Google.org has granted US$2.3 million to Pune-based healthtech startup Froncort.AI. The company helps frontline health workers detect infectious diseases. The funding will support an offline-first mobile app called mAI-NETRA.
Grant details
The award includes US$200,000 in Google Cloud credits and pro bono technical expertise. Froncort.AI was one of 15 recipients in Google.org's Impact Challenge: AI for Government Innovation. The new support follows an earlier AI-NETRA validation study funded in 2025.
Screening results
Froncort.AI reported results from a Maharashtra state tuberculosis program study. AI-guided teams found a similar number of confirmed pulmonary tuberculosis cases while screening two-thirds fewer people. Cost per confirmed case fell by about two-thirds, and 92% of frontline participants reported lower workloads.
How mAI-NETRA works
mAI-NETRA is a mobile edition of AI-NETRA that works offline and in local languages. It uses government health program data, Google's Earth AI models, and local signals like settlement density, land use, rainfall, and flooding. The tool maps high-risk 300-meter areas into ranked work paths with household clusters and field routes.
The app will be deployed in up to eight high-burden districts across three Indian states. It will cover two to three million people. Froncort.AI also plans to publish an open-source blueprint so other governments can adapt the tool.