# Elad Ferber

> Elad Ferber is the CEO and co-founder of Synthpop, a healthcare AI company that uses multi-agent automation to handle the administrative work behind patient care - referrals, prior authorizations, eligibility checks, documentation, and claims. A former Israeli Air Force Talpiot cadet and systems engineer with a Stanford MBA, Ferber previously co-founded the remote patient monitoring startup Spry Health, which was acquired by ZOLL Itamar in 2021. Founded in 2023 with CTO Jan Jannink, Synthpop has raised $23 million to date and pitches its AI as a labor solution that compresses 40-minute back-office tasks into under a minute.

- **Role:** CEO & Co-Founder at Synthpop
- **Organizations:** Synthpop, Spry Health, ZOLL Itamar, SpaceIL, Israeli Ministry of Defense, Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, Israeli Air Force / IDF Talpiot
- **Nationality:** Israeli
- **Education:** MBA, Stanford University Graduate School of Business, Physics, Mathematics and Computer Science (excellence program), IDF Talpiot program, MSc, Systems Engineering, Systems Engineering (graduate study)
- **Known for:** Co-founded and leads Synthpop, a healthcare AI company that has raised $23M and serves over 2 million patients, Closed a $15M Series A in 2026 led by Ansa Capital, Co-founded Spry Health, acquired by ZOLL Itamar in 2021

## Career timeline

- **2003** — Selected as a cadet in the IDF's elite Talpiot excellence program
- **2006** — Served as an algorithm developer at Rafael Advanced Defense Systems
- **2010s** — Held senior project management roles at the Israeli Ministry of Defense and worked with SpaceIL and the Israeli Air Force
- **2014** — Completed MBA at Stanford Graduate School of Business
- **2016** — Co-founded Spry Health, a remote patient monitoring startup
- **2021** — Spry Health acquired by ZOLL Itamar; Ferber later served as VP/GM at ZOLL
- **2023** — Co-founded Synthpop with Jan Jannink and became CEO
- **2024** — Raised $8M and reported processing over one million administrative tasks in 17 months
- **2026** — Closed $15M Series A led by Ansa Capital, bringing total funding to $23M

## Achievements

- Co-founded and leads Synthpop, a healthcare AI company that has raised $23M and serves over 2 million patients
- Closed a $15M Series A in 2026 led by Ansa Capital
- Co-founded Spry Health, acquired by ZOLL Itamar in 2021
- Graduate of the IDF's highly selective Talpiot excellence program
- Stanford MBA
- Built Synthpop integrations across 8 major EHR systems while maintaining SOC 2 and HIPAA compliance

## Latest updates

- **2026-02** — Synthpop closed a $15M Series A led by Ansa Capital, bringing total funding to $23M; Marco DeMeireles joined the board.
- **2026-02** — Company reported serving over 2 million patients and integrations with 8 major EHR systems, and acquired the airt AI team.

## Links

- Website: https://synthpop.ai
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eladferber/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/eferber

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Last updated: 2026-07-17