Lexi is building an AI-native communication layer for healthcare, starting with language. In the U.S., 30 million patients face language barriers that slow care, erode trust, and in the worst cases, lead to serious medical errors, while adding friction for clinicians and staff under constant time pressure. Lexi believes this breakdown is not inevitable. Today, the company announced a significant step toward closing this gap.

Lexi has successfully closed an oversubscribed $1.4 million pre-seed round, spearheaded by Informed Ventures. This milestone is complemented by a strategic partnership with Lowell Community Health Center, one of Massachusetts' largest community health centers serving deeply multilingual communities.

The round was led by Informed Ventures, with participation from Harvard Business School Alumni Angels of New York, Alumni Ventures, Stanford Angels & Entrepreneurs United, and Van Wickle Ventures, alongside a cohort of mission-aligned healthcare and AI angel investors. Lexi also secured substantial non-dilutive funding, including the prestigious Harvard Business School New Venture Competition Grand Prize, the Harvard i-Lab Social Impact Fellowship Fund, Longevity Venture Summit, and MassChallenge Health Equity Business Accelerator in partnership with Blue Cross Blue Shield.

For Lexi's co-founders, Linh Pham and Siddharth UR, the challenge is deeply personal. Both founders have witnessed the profound consequences of language gaps firsthand in hospitals, government offices, and daily life. They also saw where traditional interpretation systems fall short: they can be expensive, access is often delayed, and experiences can vary across languages and care settings. What began as a Harvard design engineering thesis evolved into a conviction: vital language access should not depend on wait times, complex phone trees, or whether a human interpreter is available.

Lexi is designed for healthcare environments where workflow integration, accuracy, trust, and compliance are paramount. Unlike traditional interpretation services, Lexi provides zero-wait interpretation at the point of care across both common and underserved languages. When a patient prefers a language other than English, care teams can securely launch Lexi in seconds on the clinic's existing devices and systems. Lexi then interprets the live conversation in real time so both patients and providers can understand each other. This reduces delays in critical moments and helps teams communicate naturally without disrupting care.

Lowell Community Health Center became Lexi's strategic partner, launching a pilot in August 2025. Guided by Padma Sastry (CIO), Maria Cruz (head of interpreter services), and Dr. Julie Le (director, Eye Care Center), the rollout has rapidly expanded from a single department to eight departments across the organization.

Lexi’s innovative approach has garnered attention far beyond the immediate healthcare sector. The company’s founders are proud recipients of the iF Design Gold Award, one of the world’s most esteemed design honors, previously awarded to giants like Apple, IBM and Ferrari. This recognition highlights Lexi’s unique ability to merge human-centered design with rigorous technical execution.

With this new funding, Lexi plans to accelerate deployments across additional health centers, safety-net hospitals, and clinics, where diverse patients seek care to expand language coverage, and continue refining its enterprise-grade clinical infrastructure.
Lexi is expanding its Patient Advisory Board to ensure the product is shaped by both patients and providers. Immigrant and multilingual community members, as well as clinics and community organizations interested in partnering, are encouraged to reach out directly.