# Munjal Shah

> Munjal Shah is a Silicon Valley founder and investor who co-founded Andale, built visual-search company Like.com, founded Health IQ and now leads Hippocratic AI, a developer of voice AI agents for healthcare organizations. His career spans early neural-network research, ecommerce, insurance and the current generation of conversational AI.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at Hippocratic AI
- **Organizations:** Hippocratic AI, Health IQ, Like.com, Andale, Google, UC San Diego Foundation
- **Education:** BS, Computer Science, University of California, San Diego, MS, Computer Science, emphasis in artificial intelligence, Stanford University
- **Known for:** Built Like.com, a visual-search business acquired by Google in 2010., Co-founded Hippocratic AI in 2023., Hippocratic AI reported 50-plus large healthcare organization customers in six countries and 115 million-plus interactions as of November 2025.

## Career timeline

- **1995** — Graduated from UC San Diego with a computer science degree; his senior thesis used neural networks.
- **1999** — Co-founded Andale, software for online marketplace sellers.
- **2004** — Started Like.com, which used computer vision for product search.
- **2010** — Like.com was acquired by Google; Shah subsequently worked in Google Shopping product management.
- **2013** — Founded Health IQ, an insurance business that later expanded into Medicare plan matching.
- **2023** — Co-founded Hippocratic AI and became its CEO.
- **2025** — Hippocratic AI announced a $126 million Series C at a $3.5 billion valuation.
- **2026** — Hippocratic AI introduced orchestrators to coordinate specialized AI agents.

## Achievements

- Built Like.com, a visual-search business acquired by Google in 2010.
- Co-founded Hippocratic AI in 2023.
- Hippocratic AI reported 50-plus large healthcare organization customers in six countries and 115 million-plus interactions as of November 2025.
- UC San Diego says he has invested in more than 42 startups and 23 early stage venture funds.
- Supports entrepreneurial education through the Shah Fellows program at UC San Diego.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Appeared with Maryam Mujica on a CSIS AI Policy Podcast episode about AI startups and regulation.
- **2026-08** — Hippocratic AI announced orchestrators that coordinate teams of specialized conversational agents.
- **2025-11** — Hippocratic AI announced a $126 million Series C at a $3.5 billion valuation.

## Links

- Website: https://munjalshah.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/munjalshah747/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/munjalshah

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