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A Colombian AI startup wants to assist half of Latin America's doctors. Andreessen Horowitz just backed it.
Telepatia raised $33M from a16z to reach half of Latin America’s 1.9M doctors by 2027. It already serves 14M patients across five countries.
TL;DR
- Telepatia, an AI clinical assistant for Latin America, raised $33 million in a Series A led by Andreessen Horowitz.
- The company's goal is to reach half of the region's 1.9 million doctors by the end of 2027.
- Telepatia's AI transcribes consultations, reviews medical records, flags errors, and offers live suggestions to doctors.
- The startup has already reached over 14 million patients through partnerships with healthcare institutions in Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Chile, and Argentina.
- The funding will be used to deepen operations in Latin America before potential expansion to India, Africa, and Southeast Asia.