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Last week, we announced our oversubscribed $25M Series A, co-led by a16z and Google Ventures, with participation from Asymmetric, Floodgate, and Pear VC. Today, I want to share how we got here, just two years after starting Counsel. We began in late 2023 with a simple observation: most of healthcare’s problems stem from a massive mismatch between supply and demand. In many parts of the U.S., it takes more than 30 days to see a primary care doctor. Patients, left waiting, turn to urgent care, ERs, or increasingly to free online chatbots and search engines. The result is care that’s either too expensive or too unsafe. That’s why we built Counsel. Through our messaging-based platform, members start a visit anytime and get care within minutes from a combination of medical-grade AI and real, board-certified doctors. This synthesis of artificial and human intelligence allows us to deliver higher-quality care at lower cost, continuously improving as the system learns. One day, we hope a
Story Behind Counsel's $25M Series A Funding | Counsel Health Blog > Team insights > How we got here: The story behind Counsel’s Series A How we got here: The story behind Counsel’s Series A Team insights How we got here: The story behind Counsel’s Series A Written by: Dr. Muthu Alagappan Reviewed by: Published: October 23, 2025 Updated on: February 13, 2026 copied Table of contents Table of Contents Have a medical question? Get an instant personalized answer now. Ask Counsel KEY TAKEAWAYs Last week, we announced our oversubscribed $25M Series A, co-led by a16z and Google Ventures, with partic
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