
What they do:
Patient engagement for low-income populations
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HQ: Austin, TX, United States
This list has 13 startups and was last updated on Oct 15, 2026. 3 of them are hiring right now. Biggest hubs: Austin (7) and Houston (2). Largest teams: Evry Health, CareMessage, and Ankr Health. Latest round: USA Emergency Centers - San Marcos raised $2.4M (Jun 3, 2026).

What they do:
Patient engagement for low-income populations
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HQ: Austin, TX, United States

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Virtualizing brick-mortar infrastructures of clinics w/ generative AI
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HQ: Houston, TX, United States

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AI-powered Patient Identification for Clinical Trials
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HQ: Austin, TX, United States

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The medical record & infrastructure stack for digital health companies
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HQ: Austin, TX, United States

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AI enabling digital urine diagnostics in the home
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HQ: Houston, TX, United States

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Stripe for medical billing
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HQ: Austin, TX, United States

What they do:
AI agents on real phones, growing brands across every platform.
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HQ: Austin, TX, United States
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HQ: Frisco, TX, United States
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$7M · Equity · May 2026
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HQ: Texas City, TX, United States
Funding:
$2.6M · Equity + debt · May 2026
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HQ: Austin, TX, United States
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$2.4M · Equity · Jun 2026
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HQ: Pantego, TX, United States
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$1.6M · Equity · May 2026

What they do:
Better health insurance for mid-size companies
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HQ: Dallas, TX, United States

What they do:
Programmatic building blocks for transacting with insurance
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HQ: Austin, TX, United States
There are 13 startups on this list, last updated on Oct 15, 2026.
3 of them are hiring right now, including Ankr Health, HealthKey, and Akute Health.
By team size: Evry Health (87 employees), CareMessage (45 employees), and Ankr Health (30 employees).
Latest rounds: USA Emergency Centers - San Marcos — $2.4M Equity (Jun 2026), International Hospital Corp/Tx — $7M Equity (May 2026), and Saint Raphael Health — $2.6M Equity + debt (May 2026).
The biggest hubs are Austin (7) and Houston (2).