Avoca Systems YC Application

Summer 2026Active

San Francisco

Avoca Systems went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2026 batch as a Healthcare company. Below: what the company does, who founded it, and its application to YC, reconstructed question by question in the real YC form.

YC batch: Summer 2026
Industry: Healthcare
Location: San Francisco
Team size: 8
Status: Active
Launched: 2026

Founders

Max ShandFounder/CEO
Campbell Mercer-ButcherFounder/CTO

What Avoca Systems does

Avoca is the AI patient access platform built for radiology. It integrates with a network’s existing systems and operational knowledge to automate calls, online scheduling, faxes, e-referrals and patient communications, from referral through to results and follow-up. Unlike generic scheduling tools, Avoca understands the clinical, operational and resource constraints behind every radiology booking, helping providers capture more demand, reduce administrative work and fill more scan capacity.

Avoca Systems's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Avoca Systems, Summer 2026 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Avoca Systems

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

AI-powered operating system for radiology networks

What is your company going to make? Please describe your product and what it does or will do.

We build Avoca, an AI patient access platform designed for radiology providers. It integrates with their existing systems to automate scheduling, faxes, e-referrals, calls, and patient communications, covering everything from referral to follow-up. Avoca doesn't just book appointments - it understands the clinical, operational, and resource constraints behind every radiology slot. Our goal is to help radiology networks capture more demand, reduce administrative burden, and fill more scan capacity.

Where do you live now, and where would the company be based after YC?

San Francisco, CA, USA. The company will stay based here after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

We're in San Francisco because it's the best place to build a healthcare AI company. The talent pool, investors, and early adopters are here.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Avoca Systems YC application?

No. Y Combinator keeps submitted applications private. This is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from Avoca Systems's public data (launch notes, founder backgrounds, product description). It shows how a company like Avoca Systems would present itself to YC, not the text they submitted.