# Avora

> Avora builds AI agents for dental operations. Its agents listen to appointments, draft clinically accurate chart notes, coach providers in real time on treatment-plan communication, and surface practice-level analytics for dental practices and DSOs. Founded in 2024 and backed by Y Combinator and CRV, Avora aims to lift case acceptance and give providers back hours each day without forcing practices to hire more staff.

- **Founded:** 2024
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, California, United States
- **Founders:** Danny Bessonov (Co-Founder & CEO), Justin Zhou (Co-Founder & CTO)
- **Team size:** ~4 (early), ~120 listed on data sources
- **Products:** AI Dental Scribe, Voice Perio Agents, Case Presentation Coaching, Performance Analytics
- **Notable:** Raised $2.3M seed led by CRV (June 2026), Backed by Y Combinator (Fall 2024 batch), Reported 10x revenue growth over the past year

## Products & services

- **AI Dental Scribe** — Generates clinically accurate chart notes from patient conversations with full auditability.
- **Voice Perio Agents** — Automated voice agents that handle periodontal charting hands-free.
- **Case Presentation Coaching** — Real-time AI coaching on how providers communicate treatment plans to improve acceptance.
- **Performance Analytics** — Group-level reporting on provider communication and case-acceptance trends across a practice or DSO.

## Achievements

- Raised $2.3M seed led by CRV (June 2026)
- Backed by Y Combinator (Fall 2024 batch)
- Reported 10x revenue growth over the past year
- Adopted by hundreds of dental practices and DSOs
- Reported 18-25% increases in case acceptance and up to 1.5 hours saved per provider per day

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — Announced $2.3M seed round led by CRV, with Y Combinator and scouts from Sequoia and Thrive.
- **2024-09** — Founded and joined Y Combinator's Fall 2024 batch.

## Links

- Website: https://getavora.ai
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/avoraai/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/dannybessonov

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Last updated: 2026-06-20