{"id":364940,"date":"2026-03-29T22:57:39","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T22:57:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/364940\/"},"modified":"2026-03-29T22:57:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T22:57:39","slug":"ai-doctor-startup-doctronic-raises-40-million-to-fund-rapid-growth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/364940\/","title":{"rendered":"AI doctor startup Doctronic raises $40 million to fund rapid growth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"author-bio\">Mario Aguilar covers technology in health care, including artificial intelligence, virtual reality, wearable devices, telehealth, and digital therapeutics. His stories explore how tech is changing the practice of health care and the business and policy challenges to realizing tech\u2019s promise. He\u2019s also the co-author of the free, twice weekly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.statnews.com\/signup\/health-tech\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">STAT Health Tech newsletter<\/a>. You can reach Mario on Signal at mariojoze.13.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year the startup Doctronic launched a provocative, first-in-the-nation experiment to renew drug prescriptions with a chatbot. Now it\u2019s refilling its coffers with $40 million in fresh funding.<\/p>\n<p>Doctronic on Monday announced the Series B investment round led by Abstract and Lightspeed Venture Partners. It has now raised $65 million across three funding rounds in less than a year. The company\u2019s core service uses a chatbot to talk to patients about symptoms and health concerns before transferring them to a clinician over telehealth for diagnosis and treatment, for a $39 fee.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Doctronic, which describes itself as the world\u2019s most popular AI doctor, plans to use the funding to expand hiring to keep up with growth that has progressed at a breakneck pace. The company was founded in 2023 and only started offering a service with human clinicians in January 2025. 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