# Apero Health

> Apero Health is a San Francisco-based, Y Combinator-backed healthcare software company that folds scheduling, clinical visit notes, revenue cycle management, patient billing, e-prescriptions, and financial reporting into a single API-first platform. Founded in 2019 by Jacinda and Nick Shelly, Apero aims to bring transparency and speed to the notoriously opaque business of getting doctors paid - promising implementation in under a day, claim denials cut through custom validation rules, and payer enrollment across all 50 states.

- **Founded:** 2019
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, California, United States
- **Founders:** Jacinda Shelly (Co-Founder & Chief Business Officer (former CTO/founding engineer at Doctor On Demand)), Nick Shelly (Co-Founder)
- **Team size:** ~22-24 employees
- **Products:** Revenue Cycle Management (RCM), Real-Time Eligibility & Cost Estimation, Patient Billing, Scheduling & Visit Notes, E-Prescriptions
- **Notable:** Graduated from Y Combinator's Summer 2019 batch., Reached ~$5M annual revenue with a roughly 14-person team by mid-2024., Backed by Gmail creator Paul Buchheit and founders of Doctor On Demand, Gusto, and Reddit.

## Products & services

- **Revenue Cycle Management (RCM)** — End-to-end insurance billing supporting claim submission, payer enrollment across all 50 states, and automated claim status updates, with denial and rejection reduction via custom validation rules.
- **Real-Time Eligibility & Cost Estimation** — Instant insurance eligibility checks and patient cost estimates before the visit, reducing surprise bills and downstream denials.
- **Patient Billing** — Custom-branded patient statements and payments, plus bank deposit reconciliation, integrated with Stripe and Square.
- **Scheduling & Visit Notes** — Appointment management and clinical note-taking with video visit support for in-person and telehealth practices.
- **E-Prescriptions** — Electronic prescribing including controlled substances, plus medication history.
- **Financial Reporting & Analytics** — Advanced reporting, business intelligence, audit logging, and data analytics, with Snowflake and QuickBooks Online integrations.
- **Developer Platform** — API access, webhooks, provider SSO, CSV import, and custom worklists so practices and platforms can automate workflows and integrate with leading EHRs.

## Achievements

- Graduated from Y Combinator's Summer 2019 batch.
- Reached ~$5M annual revenue with a roughly 14-person team by mid-2024.
- Backed by Gmail creator Paul Buchheit and founders of Doctor On Demand, Gusto, and Reddit.
- SOC 2 Type 2 certified and HIPAA compliant.
- Supports payer enrollment across all 50 states, averaging ~12 days for ERA enrollment.
- Female- and veteran-founded healthcare technology company.

## Latest updates

- **2024-06** — Reported reaching approximately $5M in annual revenue with a ~14-person team.
- **2024-09** — Expanded named customer roster on the website to include Meru Health, Pelago Health, Groups Recover Together and others.
- **2019-12** — Closed latest reported early-stage funding following Y Combinator Summer 2019.

## Links

- Website: https://www.aperohealth.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/apero-health
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/AperoHealth
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aperohealth/

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Last updated: 2026-07-07