Robin Healthcare Secures $11.5M Series A Funding to Advance AI-Powered Electronic Health Record System

On September 19, 2019, VCBeat (WeChat ID: vcbeat) learned from foreign media reports that health technology company Robin Healthcare (“Robin”) announced the completion of an $11.5 million Series A financing round, led by Norwest Venture Partners.

It is reported that Robin has also announced partnerships with several leading private healthcare institutions in the United States and appointed Tom Gruber, co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of Siri, as an official advisor.

Robin, founded in 2017, is a health technology company headquartered in Berkeley, California. The company combines clinical knowledge with technical expertise to deliver high-quality care for patients and provide affordable electronic health record (EHR) solutions for healthcare providers. Robin’s leadership team has received clinical, informatics, machine learning, and natural language processing training at the University of California (UC), the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), and the University of California, Berkeley (UCB). The company has assembled a world-class team of AI and clinical experts to make medical practice more human-centered.

Robin’s Robin Assistant device is HIPAA-compliant. The device can be placed in examination rooms to generate high-quality clinical notes and electronic health records (EHRs) based on audio or video of doctor–patient interactions. Featuring voice recognition capabilities, Robin Assistant automatically records conversations without requiring a wake word. The device integrates cutting-edge artificial intelligence technology and employs military-grade encryption to safeguard patient privacy data. Physicians need only review and sign the documents generated by the device, thereby saving time and improving workflow efficiency.

Robin Assistant alleviates the daily documentation burden on physicians. It is reported that doctors spend an average of two hours per day completing documentation tasks, which distracts them from patient care. Statistics show that over 50% of physicians feel burned out by documentation work. Furthermore, clinical notes written by physicians are often tailored merely to meet hospital regulatory requirements, frequently contain errors, and are not well-suited for patient care.

Noah Auerhahn, Co-founder and CEO of Robin, stated, “With Robin, physicians can focus more on patient care rather than computer screens. By leveraging natural language processing, machine learning technologies, and human-centered design, Robin is further refining its clinical documentation capabilities. This financing will help healthcare institutions reduce administrative overhead, improve the quality of patient care, and enable Robin to shorten its product development cycle, allowing us to create greater value for clinicians and healthcare systems. We are delighted to have Tom join our Advisory Board; his extensive experience in artificial intelligence and intelligent assistants is invaluable to Robin.”

“Robin has technology that simplifies documentation processing, which can alleviate physician burnout. We see the growth opportunities in it and are pleased to invest in Robin,” said Casper de Clercq, a partner at Norwest Venture Partners.

Norwest Venture Partners, founded in 1961 and headquartered in California, USA, is a multi-stage investment firm. The company focuses on consumer enterprises and the healthcare sector, managing over $7.5 billion in assets.

(Compiled by Hu Yifan)