Huma
Huma develops an AI operating system for healthcare software, enabling faster regulatory approvals for medical products. It serves 15 of the top 20 life sciences companies, over 5,000 hospitals, and supports 100 million people across multiple countries. Huma provides a modular AI platform that accelerates the development of regulated healthcare software. Its system includes hundreds of reusable components that handle up to 90% of a solution, with engineers customizing the rest for each client. The platform streamlines regulatory compliance, reducing approval times from years to weeks for FDA and EU MDR certifications. The company has raised $323M, including a Series D in July 2024, and serves major healthcare systems globally. Its rapid regulatory engine and modular approach have made it a key infrastructure provider for national healthcare programs in the UAE, Greece, and Germany.
The growth story
Huma grew from 290 to 287 employees between 2023 and 2026, raising $323M along the way, most recently a Series D in July 2024.
About
Generating mission-critical software and intelligence for healthcare is extraordinarily difficult. We solved this by building a regulated AI operating system with hundreds of reusable primitives that deliver up to 90% of every solution. Our forward deployment engineers build the remaining capabilities for each customer, while our regulatory engine transforms those innovations into FDA- and EU MDR-regulated products in weeks rather than years.Today, Huma powers 15 of the world’s top 20 life sciences companies, more than 5,000 hospitals and clinics, supports over 100 million people, and underpins national healthcare infrastructure across the UAE, Greece, Germany, and beyond. We are building th
Founders and leadership
Engineering is Huma's largest function, accounting for 45 of its 287 employees. The company operates with a forward deployment model, where engineers customize solutions for each client while maintaining a core platform.
The Huma org chart
Dan Vahdat (CEO & Founder) leads 53 mapped leaders with 14 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
- Field CEO (Managing Director, GDm-Health & Huma MG | Strategic Pharma & NHS Partnerships)Executive
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Engineering 65 (+23% YoY), Business Development 30 (+25% YoY), Operations 22 (0% YoY), Human Resources 21 (+17% YoY), Information Technology 16 (+14% YoY), Healthcare Services 15 (-17% YoY).
Talent flow
Huma recruits heavily from Iranian tech companies, with Sharif University of Technology and the University of Tehran as top feeder schools. Alumni frequently move to healthcare and AI companies, including AstraZeneca, Sword Health, and Anthropic.
Most common previous employers of Huma staff: Cafe Bazaar (6), eConsult - a HUMA company (6), Divar (5), Tapsell (4), BimeBazar | بیمه بازار (4), Upwork (4). Former Huma employees most often moved to AstraZeneca (5), Sword Health (3), HN (3), Anthropic (2), Amalgam Rx (2), Flo Health (2).
Alumni worth knowing
The Huma mafia
Huma alumni have founded 24 companies, including Doccla (166 staff), IntelliTek.ai (26 staff), and Medwise AI (15 staff). These startups focus on healthcare technology and AI solutions.
24Michael Macdonnell, was Global Head of Healthcare & Pharma Partnerships until 2024Martyn Molnar, was Head of Global Strategic Alliances & International Sales until 2019Dr. Keith Tsui, was Clinical Product Management until 2019Aida Yousefi, was Chief Commercial Officer until 2023Javid Farahani, was Cognition & Elite Performance Consultant until 2019Lee Kupferman, was VP, Delivery & Operations until 2023
Olivier Magnin, was Strategy / M&A Manager until 2020
Paresh Masani, was Head Of Engineering until 2024
Dr Harpreet Sood, was Chief Medical Officer (UK) and VP Primary Care and Partnerships until 2024
Alex Kaveh Senemar, was Senior Vice President until 2020
Ludo Royds, was Research and Innovation Lead until 2025
Vygandas Pliasas, was Engineering Manager & Technical Product Manager until 2023
Roozbeh Salmani, was People Operation and Growth Consultant until 2025
Massimo Cairo, was Machine Learning Engineer until 2021
Frederik Brouwers, was Legal Intern until 2020
Chris Whittle, was Global Deputy Chief Medical Officer until 2026
Julia (Ciaciek) Chia, was Customer Support Specialist until 2020
Timothy Broke-Smith, was Vice President, Head of Pharma Partnerships until 2023
Andre Taylor-Morris, was Commercial Legal Counsel until 2022
Charlotte Crowther, was People, Culture and Community Operations Lead until 2020
Schalk Blom, was Commercial Director - New Growth Markets until 2023
Mo Shokri, was Field CTO until 2025
Sepi B., was VP Strategy & Operations until 2024
Echo (Si) Chen, was Business development and Partnership until 2021Web traffic
Traffic mix: 26% direct, 62% search, 0% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Huma: Python (Programming Language) (48), SQL (42), Git (37), Communication (36), JavaScript (36), Management (34), Microsoft Office (33), Java (32).
Where the team actually sits
Huma people are concentrated in England, United Kingdom (48), United Kingdom (14), London Area, United Kingdom (5), Gujarat, India (4). 3 offices on record.
Search footprint
Huma attracts about 1,075 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $0K a month if bought through ads. It gained 31 ranking keywords and lost 36 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 2.60 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 2.70 / 5
- Senior management
- 2.50 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 2.50 / 5
Frequently asked
Huma has 287 employees as of September 2026.
Huma has raised $323M in total, most recently a Series D round in July 2024.
Huma was founded in 2011 by Dr Rich Khatib.
Dan Vahdat (CEO & Founder) sits at the top of Huma's reporting structure, with 14 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Huma staff are Cafe Bazaar (6 people), eConsult - a HUMA company (6 people), Divar (5 people).
Former Huma employees most often move to AstraZeneca (5), Sword Health (3), HN (3).
At least 24 companies have a founder who previously worked at Huma, including Doccla, IntelliTek.ai, Medwise AI.
Huma attracts about 1,075 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $0K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Huma staff are Python (Programming Language), SQL, Git, Communication, JavaScript.
Huma staff are concentrated in England, United Kingdom (48), United Kingdom (14), London Area, United Kingdom (5).
Huma has about 65 people in Engineering, up 23% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Huma has about 30 people in Business Development, up 25% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 116 current and 283 former Huma profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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