"Alongside the funding, Function unveiled Medical Intelligence Lab, an effort to build a "medical intelligence" generative AI model that can be used to provide personalized health insights based on users' data, content and research. The company said the model is trained by doctors. For its customers, the company is offering an AI chatbot that can answer questions based on their health data, and can tap their previous lab results, doctor's notes and scans to provide tailored guidance."
""It is not good enough to be in a world where AI exists and not be applying it to your health," Jonathan Swerdlin, CEO and co-founder of Function, told TechCrunch. "You should be able to manage your biology. The objective of Function Health is to apply the best available technology to human health." Swerdlin noted the platform meets HIPAA standards, fully encrypts user data, and never sells personal information."
Function Health consolidates lab testing, EHR and wearable data to make health information usable through a doctor-trained generative AI. The company raised $298 million in a Series B led by Redpoint Ventures at a $2.5 billion valuation, bringing total capital to $350 million, with participation from a16z, Aglaé Ventures, Battery Ventures, NFDG, NBA athletes and founders. Function launched Medical Intelligence Lab to build a "medical intelligence" model that provides personalized insights from users' data, content and research. Customers receive an AI chatbot that references prior labs, doctor's notes and scans. The platform meets HIPAA standards, fully encrypts data, and does not sell personal information.
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