STAT+: Nabla’s new CEO on plan to gain market share in a competitive AI scribe environment

STAT PlusHealth tech Nabla’s new CEO on plan to gain market share in a competitive AI scribe environment The company is leaning heavily on the promise of ‘world models,’ an alternative to LLMs Manage alerts for this article Email this article Share this article By Brittany TrangJuly 21, 2026 Health Tech Reporter Brittany Trang[email protected]Brittany Trang, Ph.D., covers AI in health and medicine: Does it actually work? Who benefits, or might be harmed? She writes the weekly AI Prognosis newsletter. Follow her on Threads, Mastodon, and Bluesky. You can reach Brittany on Signal at btrang.01. Nabla, the Paris-based maker of ambient scribes used to automate clinical documentation, says it’s playing the long game. On Tuesday the company announced a new leader and reiterated its commitment to fundamentally new AI technology it believes can help it beat the competition. The company, which last raised a $70 million Series B last summer, announced a new CEO, Brian Manning, who has served as chief revenue officer at care coordination software company PatientPing and its acquirer, Bamboo Health, before taking over as Bamboo’s president. The shift “marks the next phase of Nabla’s go-to-market strategy,” the company wrote in a press release.Advertisement “We really haven’t built our brand in the United States. We really haven’t accelerated our go-to-market in line with what others are doing. And as we look towards 2027, that’s something we’re absolutely going to be doing,” Manning said in an interview with STAT. Chief operating officer Delphine Groll said that 100% of the company’s revenue is from the U.S. STAT+ Exclusive Story Already have an account? Log in This article is exclusive to STAT+ subscribers Unlock this article — and get additional analysis of the technologies disrupting health care — by subscribing to STAT+. Already have an account? Log in Monthly $39 Totals $468 per year $39/month Get Started Totals $468 per year Starter $30 for 3 months, then $399/year $30 for 3 months Get Started Then $399/year Annual $399 Save 15% $399/year Get Started Save 15% 11+ Users Custom Savings start at 25%! Request A Quote Request A Quote Savings start at 25%! 2-10 Users $300 Annually per user $300/year Get Started $300 Annually per user View All Plans To read the rest of this story subscribe to STAT+. Subscribe Log In Artificial intelligence, health tech, STAT+ Submit a correction requestReprints Brittany Trang Health Tech Reporter Brittany Trang, Ph.D., covers AI in health and medicine: Does it actually work? Who benefits, or might be harmed? She writes the weekly AI Prognosis newsletter. Follow her on Threads, Mastodon, and Bluesky. You can reach Brittany on Signal at btrang.01. STAT+ Newsletter A hitchhiker's guide to the health care AI galaxy Recommended Pharmalot July 21, 2026 STAT Plus: Novo Nordisk sues Eli Lilly over GLP-1 drug ads it calls ‘deceptive’ Morning Rounds July 21, 2026 A renewed push from the right against abortion pills Advertisement Pharma July 21, 2026 STAT Plus: Makers of rare disease drugs seek exemption from Trump’s price-cut pilots First Opinion July 21, 2026 Science and the public are learning the wrong lessons from Covid First Opinion July 21, 2026 How a controversial rule could hurt the NIH’s ability to manage risk Subscriber Picks