AI-powered medical scribe startup Abridge raises $30M to take on Nuance, cut doctor notetaking time in half

Abridge, an AI-powered medical scribe startup, raised $30M led by Spark Capital at a $200M valuation to compete with Microsoft's Nuance.

Abridge's app uses large language models to generate notes from doctor-patient conversations in seconds, saving doctors time on documentation.

Around 5,000 doctors currently use Abridge, compared to half a million who use Nuance. Abridge aims to gain share through integration with Epic's EHR.

Abridge focuses on accurately capturing conversations and providing transparency into what the AI writes through transcript playbacks.

Customers like Emory Healthcare have seen doctors cut notetaking time in half with Abridge. The company plans expansions into other languages and care roles.