# Florian Hillen

> Florian Hillen is the founder and CEO of Videa, a Boston-based dental AI company that grew out of his research at MIT and Harvard. Trained across medicine, management, computer science, and technology policy, he moved from an earlier digital health startup and work at McKinsey and Eko to a narrowly focused bet on dental imaging. Videa was founded in 2018, secured FDA clearances, expanded through partnerships with large dental organizations, and raised a $40 million Series B in January 2025. Hillen says his long-term aim is to reach one billion patients, while his operating playbook emphasizes customer focus, careful integration, regulatory work, and repeatable deployment.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at Videa
- **Organizations:** Videa, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Harvard University, McKinsey & Company, Eko, ninu
- **Education:** Master's degree in Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Master's degree in Technology and Policy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Bachelor's degree in Management and Technology, Technical University of Munich, First German State Examination in Medicine, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Technology Management studies, Center for Digital Technology and Management
- **Known for:** Founded Videa in 2018 from research conducted at MIT and Harvard., Led Videa through FDA clearance and commercial deployment of dental AI software., Secured large-network partnerships including Heartland Dental and Dentalcorp.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2016** — Founded ninu, a digital health technology startup, and worked at McKinsey & Company and Eko.
- **2016** — Began research code that later developed into Videa while working across MIT and Harvard research environments.
- **2018** — Founded Videa as an MIT spinout focused on applying AI to dental imaging.
- **2022** — Videa received FDA 510(k) clearance for its dental AI software and launched its commercial platform.
- **2023** — Videa was selected by Heartland Dental for deployment across its supported practice network.
- **2024** — Videa expanded in Canada through a strategic partnership with Dentalcorp; Hillen and the company also became the subject of a Harvard Business School multimedia case.
- **2025** — Videa raised a $40 million Series B led by Threshold Ventures, with participation from new and existing investors.
- **2026** — Videa launched an AI Leadership Council and expanded its platform and partnerships for independent and growing dental practices.

## Achievements

- Founded Videa in 2018 from research conducted at MIT and Harvard.
- Led Videa through FDA clearance and commercial deployment of dental AI software.
- Secured large-network partnerships including Heartland Dental and Dentalcorp.
- Raised a $40 million Series B for Videa in January 2025.
- Built Videa to more than 40,000 clinicians using the platform by March 2025, according to VentureFizz.
- Co-authored research on deep-learning detection in dental radiographs.
- Won the German Silicon Valley Accelerator Startup Batch in 2015 and was a finalist in startup competitions in 2014.

## Latest updates

- **2026-05** — Videa launched Ambient Intelligence, extending its voice AI work from documentation into practice insights.
- **2026-04** — Videa announced a rebrand and expanded availability of its AI platform to independent dental practices.
- **2026-01** — Videa announced partnerships and an AI Leadership Council aimed at practical, responsible adoption across dental organizations.
- **2025-03** — Hillen discussed Videa's founding, hiring, customer focus, and scaling after the Series B on the VentureFizz Podcast.
- **2025-01** — Videa announced a $40 million Series B led by Threshold Ventures.

## Links

- Website: https://videa.ai
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dentalai

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