Tucuvi
Category: AI in Healthcare
A clinical conversational AI platform that automates medical phone consultations to monitor and care for patients at scale. Tucuvi was founded in 2019. The company is led by María González Manso. Based in Madrid, Spain. Team size: 11-50. Total funding raised: $26.0M. Latest round: Series A ($20.0M, Oct 2024). Key investors include Cathay Innovation, Leadwind (K Fund), Seaya Ventures, Frontline Ventures, Shilling, AXIS (Fond-ICO Crecimiento).
- Founded
- 2019
- Headquarters
- Madrid, Spain
- Team size
- 11-50
- Total funding
- $26.0M
Value proposition
Increases clinical capacity and reduces healthcare costs by automating routine patient follow-ups via voice AI, ensuring high adherence among elderly patients without requiring smartphones or apps.
Products and solutions
LOLA: The core clinical Voice AI agent for autonomous patient phone conversations., Tucuvi Health Manager: AI-powered care management platform for workflow orchestration, escalation, documentation, and EHR integration., Clinical Dashboard: A real-time monitoring interface for healthcare professionals to review patient alerts and structured data., 50+ Care Workflows: Post-surgical follow-up, chronic disease management (Heart Failure, COPD, Hypertension), pre-operative assessments, screenings, scheduling, medication management, care transitions., Life Sciences Solutions: Tools for clinical trial patient monitoring and real-world evidence collection.
Unique value
Unlike most digital health tools that rely on apps, Tucuvi uses phone-based voice AI, making it accessible to the elderly and non-tech-savvy populations who are the highest users of healthcare.
Target customer
Public and private healthcare providers, hospitals, health insurers, and life sciences companies.
Industries served
Healthcare Services, Digital Health, Telemedicine, Life Sciences & Pharmaceuticals
Technology advantage
Proprietary Natural Language Processing (NLP) specifically trained on clinical terminology and diverse accents, integrated directly into healthcare workflows and Electronic Health Records (EHR).
How they differentiate
Tucuvi differentiates through a 'voice-first' phone-based approach that eliminates the need for smartphones or apps, making it uniquely accessible to elderly populations. Its proprietary NLP is specifically trained on clinical terminology and regional accents to ensure medical-grade accuracy.
Main competitors
Corti, Care Angel, Sensely
Key partnerships
Major Spanish Hospitals (e.g., Hospital Universitario La Paz, Hospital Ramón y Cajal, Hospital Virgen de la Arrixaca, Hospital Universitario de Getafe), National Health Service (NHS) UK trusts, Cathay Innovation & Leadwind (Strategic Investors), Pharmaceutical companies (e.g., AstraZeneca, Bristol Myers Squibb) for clinical trial monitoring, NTT DATA: technology integrator for the Cantabrian Health Service's LOLA telephone-support deployment (announced August 2026)
Notable customers
National Health Service (NHS) UK, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Hospital Ramón y Cajal, Hospital Virgen de la Arrixaca, Hospital Universitario de Getafe, Sanitas, AstraZeneca, Bristol Myers Squibb, Cantabrian Health Service (Servicio Cántabro de Salud)
Major milestones
Successfully expanded operations from Spain into the UK healthcare market (2023), CEO María González Manso named in Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe 2025, Closed $20M Series A led by Cathay Innovation and Leadwind to scale AI care management (Jan 2026), Reached milestone of 1 million patient interactions via 'Lola' AI, First AI platform to receive European Class IIb SaMD regulatory approval for Voice AI agent and care management platform, Expanded to 60+ healthcare organizations across Europe and US
Growth metrics
Automated over 1 million clinical conversations; deployed in 80+ healthcare organizations; collaborates with five major global pharmaceutical companies; up to 80% automation of nursing follow-up workflows.
Market positioning
Specialized clinical conversational AI provider for chronic disease management and post-surgical follow-up.
Geographic focus
Europe (primarily Spain, United Kingdom, and Portugal)
Patents and IP
Proprietary clinical AI engine and structured data extraction algorithms (specific public patent filings not disclosed in Series A announcement).
About María González Manso
María is a Biomedical Engineer with a focus on healthcare innovation. Before co-founding Tucuvi, she worked at Medtronic in the Diabetes division, specializing in marketing and business innovation. She also served as an Entrepreneur in Residence at Demium Startups, where she began developing the concept for Tucuvi to address healthcare accessibility through AI.
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Official website: https://www.tucuvi.com/