// startup autopsy
HealthLok
A personal health platform launched into the worst financial crisis in decades.
marketfitSilent Shutdown
Quiet closure with no public announcement · Fatal mistake: Entered the personal health records market in 2008 without differentiation from well-funded competitors like Google Health and Microsoft HealthVault.
| Founded | 2008 |
|---|---|
| Closed | 2010 |
| Country | USA |
| Sector | Healthtech |
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Key Events Timeline
FOUNDING
HealthLok founded in the USA as a personal health data management platform for consumers.
FUNDING
Secured initial seed funding, but the Lehman Brothers collapse the same month signaled the coming capital drought.
PRODUCT LAUNCH
Launched its health records platform but struggled to differentiate from Google Health and Microsoft HealthVault.
SHUTDOWN
HealthLok quietly ceased operations after failing to secure follow-on funding or achieve meaningful user growth.