Hippocratic AI Raises $141m to Develop it's Virtual Nurses

Health tech company  Hippocratic AI, has raised $141 million in series B funding, bringing its total value to an estimated $1.64 billion, including a $17 million investment from NVIDIA.

Hippocratic AI is a company that focuses on developing large language models (LLMs) that mimic and work as virtual nurses. The company was founded in February 2023, making it only 2 years old.

Within the 2 years, they have collaborated with various partnerships to develop LLMs for clinical use, working with clinicians and nurses to create AI agents that can interact with patients providing services such as consultations and advice. The company aims to “close the gap on the worldwide shortage on healthcare staffing”.

The digital start-up stresses that its software is strictly for non-diagnostic, non-prescriptive purposes only, stating that all new employees must take an oath pledging commitment to product safety, akin to the Hippocratic oath commonly taken by new doctors.

They state that “our products must be as safe as an average human performing the same task”. The company goes as far as to have each of its employees wear a bracelet engraved with the name of someone whose health journey inspires them.

Though the AI agents are not programmed to diagnose, they are capable of remote patient monitoring and can direct patients with concerning test results to human healthcare workers for review, streamlining the process. Their services cost only $9/ hour, which is a fraction of the cost of human healthcare workers, potentially making healthcare services more accessible for all.

They currently offer US clinicians a percentage of customer fees to help “train” new AI agents in their field of expertise. They also have a large physician and nurse advisory council, boasting a diverse range of specialities and qualifications.

Hippocratic AI claims that its software has been tested by more than 6200 nurses and 300 doctors to maximise safety. Once the new virtual agents have undergone suitable assessments, they are planned to be accessible for existing Hippocratic AI customers via the “AI Agent” application, that was launched in January 2025.

Whilst the voice-based AI agents currently only offer a limited number of services, some concerns have been raised regarding the use of AI in the place of human healthcare workers. One of which is the concern that nurses and physicians would lose their jobs to the technology.

Moreover, face-to-face medical consultations offer a more personalized approach, allowing patients and clinicians to build relationships and rapport, address anxieties, and identify complex or unforeseen influences that may be lost in the AI tool.

Regardless, for many, help from AI agents may be less expensive and more easily available than human medical professionals. If proven safe and effective, this technology has the potential to improve quality and accessibility to healthcare for patients across the globe.