Froncort.AI Raises $2.3 Million From Google.org for AI Disease Tracking
Indian healthcare startup Froncort.AI has secured $2.3 million from Google.org to build mAI-NETRA, a mobile version of its AI disease surveillance platform.
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The money will fund mAI-NETRA, a mobile version of the company's public health platform AI-NETRA. The system combines AI, satellite imagery and government health data to flag areas with a higher risk of infectious disease, then guides frontline health workers toward targeted screenings. Froncort.AI is one of 15 organisations worldwide chosen for Google.org's Impact Challenge: AI for Government Innovation.
How the platform works
AI-NETRA merges government health programme data with Google's Earth AI models and local indicators such as settlement density, land use, rainfall and flooding. It identifies high-risk clusters and turns them into ranked work paths, mapping household clusters and building routes for field visits.
In a validation study with Maharashtra's state TB programme, Froncort.AI says teams using AI-NETRA found a similar number of confirmed pulmonary TB cases while screening two-thirds fewer people than conventional methods. The company reports that cost per confirmed case fell from around $29,000 to $10,000, and 92% of participating frontline workers said their workload was lower.
What comes next
Founded in 2024 by physician-scientist Dr Ujjwal Rao, Froncort.AI plans to extend the platform to six infectious diseases: TB, leprosy, malaria, dengue, cholera and leptospirosis. It also intends to release mAI-NETRA as an open-source blueprint so governments can adopt and adapt it for their own public health programmes. The startup also runs RegDoc, a regulatory technology platform that prepares compliant submissions for clinical research organisations, pharmaceutical companies and medical device makers.
The round comes as AI use in Indian public healthcare grows. A government statement in February said AI tools in programmes such as the National TB Elimination Programme had contributed to a 27% decline in adverse TB outcomes and over 4,500 outbreak alerts. AI funding in India rose 235% year on year in Q3 2026, with deals up 35% to 35.
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