitions of profitable companies in health and care in the Nordics, with a focus on supporting early-stage growth companies with capital, knowledge, networks and media, with reach in the companies’ target audience.