Entrepreneur, CEO, And Co-Founder of Hippocratic AI

Hippocratic AI Scoops Up $141M Series B

Munjal Shah, CEO of Hippocratic AI, gestures while explaining the potential of AI in healthcare.
Munjal Shah, CEO of Hippocratic AI, emphasizes the transformative role of AI in addressing healthcare challenges.

Hippocratic AI, a healthcare AI startup specializing in safety-focused large language models (LLMs) for non-diagnostic, patient-facing clinical tasks, has completed a $141 million Series B funding round. Led by Kleiner Perkins, a venture capital firm renowned for backing tech giants like Google and Amazon, the round brought the company’s valuation to $1.64 billion. Existing investors, including A16z, General Catalyst, Premji, NVIDIA, and Universal Health Services, also participated at or above pro-rata. This latest funding comes just nine months after the company’s Series A round, underscoring its rapid growth and strong investor confidence.

Co-founded by CEO Munjal Shah and a team of healthcare and AI experts from institutions like Johns Hopkins, Stanford, and Google, Hippocratic AI aims to revolutionize healthcare accessibility and outcomes worldwide. Its safety-focused LLM leverages advanced AI to provide scalable healthcare expertise, addressing challenges such as workforce shortages and improving patient care. With a total of $278 million in funding to date, the company is positioned to expand its global impact and continue pioneering innovative solutions in the healthcare sector.

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