# Nishith Khandwala

> Nishith Khandwala (Nish) is the co-founder and CEO of Bunkerhill Health, a San Francisco-based AI company building the operating system for clinical action inside health systems. A Stanford computer scientist who started in AI labs with no healthcare background, he pivoted after physicians walked in with real clinical problems - and after his own father's heart attack forced him to ask why his coronary calcium AI wasn't reaching patients. Bunkerhill's Carebricks platform now powers 7+ clinical domains at major health systems including UTMB, HCA Florida, MedStar, and WVU Medicine. The company has raised $30.4M from Sequoia, Optum Ventures, and Y Combinator, earned multiple FDA clearances, and landed Nishith on Forbes 30 Under 30 and the inaugural Mayfield Divot AI List.

- **Role:** Co-Founder and CEO at Bunkerhill Health
- **Organizations:** Bunkerhill Health, Stanford University AIMI Center, Y Combinator
- **Nationality:** American (Indian-American)
- **Education:** Bachelor's in Computer Science (AI focus), Stanford University, Master's in Computer Science (AI focus), Stanford University, W19 Program, Y Combinator
- **Known for:** Forbes 30 Under 30 - Healthcare, Named to inaugural Mayfield | Divot AI List for emerging AI leaders, Forbes Technology Council member

## Career timeline

- **2014** — Software Engineering Intern at Symantec
- **2015** — Research Assistant at Stanford's Computational Vision and Geometry Lab; co-created ConvChess (neural networks for chess move prediction)
- **2016** — Machine Learning Research Intern at Apple
- **2016-2018** — Research Assistant at Stanford AIMI Center - worked on validation and translation of medical imaging AI algorithms into clinical practice
- **2019** — Co-founded Bunkerhill Health; completed Y Combinator W19 batch
- **2020-present** — Co-Founder and CEO of Bunkerhill Health, scaling from research consortium to enterprise AI platform
- **2023** — Bunkerhill partnered with Sequoia Capital; launched Carebricks platform
- **2024** — Received multiple FDA clearances for AI algorithms; expanded to major health systems including UTMB, HCA Florida, MedStar
- **2025** — Named to inaugural Mayfield | Divot AI List; Bunkerhill raised $30.4M total funding

## Achievements

- Forbes 30 Under 30 - Healthcare
- Named to inaugural Mayfield | Divot AI List for emerging AI leaders
- Forbes Technology Council member
- Co-led Bunkerhill Health to $30.4M in funding from Sequoia, Optum Ventures, Y Combinator, Felicis, SciFi VC, and DCVC
- Multiple FDA-cleared AI algorithms: iCAC, AVC, BMD, CAC (gated), AAQ, ECG-EF, MAC detection
- Deployed Bunkerhill's platform across 7+ clinical domains at major health systems
- Newsweek AI Impact Awards recognition
- Inc. Best in Business recognition
- Digital Health Awards recognition
- Published research at Stanford AIMI on medical imaging AI translation
- NIPS 2017 publication on inferring generative model structures

## Latest updates

- **2025-07** — Bunkerhill received FDA clearance for Abdominal Aortic Quantification (AAQ) algorithm
- **2025-06** — Named to inaugural Mayfield | Divot AI List highlighting emerging AI leaders
- **2025-05** — Bunkerhill secured FDA clearance for ECG-EF algorithm detecting reduced ejection fraction
- **2025-01** — Bunkerhill launched Carebricks Chat - conversational AI access to the entire patient record
- **2024-10** — Bunkerhill received FDA clearance for MAC (Mitral Annular Calcification) detection algorithm
- **2024-08** — Bunkerhill achieved FDA clearance for BMD (Bone Mineral Density) assessment on routine CT
- **2023-12** — Carebricks platform launched publicly; Sequoia Capital partnership announced

## Links

- Website: https://nishithbsk.github.io/
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/nishith-khandwala-16b27227
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/nish_khandwala
- GitHub: https://github.com/nishithbsk

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Last updated: 2026-05-13