Dubai-based Global Ventures has co-led a $7m investment with AAIC Japan in Helium Health, a West African digital medical records provider.

China’s Tencent also participated in the funding rounding.

Helium Health was launched in 2016 by Adegoke Olubusi, Dimeji Sofowora, and Tito Ovia to digitize the health sector in Nigeria.

The company’s software has assisted many healthcare organizations in streamlining their patient records.

Today, Helium Health is the number one healthcare technology provider in West Africa, facilitating hundreds of thousands of encounters each month across the region.

Helium Health intends to expand across the continent.

Previously, the company raised $120,000 from their participation at the Y-Combinator program which was part of a $2m seed round.