Mednet

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themednet.org

HQ: New York, NY, USA

11-50

Healthcare

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Updated Jul 30, 2026

Overview

Mednet (theMednet) is a physician-only, peer-reviewed Q&A and clinical knowledge platform that helps doctors find real-world answers beyond published guidelines, blending AI, medical literature, and expert physician input.

Primary product

Physician-only Q&A and clinical intelligence platform for expert answers to real-world clinical questions

Founded

2014

Headquarters

New York, United States

Team size

11-50 employees

Industry

Software Development

Sub-industry

Healthcare / medical knowledge platform

Offices

902 Broadway, Suite 1701, New York, NY 10010

33 W 17th St Fl 5, New York, NY 10011

3790 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV

Business model

Free physician community platform

Industry sponsorships

Partnership programs

Grant-funded R&D / public-sector contracts

Funding

Stage

Seed

Total raised

$1.6M

Latest round

Grant · Feb 2019

Latest amount

$220K

Grant

Feb 2019 · National Science Foundation

$225K

Seed VC

Jul 2017

$1.3M

Seed VC-II

Jul 2017

People & investors

Leadership

Samir Housri

Co-Founder, CEO

Nadine Housri, MD

Co-Founder, Chief Medical Officer

Brian Adams

CTO

Varsha Hotchandani

Commercial Vice President

Navni Garg

Head of Product

Sam Laber

Head of Marketing

Ragho Chamkura

Director, Business Development

Thomas Boccard

Head of Sales

Peter Jin, MD

Medical Director

Melissa Briones, MD

Medical Director

Investors

Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation

National Science Foundation

Work & culture

Mission-oriented, doctors-first, low-ego, ownership-focused culture centered on improving medicine through knowledge sharing.

Compensation

Public evidence mentions equity and benefits, but no salary bands or detailed compensation ranges were found.

Benefits

Full medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Equity

Career development support

Leadership access

Team culture activities

Product & market

Pricing

Primarily free for physicians; monetization through limited-time sponsorships, partnerships, and grants/contracts

Differentiators

—Physician-only verified community
—Peer-reviewed answers from experts
—Searchable real-world clinical knowledge beyond guidelines
—Coverage across 23 specialties
—CME/MOC credit
—Blends AI with human expert input

Technology

AI/clinical intelligence

Medical literature search

Peer-to-peer Q&A platform

Clinical polls

Journal Club content

CME/MOC accreditation workflows

Customers

Physicians

Academic clinicians

Healthcare organizations

Pharma / life sciences partners

Clinical trial stakeholders

Competitors

Flatiron Health

Navigating Cancer

Medbanks

Clinical decision support / medical knowledge platforms

Scale & contact

Estimated revenue

$1M-$10M

Signals & risks

Acquisition

Nov 2025

CRScube announced it acquired Mednet to expand global eClinical capabilities; Mednet said it was now part of CRScube.

Source

Other

Oct 2024

Mednet received a $2M National Cancer Institute contract to build an AI-based clinical trial search platform, indicating continued public-sector/contract funding rather than a distress signal.

Source