Higi

Higi is a medical technology company that creates health station kiosks.^[1] The kiosks appear in supermarkets, pharmacies, and other retail locations.^[2][3][4] Higi has over 11,000 kiosks in the United States.^[5][6] It was founded in 2012 by Khan Siddiqui^[7] and Michael W. Ferro Jr., the owner of the Chicago Sun-Times (tronc).^[8]

The company makes much of its money from advertising on the kiosks.^[9]

Higi acquired Merge Health Information Kiosks for $2.75 million in 2012^[10] and kiosk provider Stayhealthy in 2014 for an undisclosed amount.^[11][12] It received investment from BlueCross BlueShield's venture fund in 2017.^[13][14] Another notable investor is Lupe Fiasco, who accepted a role as creative director of the company.^{[15][16][17][18]} As part of the Blue Shield investment, Higi acquired a Seattle company called EveryMove.^[19]

In 2017, Sam's Club began offering higi in its stores^[20][21] Higi also placed kiosks at Vanderbilt University^[22] and Wegman's supermarkets^[23] The kiosks are also at Kroger, Meijer,^[24] Shopko,^[25] Rite Aid^[26] and other stores.

In 2018, Higi raised a Series C round of $21.3 million from Flare Capital Partners and 7wireVentures.^[27][28]

Higi named a new Chairman Chris Kryder in August 2018.^[29]

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