Gyant, the US-based creator of a medical centre chatbot, completed a $13.6m series A round yesterday featuring Intermountain Ventures, the strategic investment arm of healthcare provider Intermountain Healthcare.
Venture capital firm Wing Venture Capital led the round, which was also backed by fellow VC firms Alpana Ventures and Grazia Equity along with Techstars Ventures and Plug and Play Ventures, on behalf of accelerators Techstars and Plug and Play respectively.
Founded in 2016, Gyant offers artificial intelligence-driven chatbots that enable patients to check symptoms and book medical appointments directly with care providers.
The series A funding will be used to bolster the company’s core technology and services. Its clients include Intermountain Healthcare and fellow health system Geisinger.
Gyant raised a total of $6.9m of equity and debt financing across 2018 and 2019 according to securities filings. It has also graduated from the medical technology accelerator run by medical research and care provider Mayo Clinic and Arizona State University.