Ghana’s Redbird raises $1.5M seed to expand access to rapid medical testing in sub-Saharan Africa

– Ghanaian healthtech startup Redbird raised $1.5m seed funding.
– Investors who participated in the round include Johnson & Johnson Foundation, Newton Partners (via the Imperial Venture Fund), and Founders Factory Africa.
– The company was launched in 2018 by Patrick Beattie, Andrew Quao and Edward Grandstaff.
– It enables pharmacies in Ghana to add rapid diagnostic testing for 10 different health conditions to their pharmacy services.