# Sikka.ai

> Sikka.ai is a San Jose-based AI and API platform for the retail healthcare market - dentistry, veterinary, optometry, audiology, chiropractic and more. Its ONE API connects to over 400 practice management systems and roughly 96% of the market, giving developers and practices a single integration point to pull patient data, post payments, and tap 300+ KPIs. Built on de-identified data from tens of thousands of practices over two decades, Sikka also ships practice-facing analytics (Optimizer) and DentalLLM, a dental-specific large language model. Founded in 2004 by Vijay Sikka, the company processes large transaction volumes daily across more than 35,000 practice installations.

- **Founded:** 2004
- **Headquarters:** San Jose, California, United States
- **Founders:** Vijay Sikka (Founder, Chairman & CEO)
- **Team size:** ~130 employees (reported ~135 across North America and Asia as of early 2026)
- **Products:** Sikka ONE API, Optimizer X, DentalLLM, Sikka Insights
- **Notable:** ONE API won the 2025 CloudX Best Platform-as-a-Service award, Vijay Sikka named AI-Driven Healthcare Solutions CEO of the Year for 2024, Connects to ~96% of the retail healthcare practice management market via a single API

## Products & services

- **Sikka ONE API** — A single cloud API that connects to 400+ practice management systems (~96% of the market) with 100+ endpoints to pull patient data, post payments, and access 300+ KPIs. SOC 2 and HIPAA compliant.
- **Optimizer X** — The 10th-generation flagship business performance solution for individual practices, group practices and DSOs, offering analytics dashboards across 300+ KPIs (production, collections, scheduling, hygiene, new patients).
- **DentalLLM** — A dental-specific large language model built on de-identified data from 30,000+ practices over 15 years, accessible to developers via the ONE API.
- **Sikka Insights** — Data insights products spanning dental, veterinary and optometry, including applications for life insurance and clinical benchmarking.

## Achievements

- ONE API won the 2025 CloudX Best Platform-as-a-Service award
- Vijay Sikka named AI-Driven Healthcare Solutions CEO of the Year for 2024
- Connects to ~96% of the retail healthcare practice management market via a single API
- Launched DentalLLM, described as the first large language model built for the dental industry
- Processes very high daily transaction volumes (reported in the range of a billion+ per day) across the platform

## Latest updates

- **2025** — Sikka ONE API recognized with the 2025 CloudX Best Platform-as-a-Service award.
- **2024** — Launched DentalLLM, a dental-specific large language model accessible via the ONE API.
- **2024** — Announced Optimizer X, the 10th generation of its practice optimizer, at Optimizer Day.

## Links

- Website: https://sikka.ai
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sikka-ai
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/SikkaSoftware
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/SikkaSoftware

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Last updated: 2026-06-12