Clarion YC Application

Winter 2024Active

Clarion went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2024 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: Winter 2024
Industry: HealthcareHealthcare IT
Team size: 14
Status: Active
Launched: 2024

Founders

Ryan GallagherFounder
Jeffrey LamotheFounder

What Clarion does

Clarion is building the most advanced AI communication layer for healthcare. Our AI agents handle the overwhelming volume of calls and messages that clinics face daily - from scheduling to billing to prescription refills - freeing staff to focus on patient care. We're an in-person company based in New York. Today, clinics miss 30-40% of inbound calls due to staffing shortages. We're solving this by automating complex workflows end-to-end, already serving tens of thousands of patients monthly across virtual care companies, health systems, and a $5B health insurance company. We've raised $5.4M from Accel, Y Combinator, Sequoia (scout), and healthcare founders from Ophelia, Medallion, and Counsel Health. Our founders bring both clinical and technical expertise - our CEO Ryan is a Stanford/Harvard-trained physician who was on the founding teams of Two Chairs and Ophelia, while our CTO Jeffrey built voice AI at Amazon Alexa and led AI/ML teams at Salesforce. Join us as we transform healthcare communication - creating a future where patients get faster resolutions and providers reclaim time for what matters most.

Clarion's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Clarion, Winter 2024 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Clarion

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

The AI communication layer for healthcare

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

We build an AI system that handles the calls and messages clinics get every day - from scheduling and billing to prescription refills - so clinic staff aren't overwhelmed and can focus on patient care. Our AI agents automate these workflows end-to-end and improve how clinics communicate with patients.

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

We live and operate in New York, NY, and intend to keep the company based here after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

We are an in-person company with clinical and technical expertise locally available in New York, which helps us work closely with health providers and clients in the area.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Clarion YC application?

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