Tricog Health

Tricog Health is a health AI company providing virtual cardiac diagnostic tools and care coordination services. Founded in 2014 by Dr. Charit Bhograj, Dr. Zainul Charbiwala, Dr. Udayan Dasgupta, and Abhinav Gujjar, the company aims to make cardiac diagnosis timely, accurate, and accessible. Dr. Bhograj, an interventional cardiologist with over two decades of experience, was motivated to start the company after witnessing the high mortality rate from heart attacks in India due to diagnostic delays. He partnered with co-founders who brought expertise in technology: Dr. Zainul Charbiwala (CTO), an electrical engineer with a PhD from UCLA and experience at IBM; Dr. Udayan Dasgupta (Chief Data Scientist), an algorithms expert with a PhD from Texas A&M; and Abhinav Gujjar (Chief Software Architect).

The company's core business revolves around a platform that combines AI with a team of in-house medical experts to interpret cardiac data. Its flagship product, InstaECG, uses a cloud-connected device to transmit electrocardiogram (ECG) data from remote clinics, hospitals, and diagnostic centers. The data is analyzed by AI algorithms and verified by a team of cardiologists, delivering a certified report within minutes, 24/7. This service is crucial for timely intervention during the 'golden hour' after a cardiac event. Tricog also offers InstaEcho for echocardiogram analysis. The business model is primarily pay-per-use, which makes the technology affordable for smaller healthcare providers. Clients include hospitals, clinics, diagnostic labs, and government health networks in over 14 countries, primarily in India, Southeast Asia, and Africa.

Headquartered in Singapore with primary operations in Bengaluru, India, Tricog has raised a total of $30 million in funding over several rounds. Key investors include Sony Innovation Fund, OMRON Healthcare, The University of Tokyo Edge Capital (UTEC), Blume Ventures, and Inventus Capital. The company has screened over 12 million patients and detected hundreds of thousands of serious heart conditions. It aims to expand its global reach, including entering the US market, and further develop its solutions for remote patient management using data from connected and wearable devices.

Keywords: cardiac diagnostics, electrocardiogram, AI in healthcare, MedTech, remote patient monitoring, virtual cardiology, heart disease diagnosis, ECG interpretation, health AI, medical diagnostics, telemedicine, InstaECG, InstaEcho, care coordination, cardiovascular health, digital health, cardiac care, diagnostic imaging, healthcare analytics, emergency medicine, heart attack diagnosis