Ultralight Raises $9.3M for AI Operating System Built for Direct Primary Care
Ultralight, formerly Vibrant Practice, announced a $9.3 million funding round led by The General Partnership to build an AI-native operating system designed specifically for subscription-based medical practices. The round included investments from Wisdom Ventures, Anthemis Group, Emerson Collective, GSBackers, and angel investors including former Surgeon General Vivek Murthy.
The company is addressing a specific problem: Direct Primary Care practices have tripled among family physicians in a single year, but most run on legacy software built for fee-for-service billing. Clinicians spend evenings charting instead of seeing patients.
The Market Shift
Direct Primary Care memberships are now HSA-eligible, removing a financial barrier for patients seeking continuous care from physicians who know their medical history. Consumers are voting with their wallets-the wellness economy now reaches $6.8 trillion.
Yet the technology infrastructure hasn't kept pace. Physicians using outdated systems spend hours on administrative work instead of patient care.
What Ultralight Built
The company's approach centers on three principles: invisible infrastructure that works in the background, eliminating keyboard burnout through automation, and replacing disconnected tools with a single AI-native operating system.
The result, according to the company, is clinicians saving hours each week and rediscovering why they entered medicine.
Current Traction
Ultralight is live in 75 clinics supporting hundreds of physicians and thousands of patients. Sixty percent of the company's pipeline has either replaced or plans to replace their existing legacy systems entirely with Ultralight's platform.
For healthcare leaders evaluating practice management technology, this shift reflects a broader trend: AI for Healthcare is moving beyond administrative support toward core operational infrastructure. Understanding how AI Agents & Automation reduce clinician burden-rather than adding complexity-matters for anyone managing medical practices or health systems.
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