Dutch healthtech startup Ditto has raised €7.6 million to support its European expansion and further develop its AI-powered patient communication platform. The funding round was led by Heal Capital, with participation from Optiverder and Rubio Impact Ventures. Since launching last summer, the app has been downloaded by nearly 100,000 users.
Ditto was founded by Tobias Polak, Bart Voorn, and Merlijn van Breugel. The company aims to address a common challenge in healthcare communication: many patients leave medical consultations without fully understanding or remembering what was discussed.
The app allows patients to record consultations or upload photographs of medical letters. Using AI, Ditto generates summaries that can be revisited later and translated into simplified language or other languages, including English, Turkish, and Arabic. Users can also securely share summaries with family members, while the company says no data is stored centrally.
Tobias Polak, co-founder of Ditto, noted that medical consultations are often short, and patients may struggle to fully process or remember important information, particularly when receiving difficult news:
We are trying to shift healthcare thinking away from institutions and towards the patient experience. Our ambition is to help people better understand their care journey during some of the most vulnerable moments in life.
The company says the platform is designed not only to improve patient understanding and engagement but also to reduce repetitive follow-up questions and administrative pressure on healthcare professionals.
The newly raised capital will be used to expand Ditto across Europe and develop additional patient support features, including tools designed to help users prepare for consultations and navigate treatment and care journeys together with family members.
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