# Elad Walach

> Elad Walach is the Israeli-born, Miami-based co-founder and CEO of Aidoc. After entering university at 15, graduating from the Talpiot program and leading AI research in the Israeli Air Force, he co-founded Aidoc in 2016 with colleagues from his military service. His career has been defined by turning clinical AI from a promising model into an adopted hospital workflow: listening in hospitals, taking early support calls, surviving more than 100 investor rejections and building a company used across nearly 2,000 hospitals by 2026.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at Aidoc
- **Organizations:** Aidoc, Israeli Air Force, Talpiot, Hackers for Good, Forbes Technology Council
- **From:** Haifa, Israel
- **Nationality:** Israeli
- **Education:** Undergraduate studies, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, BSc in computer science and physics, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, MSc in computer science; research focused on deep learning and CNN regression for object counting, Tel Aviv University
- **Known for:** Co-founded Aidoc in 2016 and led it from its first hospital deployments to a reported presence in nearly 2,000 hospitals by 2026., Named with Aidoc co-founders Michael Braginsky and Guy Reiner to Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe in Science & Healthcare in 2018., Named to Modern Healthcare's inaugural 40 Under 40 class in 2024.

## Career timeline

- **2004** — Began university studies at age 15.
- **2006-2015** — Joined the Talpiot technology program, graduated in 2009 and subsequently developed algorithms and led AI research in the Israeli Air Force.
- **2015** — Founded and led the volunteer initiative Hackers for Good.
- **2016** — Co-founded Aidoc with colleagues from his military technology program and became CEO.
- **2018** — Aidoc completed its first hospital installations and received its first FDA clearance; Walach and two co-founders were named to Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe in Science & Healthcare.
- **2019** — Moved to Miami to be closer to Aidoc's primary U.S. market.
- **2024** — Named to Modern Healthcare's inaugural 40 Under 40 class.
- **2025** — Aidoc announced a $150 million financing round to accelerate its CARE clinical foundation model and aiOS platform.
- **2026** — Aidoc raised a $150 million Series E led by Goldman Sachs Alternatives, taking reported total funding above $500 million.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Aidoc in 2016 and led it from its first hospital deployments to a reported presence in nearly 2,000 hospitals by 2026.
- Named with Aidoc co-founders Michael Braginsky and Guy Reiner to Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe in Science & Healthcare in 2018.
- Named to Modern Healthcare's inaugural 40 Under 40 class in 2024.
- Led Aidoc through funding rounds totaling more than $500 million by April 2026.
- Built a public body of writing and speaking on clinical AI adoption, workflow integration, safety and measurement.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Appeared in a HLTH interview about moving clinical AI from isolated use cases to an enterprise-wide intelligence layer.
- **2026-05** — Joined KFF's Business of Health podcast to discuss lessons from deploying clinical AI across more than 1,600 hospitals.
- **2026-04** — Announced Aidoc's $150 million Series E led by Goldman Sachs Alternatives, taking total reported funding above $500 million.

## Links

- Website: https://www.aidoc.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elad-walach
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/elad_walach

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Last updated: 2026-09-28