Cairo-based healthtech startup Rology has closed a seven-figure USD growth round, which saw participation from the Philips Foundation, Johnson & Johnson Impact Ventures, Sanofi Global Health Unit’s Impact Fund, and MIT Solve Innovation Future, according to a company statement (pdf). The fresh funds will allow the company to expand its AI-powered teleradiology platform across the Middle East and Africa.

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About Rology: The startup — founded in 2017 — operates an AI-assisted teleradiology platform that helps hospitals and clinics access fast, high-quality radiology reports. Rology has so far delivered 1.3 mn radiology reports to more than 300 hospitals in 13 countries, serving both public and private institutions with a network of over 200 radiologists.

Where’s the money’s going? The fresh funds will be used to deepen operations in Egypt, Kenya, and Saudi Arabia, and expand into Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa, the US, and other African and Asian markets, co-founder and CEO Amr Abodraiaa told EnterpriseAM.

Why MEA? Abodraiaa told EnterpriseAM that its focus on MEA stems from the region’s acute diagnostic need, where shortages of qualified radiologists and long reporting delays remain widespread. He added that the region’s regulatory environment is more conducive to cross-border teleradiology services than in Europe or the US, making its model both scalable and impactful.

The funds will also help the startup develop its tools: “The new funds will accelerate the development of additional AI tools, building on our existing suite of 8 AI-built-in models already in use. We are expanding our work on automated, grounded reporting models using AI — including LLMs, foundation models, and agentic AI — as well as multimodal diagnostic tools and workflow optimization technologies,” Abodraiaa added. These developments will allow radiologists to work faster and with higher accuracy, he explained.

What’s next? Rology aims to evolve into a borderless, AI-enabled diagnostic infrastructure that hospitals worldwide can integrate into their systems, providing high-quality radiology reports within minutes regardless of location or available resources. Its growth strategy will focus on expanding its radiologist network, scaling automated AI reporting, digitizing market-access framework, and strengthening integration with national health systems, Abodraiaa said.

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