Asterix Health Raises £2.1 Million to Tackle the NHS Primary Care Crisis

Asterix Health, the modern workforce solution for primary care, led by Julian Titz, Max Thilo, and the team, has raised £2.1 million in pre-seed funding to scale its remote GP workforce model across NHS primary care. The round was led by Triple Point, with participation from D2, Entrepreneurs First, Basis Capital, DLB Ventures, and a group of notable angels.

The platform already supports practices serving 250,000 patients, freeing up more than one GP session per day per practice. At scale, the model could save the National Health Service more than £250 million annually.

Julian Titz and Max Thilo founded Asterix Health in 2024 after personal experiences with serious health conditions exposed the impact of healthcare workforce shortages. After meeting through Entrepreneurs First, they set out to improve access to timely care.

Asterix is now the first company approved under the new National Health Service regulations to hire GMC-registered GPs based abroad.

What the Funding Will Support

The funding will accelerate the onboarding of new National Health Service practices and expand Asterix’s network of remote GMC-registered GPs, including NHS-trained doctors working abroad. The model aims to increase access to global medical talent, improve coverage, and boost productivity.

Today, Asterix supports practices serving 250,000 patients through its DoctorOS platform, which integrates with systems such as EMIS and SystmOne to help remote GPs deliver informed care.

The company has also appointed Mike Bewick as Strategic Medical Lead, strengthening its clinical leadership as it scales.

Julian Titz said Asterix is expanding the overall pool of qualified GPs available for primary care rather than redistributing existing doctors across regions. Early partner practices are already seeing productivity improvements and using the time saved to introduce more proactive patient care services.

Mike Bewick said the National Health Service already has access to qualified talent, but lacks the infrastructure to deploy it effectively. Asterix is positioned as creating a more sustainable primary care workforce by enabling GMC-registered GPs who left the system to return to practice through a model focused on quality, governance, and modern care delivery.

Asterix’s model frees up approximately one GP session per practice each day while maintaining care delivery through qualified GPs. More than 3,000 hours of care have already been delivered, and broader adoption could save UK primary care between £250 million and £300 million annually.

Matt Clifford described Julian Titz and Max Thilo as founders with direct experience of the problem they are addressing, positioning Asterix as a highly credible response to the ongoing NHS workforce crisis and a potential defining company in UK healthtech.

Jamie Tomalin said increasing healthcare productivity tends to drive even greater demand, making long-term capacity expansion essential. Asterix is positioned as unlocking access to qualified doctors who otherwise could not serve National Health Service patients, while introducing a new care model aimed at expanding healthcare capacity across the UK.