Fundraising Fox
🦊/Companies
Sign in

Avora

YC F24

San Francisco, US · Founded 2024 · 4 employees · Hiring · 5 known investors

Find your way into Avora

1,712 people in our graph share verified history with the Avora team — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Javier Solterounlockedknows Daniel Bessonov · together at Carnegie Mellon University (overlapped)
×4knows the team · via Ramp
×4knows the team · via Stanford University
knows the team · via Dorm Room
knows the team · via Kleiner Perkins
knows the team · via Capital One

Avora provides AI-powered agents for dental practices and groups that automate clinical note-taking, treatment plan coaching, and reporting. The platform helps dental teams reduce administrative time, improve patient treatment acceptance, and scale operations without additional staff hiring.

Also known as ShowAndTell

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechUnited States of AmericaAmerica / Canada

Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (F24)

Avora was founded in 2024 by Daniel Bessonov and Justin Zhou.

DBDaniel Bessonov
Daniel BessonovinFounderDaniel Bessonov holds a master's degree in computer science from Penn M&T and has held product and engineering roles at Wispr.ai, Ramp, Anduril, and Lumos, including work on payment systems and encryption technologies.
JZJustin Zhou
Justin ZhouinCo-Founder and CTO (YC F24)Justin Zhou is a co-founder of ShowAndTell.

Investors · 5

Dorm RoomBrooklyn · $90K – $250K
Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K
Crane Venture PartnersreportedLondon · $750K – $3M
CRV (Charles River Ventures)reportedBay Area · $250K – $5M
Thrivereported

Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

$2.3M disclosed across 1 round · 2026

Source: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.

Competitors · 3

by search overlap
Teero49 shared keywordsTeero is a digital marketplace that connects dental hygienists with dental offices, letting hygienists find work on flexible terms. It builds technology for the dental staffing industry.
Daydream43 shared keywordsDaydream provides full-service dental billing outsourcing, combining technology with human dental billing experts to handle insurance verification, claim submission, payment posting, and patient billing for dental practices.
Genhealth34 shared keywordsGenHealth provides AI-based revenue cycle management and administrative automation for healthcare providers and DME teams, handling intake, eligibility, claims, prior authorization, denials, and appeals. Its browser agent extracts data from faxes and documents and routes it into EMR and billing systems, targeting independent physician groups and providers.

Companies competing with Avora for the same Google search keywords, organic and paid, via search-intersection analysis.

In the news

Avora Raises $2.3M as Hundreds Adopt AI-Powered Documentation and Case Acceptance Platform - Group Dentistry Nowgroupdentistrynow.com · Jun 2026Avora Raises $2.3M Seed Round | Signalbasetrysignalbase.com · Jun 2026ShowAndTell: AI agents for dental patient operationsycombinator.com · Nov 2024Avora Raises £1.5m in Funding - FinSMEsfinsmes.com · Dec 2017UK business intelligence software firm Avora raises £1.5 million - Tech.eutech.eu · Dec 2017

Frequently asked questions

What does Avora do?
Avora provides AI-powered agents for dental practices and groups that automate clinical note-taking, treatment plan coaching, and reporting. The platform helps dental teams reduce administrative time, improve patient treatment acceptance, and scale operations without additional staff hiring.
Who founded Avora?
Avora was founded by Daniel Bessonov, Justin Zhou in 2024.
Who are Avora's investors?
Avora's investors include Dorm Room, Y Combinator, Crane Venture Partners, CRV (Charles River Ventures), Thrive.
How much funding has Avora raised?
Avora has disclosed $2.3M raised across 1 round.
Where is Avora headquartered?
Avora is headquartered in San Francisco, US.