#series-a-funding

#series-a-funding

The company is tackling one of healthcare's most persistent problems: access. Known as the "front door" of healthcare, communication and scheduling systems often determine whether patients can actually secure timely care. Across the U.S., as many as 42% of patient calls and texts go unanswered during peak hours, largely due to staffing shortages and overburdened call centers. This leads to delays in care, missed appointments, and revenue loss for practices.

A new AI startup pivoted from automating appointment bookings for hair salons to building an AI voice assistant that handles non-emergency calls for 911 call centers - and it just raised a $14 million Series A for its new focus on Wednesday. Max Keenan, the founder of Y Combinator-backed startup Aurelian, decided to pivot the company in response to a call from one of his clients, reports TechCrunch. The client, a hair salon owner, had a problem with a school's carpool lane blocking the salon's parking lot.

BM2Solar focuses on increasing the profitability of independent power producers' solar power plants by integrating battery storage without requiring upfront investment.