TERN Group, a clinical AI workforce platform, has secured funds to support the development of its platform and expand its activities in the healthcare sector.

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TERN Group, a UK-based clinical AI workforce platform for sourcing, securing, and relocating healthcare talent, has raised $24M (nearly €20.48M) in a Series A funding round.

With this round, the company has now raised a total capital of $33M (nearly €28.16M) to date.

TERN Group’s Series A investment was led by Notion Capital, with participation from RTP Global, LocalGlobe (UK), EQ2 Ventures, Leo Capital, PreSight Capital, Lord David Prior (former NHS chairman and UK Deputy Health Secretary), the CEO of AXA Health, and Tom Stafford (Co-founder of DST Global).

Itxaso del Palacio, Partner of Notion Capital, says, “TERN Group is tackling one of the healthcare industry’s most urgent structural challenges: affordable, reliable and sustainable recruitment. By combining compliance with AI-driven efficiency, they are proving that workforce delivery doesn’t have to be slow or fragmented. It can be predictable infrastructure, which is why they are already becoming the trusted partner for healthcare systems in the UK and beyond.”

Addressing global healthcare worker shortages

Founded in 2023 by Avinav Nigam and Krishna Ramkumar, TERN Group is addressing the projected shortfall of 18 million healthcare workers by 2030, as estimated by the World Health Organisation. Many hospitals and care providers are filling staff gaps with locums, which adds significant costs without addressing long-term workforce needs.

The UK National Health Service alone spends over £10B each year on locum staff. Healthcare systems are facing rising demand but lack a consistent supply of trained professionals, and international recruitment processes remain slow and complex.

To respond to this, TERN Group has built an AI clinical workforce platform that combines automated processes with human support.

The system was designed by clinicians, HR specialists, and technologists, and connects recruitment, verification, training, relocation, and onboarding in a single framework. 

The platform claims to reduce hiring time by 60 per cent, lower costs by a factor of three compared to locum-heavy models, increase productivity by 15–20 per cent by matching staff supply with demand, support 96 per cent retention, and can be integrated into enterprise systems that meet regulatory requirements.

Currently, TERN Group works with over 100 healthcare clients worldwide, including 18 NHS trusts in the UK.

Mark Hackett, CEO, University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust, mentions, “TERN Group is helping us address critical workforce shortages by providing a compliant and predictable pipeline of international doctors. Their platform brings much-needed speed and structure to a process that has traditionally been slow and fragmented.”

Over the past year, the company has expanded to six markets: Germany, the UK, the UAE, KSA, Japan, and the US. Over 650,000 professionals across 13 countries have joined the platform to access information, training, and employment opportunities.

Capital utilisation

TERN Group will utilise the funds to expand its operations in the UK and enhance its partnerships with NHS Trusts and care organisations. 

The company will also accelerate the development of its clinical AI workforce platform, focusing on compliance automation, workforce planning, and system integrations. 

In addition, TERN Group will continue investing in international talent preparation, covering clinical, language, and cultural training, to support both workforce readiness and long-term retention.

Avinav Nigam, founder and CEO of TERN Group, says, “Every Trust we meet tells us the same story: they need qualified staff now, but they cannot risk patient safety or compliance. Our platform gives them speed without compromise, predictability without cost inflation, and sustainability where locum dependency has become unsustainable.”

“TERN Group’s mission is for every placement to set off a chain reaction: a nurse arriving on time means a ward runs smoothly, which means patients get treated faster. This raise enables us to make those chain reactions happen at scale, across the UK and beyond.”