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Emerald raises £1.5m pre-seed led by Boost Capital Partners to close the loop on preventive health through GP-led, AI care

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Emerald
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Alexander Badalyan; Anton Shchipanov; Dan McNally
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£1.5m
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London, United Kingdom
Jan 29, 2026

Emerald is tackling one of preventive healthcare’s core problems: fragmented health data that makes early intervention difficult. Health information is spread across portals, wearables, PDFs and apps, meaning critical biomarkers can be missed until conditions become serious. The company is positioning itself as a single, continuous health record designed to support earlier, clinically meaningful action.

Emerald combines aggregated health data with human-led care. Each member is paired with a dedicated GP who can review results, diagnose where appropriate, prescribe treatment and guide next steps. This clinical layer sits alongside an intuitive dashboard that helps users understand and track results over time, starting with Emerald’s Baseline blood test covering more than 115 biomarkers and available at over 50 locations across the UK.

The company has raised £1.5m in pre-seed funding, led by Boost Capital Partners, with participation from Mark Fountain and Granatus Ventures, alongside angel investors. The funding brings Emerald’s total pre-seed capital to £1.5m and will support UK expansion and the launch of proprietary coaching protocols in early 2026.

Emerald operates a hybrid model that pairs doctors with AI tools for ongoing monitoring and insight generation. The aim is to combine the scalability of AI with clinical oversight, addressing what the company describes as healthcare’s last mile problem, where insights exist but action is delayed or unclear.

Alongside the funding, Emerald has secured registration with the Care Quality Commission, enabling it to operate as a regulated medical provider. This allows the company to move beyond data interpretation into diagnosis, prescribing and delivery of personalised care plans, positioning Emerald as an active participant in preventive healthcare rather than a passive data platform.

Right now, the trade-off is access versus quality. Unmoderated AI can scale access but can miss context, and when it’s wrong the cost can be high. Clinicians offer quality, but they can’t see everyone at once. We’re building the future where doctors, AI tools, and a unified data layer work together to reach more people with safer, higher-quality guidance.
Alexander Badalyan, Co-founder & CEO
With these regulatory approvals, we are moving beyond simple monitoring into active, early intervention. Emerald represents the transition from reactive medicine to a truly proactive clinical partner that lives with the patient providing the continuous, defensible data that modern healthcare demands.
Dr. Daniel McNally, Chief Medical Officer
We believe that the next trillion dollar company will be one that gives people back control over their health. This can only be achieved with the right combination of an engaging product, a scientific approach and the capabilities to aggregate, gather, integrate and present health data in a comprehensive way for their users. In a world where people are increasingly concerned about prevention and public institutions are not ready to serve them, Emerald has built a rare combination of consumer-grade product velocity and deep clinical governance. They are building the operating system for longevity. They aren’t just riding the preventive health wave, they're positioned to lead it.
Benjamin Torrero, Partner at Boost Capital Partners
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