C8 Health, a clinical best practices implementation platform that brings AI-powered guidance to the point of care, has raised $12 million in Series A funding led by Team8, with participation from 10D Ventures and Vertex Ventures Israel. This financing brings C8’s total funding to approximately $18 million and will support expansion across U.S. hospitals, scaling AI capabilities, and growing its go-to-market and engineering teams.

The platform is now active in over 100 hospitals, helping clinicians access site-specific, vetted protocols through native EMR workflows, mobile devices, or desktop access. Hospitals report consistent improvement in care adherence, reduced administrative waste, and high clinician engagement rates - all within months of deployment.

Bridging Evidence and Practice: How C8 Works in Hospitals

C8 Health addresses one of healthcare’s biggest hidden inefficiencies: the lag between documented care standards and their actual use at the bedside. The average time for a new medical protocol to be widely adopted is nearly 17 years, and clinicians often struggle to access scattered resources during high-pressure moments. C8’s solution consolidates knowledge into a single platform and then uses AI to deliver contextually relevant content - based on department, schedule, and clinician role - at the exact moment it’s needed.

The platform’s Panda AI assistant enables natural language queries, instantly surfaces site-specific protocols, and proactively pushes tailored clinical guidance - such as quality reminders or procedural checklists - to clinicians across shift changes and care settings.

How C8 Built a Platform That Clinicians Adopt - Without Friction

Rather than layering reports or dashboards, C8 embedded itself into workflows. It integrates seamlessly with EMRs and hospital systems while staying mobile- and desktop-friendly. That operational precision means clinicians spend less time searching and more time acting - and usage metrics reflect it: over 90% clinician adoption within six months in many hospitals.

Now here’s the strategic takeaway founders should study: transforming hidden complexity into invisible reliability creates deep integration and trust. C8 isn’t flashy - they’re built to remove operational blind spots that clinicians didn’t even realize existed. When protocols stop being hidden in folders and start guiding workflows, the tool becomes indispensable. That’s why hospitals don’t just deploy C8 - they rely on it - and retention follows trust, not friction management.

Clinical Validation, Scale, and Market Response

C8’s Series A announcement showcases rapid adoption across healthcare systems like Dartmouth Health, MetroHealth, and UTMB, where clinicians have used the platform to streamline access to protocols, improve coordination, and reduce burnout.

One hospital reported significant improvements in resource access and workflow efficiency, with clinicians describing the platform as a “single source of truth” in high-stress environments. Others noted that performance feedback loops became embedded workflows - no reminder required.

C8’s AI-augmented executive dashboards also provide administrators with real-time insight into adherence to standards and department performance - turning knowledge implementation into measurable quality metrics.

Meet the Leadership Behind C8 Health

C8 was co-founded by clinical technology innovator Dr. Ido Zamberg (Chief Medical Officer) and Galia Rosen Schwarz (CEO), a business development and strategy veteran with prior experience in SymphonyAI and Resonai, as well as lecturing at NYU Stern and Technion. Schwarz holds a PhD in Strategy, an MBA in Finance, and a BSc in Biotechnology Engineering - all of which inform her systems-first approach to healthcare transformation.

Under Schwarz’s leadership, C8 has scaled from a neurology tool at a Swiss hospital to a full system serving over 100 U.S. hospitals. Her vision is anchored in the belief that trusted guidance shouldn’t depend on resources hidden in static formats - it should follow clinicians into their workflows and support decisions in real time.

Where C8 Is Headed Next

With the new funding in place, C8 Health plans to accelerate product innovation - expanding AI assistant capabilities, improving content curation workflows for administrators, and deepening integrations into global clinical knowledge repositories.

The company is also investing in geographic growth and network building - partnering with hospitals and clinical societies to expand access to secure, vetted best practices sharing across institutions and countries.

Institutional expansion is underway, with new deployments expected in community hospitals and academic networks across the U.S., and potential pilots in Europe through partner networks.