Tortus
Category: AI in Healthcare
A physician-led generative AI medical assistant that automates clinical documentation and administrative tasks by ambiently listening to patient consultations. Tortus was founded in 2022. The company is led by Dom Pimenta. Based in London, United Kingdom. Team size: 10-50. Total funding raised: $8.5M. Latest round: Seed (Feb 2024). Key investors include Khosla Ventures, Entrepreneur First, Better Angle, Lord David Prior, Eric Jang.
- Founded
- 2022
- Headquarters
- London, United Kingdom
- Team size
- 10-50
- Total funding
- $8.5M
Value proposition
Reduces clinical administrative burden by up to 26%, allowing doctors to focus entirely on patient care while ensuring high-quality, real-time documentation and EHR integration.
Products and solutions
O.S.L.E.R. (Operating System Leverage in Electronic Records): Core AI assistant for transcription and summarization., Surgery Intellect: Ambient scribe solution specifically tailored for primary care/GP practices., CREOLA: A proprietary clinical AI labeling and evaluation platform for safety and accuracy validation., TORTUS Academy: An educational platform for healthcare professionals to learn about practical AI deployment.
Unique value
The first ambient AI company to achieve full NHS DTAC (Digital Technology Assessment Criteria) compliance and deploy in a UK hospital setting.
Target customer
NHS clinicians, GP practices, hospital trusts, and healthcare providers in the UK, US, and Canada.
Industries served
Healthcare, HealthTech, Primary Care, Specialized Hospital Care (e.g., Paediatrics)
Technology advantage
Features a 'stackable' model architecture that prevents vendor lock-in and a 'no data retained' privacy policy; its technology is designed to interact seamlessly with any existing EHR system (e.g., Epic).
How they differentiate
Physician-led design with a focus on 'stackable' model architecture to prevent vendor lock-in, combined with being the first ambient AI to achieve full NHS DTAC compliance and a strict 'no data retained' privacy policy.
Main competitors
Nuance (Microsoft DAX), Abridge, Nabla, Suki
Key partnerships
X-on Health: Strategic partnership to deploy AI assistants to over 3,500 GP practices across the UK., Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH): Long-term research and pilot partnership for clinical evaluation., Khosla Ventures: Lead investor and strategic advisor., NHS Innovation Accelerator (NIA): Support for national scaling within the UK healthcare system.
Notable customers
Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH), NHS GP Practices, X-on Health (Partner)
Major milestones
Raised £3.3M Seed funding led by Khosla Ventures in Feb 2024, First ambient AI company to achieve full NHS DTAC (Digital Technology Assessment Criteria) compliance, Strategic partnership with X-on Health to deploy AI assistants to 3,500+ GP practices, Successful pilot and research partnership with Great Ormond Street Hospital
Growth metrics
Scaling to over 3,500 GP practices via strategic partnerships; achieved NHS DTAC compliance for national UK deployment.
Market positioning
Specialized Healthcare AI challenger focusing on ambient clinical documentation and EHR integration for the UK and North American markets.
Geographic focus
United Kingdom, United States, Canada
Patents and IP
Two patents filed (as reported by CB Insights) related to its clinical documentation and AI safety systems.
About Dom Pimenta
Dr. Dom Pimenta is a cardiologist and internal medicine physician with over 16 years of clinical experience in the NHS. He holds a PhD in Molecular Biophysics from UCL and Imperial College London and graduated with triple distinction from UCL Medical School. Prior to founding Tortus, he served as the Lead Specialty Research Physician at the Richmond Research Institute and was a Cardiology Registrar. He is a published author (notably 'Duty of Care' regarding the COVID-19 pandemic) and an alumnus of the Entrepreneur First (LD19) accelerator program.
Official website: https://tortus.ai