Not many entrepreneurs leave college at nineteen, spend seven years in Southeast Asia, and emerge with a federally compliant telehealth platform serving 2.6 million people through a single government contract. Justin Fulcher did. He left Clemson University, spent three months that became seven years building and observing across Asia, and walked away with the foundation for RingMD a company that would eventually operate across more than fifty countries and hold 1.5 million patient records.
The Marketplace Model
In its earliest form, RingMD was a consumer-facing healthcare marketplace built for markets where access was the primary challenge. Patients moved through a simple flow: symptoms, call format, payment, and a list of providers filtered by location, price, ratings, and insurance coverage. Provider profiles were detailed, with biographies and dynamic pricing. Justin Fulcher also extended the platform’s reach into the hotel and cruise industries through a partnership with PROVision Partners International, offering access to travelers globally at as little as two dollars per traveler per night.
The Institutional Pivot
After selling RingMD in 2018 and relocating the company to Boston, Fulcher helped guide a strategic shift in focus. The US relaunch in 2019 was aimed at regulated, government-facing clients rather than the consumer market. The platform became FedRAMP Moderate authorized, FISMA compliant, and HIPAA compliant, running on AWS and specifically built for low-bandwidth environments. Justin Fulcher gave away free white-labeled access at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. He stepped back from leadership in January 2025, having built a platform that served India’s Digital India program, the US Indian Health Service, and healthcare providers across three continents. Visit this page for more information.
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