Alan acquires Senegal’s Tanel in rare Francophone healthtech exit
Alan, the French health insurance company, has acquired Tanel, a Dakar-based digital health startup operating in Senegal and Côte d'Ivoire.
French health insurance company Alan has acquired Senegal-based digital health startup Tanel in a rare Francophone healthtech exit. The acquisition closed in June and marks Alan's first move into Africa. Tanel, founded in 2021 by Mouhamed Ndoye and Makhtar Diop, specializes in managing health coverage for Senegalese employers, which was largely paper-based at the time.
The startup built its own contracted network of pharmacies, hospitals, and clinics to provide direct care to patients. Tanel now covers about 70,000 lives across more than 400 companies and connects users to over 1,200 pharmacies and healthcare providers. After raising $2.45 million in two rounds, Tanel was acquired by Alan in a deal worth an undisclosed amount.
Tanel's founders will remain in their roles at Alan, reporting directly to its CEO. The acquisition brings reinsurance benefits and access to Alan's AI-powered healthcare services, shifting Tanel from reactive to proactive healthcare management.
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