The intersection of health and technology is a challenging and rewarding place to start a business. In Austin, it’s a busy intersection indeed. From AI-driven diagnostic platforms to HIPAA cloud providers, these Austin healthtech firms are leaving a mark across the industry.
Austin Healthcare Companies to Know
- Findhelp
- Ascension
- Iodine Software
- Medici
- EverlyWell
Neuralink is Elon Musk’s healthtech startup creating implantable brain-computer interface (BCI) systems. Having received FDA approval, the company is already testing its system in human trials and has helped individuals regain motor and speech control. Although Neuralink was founded in Fremont, California, it has a large presence in Austin.
Function Health is one of the largest healthtech companies headquartered in Austin. Founded in 2022, the company provides a proactive health membership program where individuals access over 100 lab tests to monitor heart health, kidney function and hormone levels, among other areas.Through its digital platform, individuals can monitor their health data and receive clinician-recommended action plans for specific conditions based on their lab results.
Findhelp is a social services search engine “connecting people and programs.” Its powerful nationwide referral network covers the healthcare spectrum and also includes food, transit, baby supplies and other essentials. The company, which describes itself as “leading the modernization of the social safety net,” has turned a simple idea into one of the city’s most prominent startup successes.
Ascension is a not-for-profit, faith-based healthcare organization that delivers care and resources to vulnerable populations. With a focus on underprivileged and underserved groups, Ascension Health aims to support every patient throughout their healthcare journey. The company has adopted cutting-edge healthtech and now offers virtual visits, streamlined digital paperwork and online bill payment systems to help smooth the process of receiving care.
WayStar leverages machine learning and artificial intelligence to automate medical billing. Through its platform, care providers can process claims, collect patient payments, which helps them optimize revenue structures and provide care for patients.
ClearDATA is a company dedicated to healthcare cloud computing and information security services for healthcare providers. ClearDATA’s HIPAA-compliant cloud computing is designed to assist with compliance, IT and security services across the entire healthcare field. The company is trusted by thousands of healthcare professionals to safeguard patient data and power medical applications.
Digital Pharmacist is a healthtech startup that develops a digital software platform for independent pharmacies. Its tools assist with patient communication by providing services such as a HIPPA-compliant messaging portal and bulk messaging. It can also streamline operations through precision refill tools and coupon databases. Through its products, Digital Pharmacist seeks to help independent pharmacies attract customers and grow their businesses.
b.well Connected Health provides users with powerful software that integrates data from all sources to provide complete access to individual health records and history. The platform provides complete analysis of bodily metrics like blood sugar, readouts of active medication and a complete history of surgeries, procedures and recent encounters to eliminate guesswork while keeping health in check.
EverlyWell provides convenient, at-home health tests with results you can actually understand. Results are reviewed by board-certified physicians and by an AI system that provides personalized health insights made available online for viewing. This non-traditional way of health testing has revolutionized public access to cardiovascular, metabolism, inflammation and fertility testing while drastically cutting out-of-pocket costs.
Medici is a healthtech company focused on digital care and high-end preventive medicine. The company provides executive assessments, which meticulously check patients’ vitals through bloodwork, DNA, imaging and diagnostics. It then follows up its exams with concierge care, where patients receive personalized care from medical providers.
Athenahealth is a provider of cloud-based services for electronic health records (EHR), revenue cycle management and medical billing, patient engagement, care coordination and population health management The company continues to push innovation through its other software platforms such as Epocrates, which can check for dangerous interactions between medications.
Cariloop is an employer-sponsored care benefit for families. The platform provides employees and their families with access to backup care networks for seniors, children and pets. Additionally, supportive tools can assist with areas such as stress management.
Founded by Kristin Karchmer, who draws on experience treating 7,000 infertile couples, Conceivable builds a cutting-edge fertility program that is integrated, personally tailored and supportive throughout a difficult process.. Conceivable distinguishes itself by treating patients not as nameless customers in need of a wonder drug, but as individuals with particular reasons for not being able to get pregnant and particular needs as they get closer to doing so.
A hospitalist is a dedicated in-patient physician who works exclusively in a hospital or hospitals, and HNI Healthcare builds tech products for those in this hard-working, high-pressure sector. The company's flagship product is HM VitalSigns, a technology suite that reports key performance indicators, helps cut costs, and strengthens revenue cycles.
UnaliWear's main product is the Kanega Watch, a component of a larger personal emergency response system. The watch is voice-controlled, nearly indestructible, and remarkably stylish for a product of its sort — it looks like a regular watch, just a little bit cooler. This company applies its knowledge of the buzzing AI and wearables fields to help vulnerable users live and thrive with independence and dignity.
Torch Dental develops technology to support independent dental practices. Its platform’s capabilities cover supply management, ordering and budgeting. Its tools are designed to help dental offices run more efficiently so they can save time and money. The company has operations in both Austin and New York.
