Interview
In conversation with
Lauri Sippola
Lauri Sippola is building Gosta Labs, where a healthcare-tailored AI assistant quietly records doctor–patient conversations and auto-generates specialty-fit clinical notes—so time moves from keyboards back to care. Think ambient documentation and data curation delivered as SaaS, integrated into existing workflows rather than bolted on. The vantage point is seasoned: after co-founding Kaiku Health (acquired by Elekta; cancer support in 30+ countries), Sippola’s bet is that product excellence only scales when the business model and integration burden make sense for real clinics.
Build with a marathon perspective – bringing new tools and integrating them into healthcare workflows and processes takes time.
Sippola’s north star is focus: free clinicians from documentation without adding clicks. Gosta’s assistant records visits in the background, then produces medical-specialty–tailored notes and curated data that fit existing systems—minimizing IT lift and change management. The barriers he flags are systemic: immature reimbursement for digital tools and the integration burden of legacy IT; the counter is pragmatic design, proof of value inside the workflow, and leadership that blends domain expertise, agile product craft, and operational excellence. Ethically, he argues for AI that augments judgment, with transparency, accountability, and representative data to avoid uneven performance across populations. On capital, he’s stage-driven: there’s “enough money in the world” if the team and plan match the phase—choose investors who add capability, not just cash.
Lessons from Clinical Note Automation:
Build for Workflows, Not Demos
What we cover
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How ambient AI turns conversations into specialty-fit clinical notes that clinicians trust
Why reimbursement maturity and integration burden—not algorithms—decide adoption speed -
What team mix—healthcare domain, user-centric product, operational excellence—drives real-world delivery
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Where responsible AI demands transparency, accountability, and representative training data
Which funding choices fit each phase—and why to pick investors who bring more than capital
Lauri Sippola is the co-founder and CEO of Gosta Labs. Before Gosta Labs, Lauri was the co-founder and CEO of Kaiku Health. He has been listed as Innovator Under 35 by MIT Technology Review in 2019 and as one of the 100 influential people in healthcare in Finland by Mediuutiset in 2020.
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