Ember, LLC

AI-native revenue cycle management platform that reduces healthcare claim denials and automates prior authorization and coding for healthcare providers.

Claims Technology Startup Seed (USD 4.8M total)

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Overview

Ember is a San Francisco-based AI startup founded in 2024 that automates healthcare revenue cycle management (RCM) for health systems, hospitals, medical practices, and specialty clinics. The company was founded by Charlene Wang (CEO) and Warren Wang (CTO), bringing together expertise from Google Healthcare AI, MIT CSAIL, and NVIDIA medical research.

Ember's platform applies AI agents to the most labor-intensive parts of the revenue cycle: prior authorization, medical coding, claims scrubbing, denial prevention, and appeals. The company reports a 55% reduction in claim denials and 50-75% reduction in FTE hours for clients, with onboarding achievable in three days. The platform supports 26+ medical specialties.

Ember raised a USD 4.3M seed round led by Nexus Venture Partners in November 2025, with additional backing from Y Combinator. The company participated in Y Combinator's Fall 2024 batch and has raised a total of USD 4.8M including the initial YC investment.

Products & Services

Revenue Cycle Automation Platform

Core RCM automation solution integrating with major EHR systems to automate coding, prior authorization, denial prevention, and claims processing.

Key Features

Autonomous medical coding and audit recommendations
Real-time prior authorization documentation and submission
Proactive denial prevention and automated appeal generation
Charge capture and claims scrubbing
Eligibility verification
Insurance compliance checking
3-day onboarding timeline
Supports 26+ medical specialties

Target Users: Health systems, hospitals, MSOs, medical practices

AI Agents

Customizable automation workflows built on Ember's AI engine, deployable for specific revenue cycle workflows with human-in-the-loop escalation for exceptions.

Target Users: Healthcare operations teams

Payer Portal Integration

Insurance portal integration and eligibility verification capabilities for streamlined claims submission to payers.

Target Users: Medical practices, health systems

At a Glance

Founded: 2024
Headquarters: San Francisco, California
Employees: 1-10
Funding: Seed (USD 4.8M total)

Category & Focus

Category: Claims Technology
Subcategories: Claims Automation Prior Authorization Denial Management Medical Coding
Insurance Verticals: Health
Target Customers: Carriers, TPAs