# Aegis

> Aegis is a San Francisco healthtech startup (YC X25) that automates the insurance denial appeals process for healthcare providers, hospitals, and medical billing groups. Its AI detects denied claims, pulls supporting records from EHRs and clearinghouses, drafts policy-specific appeal letters, and submits and tracks them through payer portals - helping providers recover revenue that would otherwise go unclaimed because appeals are too slow and costly to file by hand.

- **Founded:** 2025
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, California, United States
- **Founders:** Krishang Todi (Co-Founder & CEO), Aarav Bajaj (Co-Founder), Dhanya Shah (Co-Founder)
- **Team size:** ~4
- **Products:** Denial Detection & Prioritization, AI-Generated Appeals, One-Click Submission & Tracking, Analytics & Collaboration
- **Notable:** Accepted into Y Combinator's X25 (Spring 2025) batch., Backed by Y Combinator, Rebel Fund, Sequoia Scout Fund, Mana Ventures, and Maiora Ventures., Reports a 78% overturn rate on appealed denials and cutting appeal filing time from 2+ hours to under 2 minutes.

## Products & services

- **Denial Detection & Prioritization** — Monitors clearinghouse and claims data to catch denied claims automatically and rank them by financial impact and likelihood of a successful overturn.
- **AI-Generated Appeals** — Assembles ready-to-submit appeal packets using EOB data, patient files, and EHR records, producing policy-specific appeal letters trained on successful appeals and payer requirements.
- **One-Click Submission & Tracking** — Submits appeals directly to payer portals and tracks progress in real time across multiple payers.
- **Analytics & Collaboration** — Denial and revenue analytics, real-time metrics, and multi-team collaboration tools to reduce future denials and coordinate billing teams.

## Achievements

- Accepted into Y Combinator's X25 (Spring 2025) batch.
- Backed by Y Combinator, Rebel Fund, Sequoia Scout Fund, Mana Ventures, and Maiora Ventures.
- Reports a 78% overturn rate on appealed denials and cutting appeal filing time from 2+ hours to under 2 minutes.
- Built HIPAA-compliant infrastructure early via Porter and Oneleet.

## Latest updates

- **2025-06** — Featured in coverage of Y Combinator's Spring 2025 cohort as one of the healthcare startups automating insurance appeals.
- **2025-05** — Reported seed funding round; part of YC X25 batch.
- **2025-07** — Highlighted alongside Porter for maintaining SOC 2 / HIPAA-compliant infrastructure.

## Links

- Website: https://aegishealth.us
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/aegis-yc-x25
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/aegisHealthTech

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Last updated: 2026-07-31