[3][4] In the early months of the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak, Metabiota and BlueDot independently demonstrated the capabilities of computer analytics to map the future spread of the virus between countries.
[5][6] In an effort to expand its business offerings, Metabiota teamed up with insurance groups Marsh, African Risk Capacity and Munich Re to provide data for outbreak coverage.
Google invested $1 million into the company while also planning to act as a partner to provide expertise in data analysis.
[11] The company had staff stationed in Kenema supporting the Sierra Leone government when the Western African Ebola virus epidemic began.
Médecins Sans Frontières criticized the company for failing to discover early cases, and for not sharing data or contact tracing information.