Suki AI
Suki makes an AI voice assistant that writes clinical notes for doctors in real time.
Suki has real hospitals and real revenue numbers, but Epic just gave every Epic hospital a free version of Suki's product, and Suki hasn't raised money in over a year.
Suki sells software that records what doctors say to patients and automatically writes down the visit notes. It works well enough that 400+ hospitals pay for it and save money. The problem is that Epic, the giant company that makes the software almost all big hospitals already use, just gave away a nearly identical tool for free as part of their package in early 2026, which means Suki can no longer charge hospitals in that category. Suki still has customers using other software systems (like Athena or MEDITECH), but it is smaller and less funded than rivals like Abridge and Nuance Dragon Copilot. The one thing that could save Suki is if Epic's free tool turns out to work badly, or if it stays stuck in the process so long that hospitals stick with Suki instead, but neither looks likely right now.
Suki's next funding round terms (up round, flat, or down round) within 6-9 months. Indicates whether investors still see growth versus stagnation since Jan 2025.
athenahealth or MEDITECH announcing a native ambient scribe feature. Would remove Suki's remaining defensible non-Epic hospital territory.
- 400+ health system partners
- $1,223/provider/month revenue lift per KLAS
- Valuation stuck near $500M since Jan 2025
- Epic AI Charting bundled free could collapse Suki's pricing power in Epic-based hospitals.
- Funding round stale since January 2025 while rivals like Abridge raise far larger rounds.
- Sector-wide litigation over ambient recording consent (Sharp HealthCare suit, Nov 2025).
- Trailing category leaders Abridge and Dragon Copilot in market share and capital.
- Payer scrutiny of AI-assisted coding upcoding claims could undercut key ROI pitch.
| Rival | Direction | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Epic Systems | losing to | Epic shipped free bundled Epic AI Charting Feb 2026, covering 35-42% of hospital market |
| Abridge | losing to | Abridge holds ~30% category share and $5.3B valuation vs Suki's stale ~$500M mark (2025-10-21 data) |
| Nuance Dragon Copilot | contesting | ~33% KLAS share with deep native Epic integration, rebranded March 2025 |
| athenahealth | contesting | Current Suki EHR partner, but reportedly developing native 'athenaAmbient' scribe |
| MEDITECH | contesting | Existing Suki partner EHR; native ambient scribe launch would close Suki's non-Epic niche |
- Is Suki AI profitable?
- No profitability figures are public. Suki is privately held, last valued at ~$500M in an October 2024 Series D that raised $70M, with $168M cumulative funding after a January 2025 Zoom Ventures extension. No revenue disclosures exist beyond company traction metrics like 400+ health-system partners as of March 2026.
- Could AI replace Suki AI?
- Suki's own product already replaces human scribes with AI. The bigger threat is Epic Systems shipping free bundled 'Epic AI Charting' in February 2026, covering 35-42% of the US acute-care hospital market, which could erode Suki's Epic-based customer base and pricing power.
- Who owns Suki AI?
- Suki AI is privately held and venture-backed, founded in 2017 by Punit Soni. Investors include Venrock, March Capital, Flare Capital, Hedosophia, and Zoom Ventures, which invested January 30, 2025. No parent company or acquisition has been reported as of mid-2026.
- Who is Suki AI's biggest competitor?
- Epic Systems poses the largest structural threat, having launched free bundled Epic AI Charting in February 2026 across its 35-42% hospital market share. Among ambient-scribe rivals, Abridge (~30% share, $5.3B valuation) and Nuance Dragon Copilot (~33% KLAS share) lead Suki in market position.
- What is Suki AI's current valuation?
- Suki AI was valued at approximately $500M following its $70M Series D round on October 10, 2024, led by Hedosophia. A Zoom Ventures extension followed January 30, 2025, bringing cumulative funding to $168M, but no valuation update has been reported since, making the figure over 17 months stale by mid-2026.
- Does Suki AI have measurable ROI data for hospitals?
- Yes. A KLAS Research independent validation published January 22, 2026 found Suki delivered ~$1,223 average incremental revenue per provider per month across McLeod, FMOL, and Rush health systems, with after-hours documentation time falling 35 to 65 percent.
- 2026-06-25Sevocity partnership embeds Suki ACI in chart sections, cutting documentation time 76%
- 2026-06-10Suki Developer Platform marks two years, adds MCP server support for agentic workflows
- 2026-03-18Optum Real collaboration announced; Suki reports 400+ health-system partners
- 2026-02-17KLAS Research validates ~$1,223/provider/month incremental revenue from Suki
- 2026-02Epic Systems ships free bundled Epic AI Charting to initial 7 hospital adopters
- 2026-01-28HealthEdge and Suki launch ambient AI for payer care management
- 2025-03-02Wolters Kluwer integrates UpToDate content into Suki Assistant
- 2025-01-30Zoom Ventures invests; cumulative Suki funding reaches $168M
- 2024-11-20Suki launches EHR partner program adding MEDENT and Azalea Health
- 2024-10-10Suki raises $70M Series D led by Hedosophia at ~$500M valuation
- Optum Real, Suki collaborate to link RCM and clinical workflow (2026-03-18)
- KLAS: Ambient AI tool delivers measurable ROI for health systems (2026-01-22)
- Navigating the regulatory pitfalls of AI charting (2026-03-18)
- Healthcare startup Suki raises $70 million to build AI assistants for hospitals (2024-10-10)
- 2025: The State of AI in Healthcare (2025-10-21)
- Suki Announces Strategic Investment from Zoom Ventures (2025-01-30)
- Sevocity Partners with Suki to Reduce Documentation Time by 76% (2026-06-25)
- Best AI Medical Scribes in 2026 (2026-07-10)
- Suki - Headcount, Funding & Open Jobs (2026-06-20)
- Suki valuation, funding & news (2024-02-28)