Munjal Shah
About Munjal Shah
Munjal Shah is based in Palo Alto, California, and is Co-Founder and CEO of Hippocratic AI. The company builds safety-focused large language models for healthcare. Hippocratic AI's first product is an AI healthcare staffing marketplace of non-diagnostic, patient-facing agents.
He has a computer science degree from UC San Diego (class of 1995) and a master's in computer science with an emphasis on AI from Stanford. He started his career at Agouron Pharmaceuticals in San Diego, where he used neural networks to design HIV drugs. He later co-founded and ran Andale, an e-commerce software company sold to Alibaba, and Like.com, a visual search company sold to Google. He then co-founded Health IQ, where Crunchbase lists a January 2013 start. Crunchbase counts 6 companies founded.
His site says he left Health IQ in 2023 to focus on Hippocratic AI.
Shah describes himself as an angel investor. His UCSD trustee bio and personal site say he has made over 42 startup investments and 23 investments in early-stage venture funds. Crunchbase lists only 2 investments, 2 portfolio companies and 0 lead investments, so its record is much narrower than his own account.
His site lists many companies that exited or reached large valuations, such as Meebo, TaskRabbit, Kabam and Reify Health. It does not give his investment dates, round sizes or stakes, so treat those names as self-reported.
His main AI work is as an operator. Hippocratic AI raised a $53M Series A at a $500M valuation, co-led by General Catalyst and Premji Invest. Its backers also include Andreessen Horowitz, Kleiner Perkins and SV Angel. Tracxn lists a $126M Series C in November 2025. I found no public list of his angel investments in AI companies.
His site says he advises and invests in digital health and technology companies. Tracxn lists healthcare and the United States as his top sector and location, based on one recorded deal. He has not publicly stated a check size, preferred stage or what he looks for in a pitch. Because he runs Hippocratic AI full time, founders should expect limited time for new investments.
- World Class Health: Seed round of $8M reported by Tracxn on Nov 20, 2024, with AlleyCorp, LifeX and others.
- Hippocratic AI: healthcare LLM company he co-founded in 2022 or 2023 (sources differ) and leads as CEO. This is a founder role, not an angel investment.
- Meebo, TaskRabbit, Scopely, Kabam: named on his personal site as companies he backed. Years and amounts are not given.
- crunchbase.com/person/munjal-shah
- munjalshah.com
- munjalshah.com/about-munjal-shah
- foundation.ucsd.edu/board-of-trustees/trustee-bios/shahm-bio.html
- tracxn.com/d/people/munjal-shah/__8yyGmhx0KfOEtFBCvtUEsjedGKAY5MQ6Kjmf
- wellfound.com/p/munjal
- allianceofceos.com/news_member/detail/munjal-shahs-hippocratic-ai-reac
- ahip.org/people/munjal-shah
Investing activity
Munjal Shah has made 2 investments according to Crunchbase across 2 portfolio companies, and has seen 1 exit and founded 6 companies.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Munjal Shah
Is Munjal Shah an angel investor?
Yes. His UCSD trustee bio calls him an avid angel investor with over 42 startup investments and 23 early-stage fund investments. Crunchbase shows only 2 investments.
What does Munjal Shah invest in?
His site says he invests in and advises digital health and technology companies. Tracxn's single recorded deal is a healthcare seed round.
What is Munjal Shah's check size?
No check size is public. Founders should not assume a range.
What companies has Munjal Shah founded?
He co-founded Andale, Like.com, Health IQ and Hippocratic AI. Crunchbase counts 6 companies founded in total.
Does Munjal Shah lead rounds?
Crunchbase lists 0 lead investments. I found no public record of him leading rounds as an angel.
How can founders contact Munjal Shah?
His public channels are LinkedIn, X and his personal site, munjalshah.com. He has not published a pitch process.
Where is Munjal Shah based?
Munjal Shah is based in Palo Alto, California, United States.
How can founders reach Munjal Shah?
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