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Jessica Hagen / MobiHealthNews Jun 21, 2023

Outbound AI raises $16M seed to expand AI virtual agents for healthcare revenue-cycle administration

Seattle-based Outbound AI raised $16 million in seed funding to expand its AI-powered virtual agents that handle healthcare revenue-cycle administrative tasks like eligibility verification, claims status, and prior authorization.

Nate Bek / GeekWire Jun 21, 2023

Outbound AI Raises $16 Million to Expand GPT-Powered Healthcare Billing Automation Amid Rising Patient Demand

Outbound AI, a Seattle-based startup specializing in AI tools for healthcare billing automation, raised $16 million to advance its GPT-powered solutions that streamline insurance claims processes. The company aims to reduce administrative burdens on healthcare workers amid rising patient volumes by offering faster, cost-effective, and HIPAA-compliant AI services.

Charlotte Schubert / GeekWire Sep 27, 2022

Seattle Startup Outbound AI Launches PayerVA Console to Automate Medical Insurance Claims Processing

Outbound AI, a Seattle startup spun out of Madrona Venture Labs with $7 million in seed funding, launched PayerVA Console, a software product that automates and expedites medical insurance claims processing by reducing time spent on payer communications. The tool transcribes calls, extracts key information, and assists human workers to alleviate burdensome tasks in the healthcare payment system.

Charlotte Schubert / GeekWire Aug 12, 2022

Amarjit Kaur Sandhu joins Ozette as VP of Engineering; AWS marketing chief Rachel Thornton to depart after 10 years

Amarjit Kaur Sandhu joined Ozette Technologies as vice president of engineering, bringing experience from Nuance Communications and Saykara. Additionally, AWS executive Rachel Thornton is leaving, and various leadership moves across Pacific Northwest tech firms have been announced.

Charlotte Schubert / GeekWire Jan 19, 2022

AI2 Spinout BirchAI Raises $3.1M Seed to Automate Healthcare Customer-Support Call Summaries

BirchAI, an AI2 spinout founded in June 2020, raised $3.1 million in seed funding for software that transcribes, summarizes and analyzes healthcare customer-support calls to reduce post-call documentation time and improve employee and patient satisfaction. CEO Kevin Terrell says the Seattle startup targets medical device, pharmaceutical and insurance companies and lets employees edit AI-generated summaries.

Taylor Soper / GeekWire Feb 8, 2021

Nuance acquires Seattle voice-assistant startup Saykara to bolster AI healthcare products; terms undisclosed

Nuance Communications has acquired Seattle startup Saykara, whose voice assistant Kara automatically documents doctor-patient conversations, to strengthen Nuance’s AI healthcare products; Saykara’s team including CEO Harjinder Sandhu will join Nuance R&D. Terms were not disclosed; Saykara had raised $10 million, employs about 30 people, and Sandhu previously sold a startup to Nuance and worked there.

Taylor Soper / GeekWire Dec 17, 2020

Symbl raises $4.7M led by Crosscut Ventures with Amazon Alexa Fund to expand conversational AI for enterprise

Seattle startup Symbl raised $4.7 million in a round led by Crosscut Ventures with participation from Amazon’s Alexa Fund and several other investors to expand its conversational AI API that transcribes real-time conversations and extracts insights for meetings, customer care, and sales. Founded in 2018 by Surbhi Rathore and Toshish Jawale, the 30-person company says pandemic-driven digital communication growth has increased demand for its services.

Cara Kuhlman / GeekWire Jun 19, 2020

Madrona hires ex-AWS product manager Anu Sharma as principal; Saykara and DomainTools add senior marketing and leadership hires

Madrona Venture Group hired Anu Sharma as a principal from AWS; Seattle startups and tech companies also announced hires and promotions, including Saykara naming Joy Efron VP of marketing and DomainTools adding four executives (CTO James Reynolds, CCO Jeff Day, VP of product Jackie Abrams, and VP of people Jill Boon).