Intonate

Intonate AG is a Swiss HealthTech company founded in 2024, operating from Zürich. The firm specializes in reducing the administrative workload for medical professionals through a generative artificial intelligence platform. This technology is designed to automate the creation of medical documentation, aiming to lessen the significant administrative burden on physicians, which can consume a large portion of their work time. The company was co-founded by Julian Sutter (CEO), a medical doctor from the University of Zurich; Livio Schläpfer (CTO), who holds a Master's in Computer Science from ETH; and Tim Gmünder (COO), with a background in Engineering and MTEC from ETH. This diverse founding team combines medical field experience with technical expertise to address the issue of physician burnout and job dissatisfaction linked to excessive paperwork.

The company's core product is a software solution that records doctor-patient consultations and uses AI to automatically generate structured medical reports from the conversation. This service is designed to be compliant with Swiss data protection laws (DSG) and respects professional secrecy. A key feature is its ability to recognize and process various Swiss languages and dialects, including Swiss German, and to learn a physician's individual writing style over time for personalized report generation. The platform is primarily targeted at the outpatient sector, including general practices and specialists, and is already in use in several practices. The business model appears to be subscription-based, with a listed price of CHF 129 per month following a free trial period. The software integrates into existing Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems to streamline workflows.

Intonate is a venture capital-backed, private company currently in its seed stage and generating revenue. The company has secured support and funding from several entities, including a CHF 40,000 award from Venture Kick in 2024 to pilot the technology's precision with Swiss German dialects. It is also backed by S2S Ventures, a student-led fund, and has received a promotional package from Switzerland Innovation Park Ost. The startup operates in a market estimated to be worth CHF 500 million in Switzerland and CHF 15.5 billion globally. The company is registered as Intonate GmbH and its purpose is officially stated as the development of AI-based software for the efficient creation of medical reports.

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