Transform healthcare procurement in LMICs. Connect with prequalified suppliers, reduce costs by 35%+, and reach millions of patients.
Location: Switzerland
Total raised: $13M
Funding Rounds 3
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 18.02.2026 | - | $6M | Bill &... |
| 27.05.2025 | Grant | $5M | - |
| 08.05.2024 | Seed | $2M | - |
Mentions in press and media 15
| Date | Title | Description |
| 10.04.2026 | Nine Swiss startups recognized globally | Fast Company's annual ranking of the World's Most Innovative Companies identifies businesses setting the pace for global innovation across industries. This year's list includes two Swiss startups in category-leading positions. Axmed (found... |
| 21.02.2026 | Axmed Fuels Global Health Access with $6 Million Grant | Axmed, a leading health technology firm, secured $6 million from the Gates Foundation. This capital injection accelerates its mission to deliver affordable, high-quality medicines. The B2B platform optimizes procurement and logistics. It sp... |
| 18.02.2026 | Axmed secures $6 million grant from the Gates Foundation | Basel-based Axmed, founded in 2024, operates a technology-enabled B2B platform connecting buyers, manufacturers and distributors of essential medicines. The company streamlines the procurement and delivery of healthcare products in fragmen... |
| 17.02.2026 | Gates Foundation backs Basel’s Axmed with €5 million to support affordable medicines distribution | Axmed, a Swiss HealthTech company, today announced it has been awarded €5 million ($6 million) in non-dilutive grant funding from the Gates Foundation to expand access to high-quality, affordable medicines across low- and middle-income coun... |
| 17.02.2026 | Axmed: $6 Million Grant Secured To Expand Global Access To Medicines | Axmed, a Switzerland-headquartered health technology company with regional headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya, has secured $6 million in non-dilutive grant funding from the Gates Foundation to expand access to high-quality, affordable medicines... |
| 18.12.2025 | Unlock Aid Launches Inaugural Solutions Index, Spotlights 33 Innovators Strengthening Global Health Supply Chains | New reference tool helps donors and policymakers identify evidence backed, financially sustainable, scalable solutions amid transitions in global development In a period when traditional aid structures are shifting, we cannot afford to lose... |
| 19.06.2025 | Life sciences, food and space start-ups sweep the prizes at the de Vigier award | This year’s competition began with over 200 submitted projects. In February, the jury selected the Top 15, whose CEOs were invited for interviews and presentations. From there, the Foundation Board chose the ten final nominees. On June 18,... |
| 27.05.2025 | Gates Foundation Awards Axmed $5M Grant to Boost Maternal and Child Health Procurement in Africa | What You Should Know: – The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has awarded a $5M grant to Axmed, a healthcare technology company focused on transforming how lifesaving medicines are procured across Growth Markets. – The grant, announced on... |
| 22.05.2025 | Gates Foundation awards $5 million grant to Axmed | Axmed is a technology-enabled marketplace transforming how medicines are sourced, financed, and delivered across underserved markets in order to address preventable deaths. Every year 287,000 women die from pregnancy and childbirth complic... |
| 16.05.2025 | Ten finalists proceed to W. A de Vigier finale | Over 200 applicants submitted their projects for the annual W.A. de Vigier Award. The Foundation Board conducted personal interviews with the 15 candidates on the short list to determine the nominees with the most outstanding ideas and per... |
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