AI Healthcare Founder: Trust Takes 5 Years to Build Over Raising $10M Prematurely

DrDatta_AIIMS · x · 2026-08-12

An AI healthcare startup founder explains why they are avoiding institutional funding for now, emphasizing that trust is paramount in medicine.

They would rather spend five years building evidence for a reliable AI system and gaining the trust of colleagues and patients. This approach is preferred over raising $10 million without a mature product, only to lose the money on medico-legal costs if the AI harms a patient.

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