Industry Bulletins | May 24, 2023
Hippocratic AI Raises $50 Million Toward Goal Of Creating Safety-Focused Artificial Intelligence Model For Health Care
Hippocratic AI launched out of stealth to announce it raised 50 million seed investment round to support development of its safety-focused large language model (LLM), a type of artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm, designed specifically for health care uses. The company is exploring using its LLM to function as a patient navigator, dietician, genetic counselor, enrollment specialist, and to provide medication reminders.
The funding round was co-led by General Catalyst and Andreessen Horowitz. Julie Yoo, General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz, said “We believe Hippocratic AI’s cross-disciplinary, safety-first approach is what the healthcare industry needs to be . . .