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Heidi Health co-founders exit weeks after unicorn milestone

The Australian Financial Review (AFR) •
November 04, 2026 • 03:42 AM
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Yu Liu and Waleed Mussa announced their departures nearly two months after the Blackbird-backed AI medical scribe platform reached unicorn status.

Heidi Health co-founders exit weeks after unicorn milestone

Two co-founders of Blackbird-backed artificial intelligence medical transcription platform Heidi Health will leave the business less than two months after it secured a $1 billion valuation.

Yu Liu and Waleed Mussa said on LinkedIn that the time was right for them to depart the company they launched with chief executive Thomas Kelly, but provided little detail about their future plans.

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