Taxo AI

Backed byY Combinator

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Total raised$5.0M
StageSeed
Founded2024
Team size1-10
HQSan Francisco, United States
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About Taxo AI

Taxo builds agents to take on administrative workflows in healthcare. The company aims to allow clinicians to focus on their patients by handling routine tasks. Through this focus on workflow automation, Taxo positions itself as a facilitator of improved clinical efficiency and patient care.

Company at a glance

Location
San Francisco, United States
Websitetaxo.ai
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Founders & Leadership

AM

Ahmed Kerwan, MD

Founder and CEO at Taxo (YC S24)

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DJ

Dr. Aqil Jaigirdar

Founder of Maa Global | CEO of Gravida - Building the Future of Maternal Care for Mothers Everywhere

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TA

Tariq Abasheikh

Operations at Taxo (YC S24)

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About the Team

Team Distribution

  • Operations80%
  • Leadership20%

Where the Team Studied

  1. 1.University of Chicago
  2. 2.King's College London
  3. 3.University of London
  4. 4.Harvard University
  5. 5.University of Oxford

Team Worked At

  • University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
  • Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
  • Barts Health NHS Trust
  • Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
  • General Medical Council

Team Composition

3 people
  • Entrepreneurship2 senior2
  • Operations1 senior1

Funding History

SeedMar 2025

$5M

raised

YC-backed healthcare admin AI startup Taxo raised a $5M seed round led by Y Combinator, General Catalyst, and Character Capital

Y CombinatorGeneral CatalystCharacter Capital

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