# Shahrukh Chaudhary

> Shahrukh Chaudhary is the founder of Onora AI, a Milton, Ontario startup building an AI-powered virtual front desk for dental clinics and DSOs across North America. His agents answer after-hours calls, book and reschedule appointments against live availability, run insurance checks, and chase down no-shows - taking clinics from 10 to 15 missed calls a night to zero. Before dentistry, he spent 15-plus years scaling tech businesses, including running Careem's Karachi operations and building products at Azul Code and Hoid.pk.

- **Role:** Founder at Onora AI
- **Organizations:** Onora AI, Careem, Azul Code, Hoid.pk
- **Nationality:** Pakistani-Canadian
- **Education:** MBA, Marketing, CBM (College of Business Management), Karachi
- **Known for:** Founded Onora AI, an AI front-desk platform serving dental clinics and DSOs across North America, Cut after-hours missed calls at partner clinics from 10-15 per night toward zero, Built AI agents that book, cancel, and reschedule appointments by checking real-time clinic availability

## Career timeline

- **2003** — Completed MBA in Marketing from CBM, Karachi
- **2010s** — Built and managed products at Azul Code and Hoid.pk
- **2010s** — Managed Karachi operations for ride-hailing company Careem
- **2024** — Founded Onora AI, an AI-powered SaaS platform for dental clinics and DSOs
- **2025** — Launched Onora AI agents live at additional dental clinics, eliminating after-hours missed calls
- **2025** — Introduced private, self-hosted LLMs so dental organizations can run AI in secure, compliant environments

## Achievements

- Founded Onora AI, an AI front-desk platform serving dental clinics and DSOs across North America
- Cut after-hours missed calls at partner clinics from 10-15 per night toward zero
- Built AI agents that book, cancel, and reschedule appointments by checking real-time clinic availability
- Launched private, self-hosted LLMs to keep dental patient data secure and compliant
- 15+ years scaling tech-driven businesses, including running Careem's Karachi operations

## Latest updates

- **2025-06** — Onora AI went live with AI agents at 6 more dental clinics, targeting zero after-hours missed calls.
- **2025** — Announced private, self-hosted LLM offering for healthcare organizations needing secure, dedicated AI.

## Links

- Website: https://onora.ai
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shahrukh-chaudhary-7884918/

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Last updated: 2026-06-07