Counsel Health

Backed byGoogle Ventures

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Total raised$36.0M
StageSeries A
Hiring pace11 roles / 90d
Founded2023
Team size11-50
HQBoston, MA

About Counsel Health

Counsel is an AI-first medical practice founded in 2023 with a mission to multiply the world's healthcare capacity. The company brings together an experienced founding team of clinical and technology experts from prestigious institutions including Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, UCSF, the MIT Media Lab, NVIDIA, and Mount Sinai. Backed by over $35M in funding from top-tier venture capital firms and supported by partnerships with leading healthcare organizations, Counsel is positioned to serve hundreds of thousands of patients on its platform within the next year. Through its innovative approach to healthcare delivery, the company aims to expand access to medical services and address capacity constraints in the healthcare system.

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New York · Remote ok · $140k–$155k/yr

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Company at a glance

Location
Boston, MA

Founders & Leadership

CH

Cían Hughes

Physician Scientist

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RM

Rishi Khakhkhar, MD, MBA

Chief Medical Officer at Counsel Health

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JY

Justin Yu

Director of Eng @ Counsel - we’re hiring!

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MM

Muthu Alagappan, MD

Founder & CEO of Counsel Health | Physician & AI Researcher

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JM

Javier Monterrosa

Enterprise Marketing Leader | GTM, Product Marketing, Demand Gen, MOps & Analytics

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About the Team

Team Distribution

  • Other Specialized34%
  • Software Engineering28%
  • Business Operations & Management17%
  • Sales & Business Development6%
  • Product6%

Where the Team Studied

  1. 1.Northwestern University
  2. 2.University of Chicago
  3. 3.University of Michigan
  4. 4.Columbia University
  5. 5.Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Team Worked At

  • Google DeepMind
  • NVIDIA
  • Genentech
  • McKinsey & Company
  • Stripe

Team Composition

49 people
  • Engineering1 senior10
  • Healthcare Services3 senior8
  • Community and Social Services1 senior6
  • Human Resources2
  • Marketing1 senior2
  • Research1 senior2
  • Accounting1
  • Administrative1

Culture & values

Collaborative care models that integrate clinicians and AI are central to the company's approach

Company believes in multiplying healthcare capacity through AI-enabled solutions

Focus on building an AI-first medical practice with automation across the clinical stack

Funding History

Cumulative Funding

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