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title: "Akara"
description: "A healthcare technology company developing AI for hospital operations"
canonical: "https://presspool.ai/companies/akara-ai"
last-updated: "2026-11-14"
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# Akara

A healthcare technology company developing AI for hospital operations [akara.ai](https://akara.ai)

Company record · Updated November 14, 2026 · Presspool · https://presspool.ai/companies/akara-ai

## Funding

Latest announced financing: $5.5 million, round type not disclosed, led by Locke Health, announced November 11, 2026.

- **$5.5 million, round type not disclosed**, announced November 11, 2026. Led by Locke Health. Brings total funding to $12.3 million. VTC Ventures, the EIC Fund, CommonKind and NovaVector Holdings participated, alongside existing investors ACT, Atlantic Bridge and Enterprise Ireland and strategic angels. Listed in the [AI startup funding roster for November 8–14, 2026](https://presspool.ai/ai-startup-funding/week-of-2026-11-09). Sources: [Akara release (GlobeNewswire)](https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/11/11/3400768/0/en/akara-raises-5-5m-to-bring-privacy-preserving-ai-to-hospitals.html), [Silicon Republic](https://www.siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/dublins-akara-raises-5-5m-to-accelerate-hospital-ai-tech).

Of the 371 rounds with exactly stated amounts in dollars on Presspool's weekly rosters since September 21, 2026, Akara's $5.5 million is the joint 278th largest; their median is $15 million.

## Whether AI names Akara

- Machine Relations Index: Not cited in any Machine Relations Index answer, May 10, 2026 to November 14, 2026.

A company counts when an AI answer names it or cites its website. Answers vary from run to run, so each count is a dated sample.

## Related records

- Closest rounds in the [roster for November 8–14, 2026](https://presspool.ai/ai-startup-funding/week-of-2026-11-09): [Switchpoint Bio](https://presspool.ai/companies/switchpointbio-com) ($5.3 million pre-seed, November 10, 2026), [Inkbox](https://presspool.ai/companies/inkbox-ai) ($5.3 million seed, November 9, 2026), [Twin1 AI](https://presspool.ai/companies/twin1-ai) ($5 million Seed extension, November 12, 2026), [Anorak](https://presspool.ai/companies/anorak-tech) ($5 million pre-seed, November 11, 2026), [Staera](https://presspool.ai/companies/staera-ai) (US$4.6 million pre-seed, November 10, 2026), [Snapp](https://presspool.ai/companies/trysnapp-ai) ($4.6 million, round type not disclosed, November 9, 2026).

## Sources

- [Akara release (GlobeNewswire)](https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/11/11/3400768/0/en/akara-raises-5-5m-to-bring-privacy-preserving-ai-to-hospitals.html)
- [Silicon Republic](https://www.siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/dublins-akara-raises-5-5m-to-accelerate-hospital-ai-tech)

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