Below is a fresh, well-researched article listing Top 10 healthcare / health-tech startups (global + India) with concise but detailed profiles —what they do, why they matter, key milestones, and useful context. I pulled recent, reputable sources for each profile; citations follow each entry so you can verify facts or read further.
Top 10 Startups Transforming Healthcare (detailed profiles)
Intro: Healthcare innovation is racing ahead across diagnostics, care delivery, clinical workflows, and consumer health. Below are ten startups a mix of clinical AI pioneers, data platforms, telehealth leaders and digital-care marketplaces that are shaping the future of medicine today.
1) Tempus — AI + genomics for precision oncology
What they do: Combines large clinical and molecular datasets with AI to deliver precision-medicine tools for oncology (genomic testing, clinical decision support, clinical-trial matching).
Why it matters: Tempus is scaling genomics and AI into routine oncology workflows and publishing clinical research; it has expanded via acquisitions (e.g., digital pathology) and strategic partnerships.
Notable: Public company activity, strong revenue growth in genomics and partnerships with large healthcare groups.
2) GRAIL — multi-cancer early detection (liquid biopsy)
What they do: Developing blood-based multi-cancer early detection tests (Galleri®) using cfDNA methylation and machine learning to screen for many cancers from a single test.
Why it matters: Early detection through minimally invasive tests could shift cancer outcomes at population scale; GRAIL’s clinical data and presentations continue to shape the MCED field.
3) Viz.ai — AI workflow and care coordination (formerly stroke, now oncology & more)
What they do: AI-driven image analysis + workflow orchestration to accelerate diagnosis and coordinate care across acute conditions (stroke, emergent radiology) — recently expanding into oncology workflows.
Why it matters: Improves time-sensitive care coordination and has secured clinician adoption and industry recognition; Viz.ai also earned top rankings in acute-care AI surveys.
4) Suki — AI voice assistants to reduce clinician administrative burden
What they do: Develops AI voice-assistant and ambient scribing tools that automate clinical documentation and reduce physician administrative time.
Why it matters: Cutting documentation time increases clinician productivity and can improve clinician experience and patient throughput; Suki has raised significant funding to scale these tools.
5) Innovaccer — healthcare-data activation & population health cloud
What they do: A healthcare intelligence platform that ingests and normalizes fragmented clinical, claims and operational data to power population health, analytics and care-management workflows.
Why it matters: Data unification is foundational to value-based care, population health and AI — Innovaccer positions itself as the “data layer” for health systems. The company has raised large funding rounds to expand its cloud platform.
6) Doximity — professional network + workflow tools for clinicians
What they do: The leading digital network for U.S. physicians that also offers workflow tools (telehealth, secure communication, medical news, hiring) and growing AI features for clinicians.
Why it matters: High clinician penetration (majority of U.S. physicians) makes Doximity an important distribution and engagement channel for clinical tools, education and recruitment.
7) Navina Health — AI copilot for clinics and EHR workflows
What they do: AI platform that extracts clinical insights from EHRs to aid coding, billing, clinical decision support and documentation (an AI “copilot” for ambulatory practices).
Why it matters: Automating routine EHR tasks reduces admin burden and supports value-based care; Navina recently raised growth funding and has strong clinic adoption.
8) Qure.ai — AI diagnostics for imaging (India → global)
What they do: Deep-learning solutions for radiology and chest X-ray/CT interpretation (TB, lung nodules, stroke), with multiple FDA clearances and global deployments.
Why it matters: Qure.ai’s tools aim to close diagnostic gaps in low-resource settings and support early detection (notably lung cancer and TB); the company earned major recognitions and is eyeing an IPO.
9) Practo — India’s large digital health platform (telemedicine + marketplace)
What they do: End-to-end digital healthcare services: doctor discovery, teleconsultations, diagnostics, electronic health records and a marketplace for health services.
Why it matters: Practo is a flagship Indian healthtech platform that has recently shown path to profitability and is preparing for larger public market moves — a key example of consumer digital health at scale in Asia.
10) PharmEasy (API Holdings) — online pharmacy & diagnostics marketplace (India)
What they do: Online pharmacy, diagnostics bookings, and healthcare marketplace connecting patients to pharmacies and labs across India.
Why it matters: PharmEasy drives access to medicines and preventive care at scale in India; its large data footprint and consumer reach make it central to digital health distribution despite some recent leadership and financial restructuring.