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AI front office assistant for physical therapy

Winter 2024Founded 20222 peopleSan Francisco, CA, USA

About

Penciled (W24) is an AI front office assistant for physical therapy. Penciled's AI assistant schedules out plans of care, sends reminders and processes last-minute cancellations, and fills openings with an automated waitlist. Penciled books thousands of appointments for physical therapists each month and integrates directly into EHRs like WebPT.

Founders · 1

Shawn Shivdat
Shawn ShivdatFounder
Harvard

CEO & Co-founder of Penciled. Studied Computational Neuroscience at Harvard. Previously built patient outcome prediction software at MGH, built and launched a jobs board product at a health tech startup, and founded a global nonprofit organization.

Launch

Launched on Y Combinator · Mar 2024
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We help clinics answer calls, book appointments, and call patients using AI voice assistants that sound human.

Penciled announces AI voice assistants that handle repetitive clinic phone calls—such as appointment booking, follow-ups, reminders, insurance verification, and referrals—integrating with existing systems (fax machines, EHRs, phone systems) so clinicians can focus on patient care. The offer includes free integration for clinics and partners who engage before Demo Day.

From the original launch (Mar 2024) — may be outdated.

Formerly Somn

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