Founded in May 2024 by serial entrepreneur KJ Dhaliwal, Lotus Health offers a fully licensed, HIPAA-compliant virtual clinic where an in-house large language model conducts the bulk of medical intake, diagnosis, prescriptions, and specialist referrals. Every AI-generated treatment plan is reviewed and signed off by board-certified physicians from institutions such as Stanford, Harvard, and UCSF, ensuring clinical accuracy and malpractice coverage. The service is available at no cost to patients, operates around the clock in 50 languages, and claims it can handle ten times the patient volume of a traditional primary care practice while capping visits at 15 minutes. Lotus has secured licenses to practice in all 50 U.S. states and carries malpractice insurance, positioning it to navigate key telemedicine regulations. Future monetization may include sponsored content or subscription tiers, but management’s near-term priority is product refinement and user growth. Competitors include Lightspeed-backed Doctronic, yet Lotus differentiates itself by keeping the entire care pathway free. To date, the company has raised $41 million in venture funding, including its recent Series A round.

Total raised

$35M

Funding rounds

1

Latest round

Series A

Latest activity

Feb 2026