London healthtech secures £2.2m funding to “revolutionise healthcare” with AI

32Co has secured $3m (approximately £2.2m) in seed funding, led by Balderton Capital, to advance its innovative approach to accessible specialist healthcare. The healthtech platform founded by Dr. Sonia Szamocki is growing rapidly and expanding from its London HQ.

The funding, which includes participation from Wavemaker 360 Health and strategic angels, will fuel the development of 32Co’s comprehensive clinical collaboration platform with AI and prepare to build on new clinical use cases. 32Co is “revolutionising” access to specialised healthcare services by connecting general clinicians with a network of specialists.

In today’s increasingly specialised healthcare landscape, patients often struggle to find providers with the specific expertise they require. 32Co enables patients to access a range of specialist advice and clinical services through their trusted local provider, without the travel, waiting times and often high fees.

Inspired by the virtual care sector, 32Co’s platform brings the specialist to the patient. By facilitating collaboration between generalist and specialist clinicians, they are offering patients the best of both worlds; high-quality clinical care delivered conveniently through their local provider.

This unique model scales specialist expertise beyond the confines of a single clinic, instantly generating additional supply through a network of generalist colleagues who already have existing patient relationships. This creates new revenue streams for both generalist and specialist clinicians, whilst simultaneously increasing patient access to specialised services.

Dr. Sonia Szamocki, the founder and CEO of 32Co, was driven by her own experiences in the healthcare industry to establish the platform. As a doctor educated at Oxford and having worked in London hospitals, she recognised the readily available specialist expertise in hospitals, in contrast to the isolation often experienced by clinicians in primary care settings.

Since April 2022, 32Co has grown 5x, with hundreds of dentists signing up each month and over 30 per cent growth attributed to word-of-mouth referrals. The platform has garnered interest from dentists globally, including large dental groups.

Dr Sonia Szamocki commented: “32Co is an all-in-one healthcare platform changing the way healthcare is delivered to patients by scaling specialist expertise beyond the specialist’s clinic.

“Traditional healthcare models cannot keep up with the demand for increasingly specialised treatment; and yet highly trained general clinicians are not empowered to work at their full potential.

“By connecting clinicians with different but complementary skill sets using technology, not only do more patients get access to the treatment they need, but clinicians feel less isolated and more fulfilled in their work.”

By Matthew Neville – Senior Correspondent, Bdaily

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