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Clipboard

acquired by CompassYC W17YC Top Company

San Francisco, US · Founded 2016 · 1,000 employees · Hiring · 14 known investors

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Clipboard Health operates a marketplace that connects healthcare facilities with nursing and care workers for flexible shift scheduling, offering features such as Instant Pay. It serves healthcare communities and workers looking to fill and pick up shifts.

Also known as Valence Electron Inc. · Valence Electron Inc., Twomagnets Inc. · Clipboard Health · Twomagnets · Twomagnets, Clipboard Health · Clipboard

Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (W17)

Clipboard was founded in 2016 by Wei Deng.

WDWei Deng
Wei DengCEOA graduate of Yale and Yale Law School, Wei Deng has worked in law, finance, product, and operations. She is Founder and Co-CEO of Clipboard Health, a marketplace connecting healthcare facilities with nearby nursing and care workers for flexible shift scheduling.
BLBo Lu
Bo LuCo-Chief Executive OfficerBo Lu co-founded the automated investment service FutureAdvisor in 2010 and led it as CEO through its acquisition by BlackRock, where he served as a Managing Director until 2019. He earlier spent six years at Microsoft in product planning and program management roles, was a visiting partner at Y Combinator, and joined Clipboard Health as President in 2019.
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Katie FranksDirector of Trust and Safety
BKBrice Klein
Brice KleinProduct & MarketingFounder at Choppy!
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Alex OstojicData Engineer
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Arthur HarengTalent Operations
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Saloni GandhiSoftware Engineer
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Tanvi JoshiRecruitment Operations Specialistformer
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Kyle EricksonSDRformer
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adeola jagunmoluSDRformer
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Martin PendrighCustomer Ops Managerformer
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Christine BurnettSenior Technical Recuriterformer

Investors · 14

SciFi VClisted by SciFi VCSan Francisco · $100K – $1M

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Republic VenturesreportedNew York

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SID Venture PartnersreportedKyiv · $200K

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Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

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

Company profile

researched Aug 2026

Clipboard Health, which markets itself as "Clipboard," operates an online marketplace and mobile app that connects healthcare workplaces with credentialed workers available to cover open shifts. Workplaces post the role, date and time they need support, and the platform automatically distributes those shifts to qualified workers in the surrounding area; the company states that shifts can be posted in advance or filled with urgent support within the hour.

The platform consolidates the staffing workflow in one place, including worker profiles and qualifications, scheduling, documentation and payment. Workers are vetted and screened before being matched. A "call-off coverage" feature automatically sources a replacement when an assigned professional cancels a shift. The company reports that over 6,500 workplaces and 1 million workers across the United States use the service, that 95% of shifts are staffed when posted a day in advance, and that 85% of shifts are filled by a professional the workplace has worked with previously.

Business model

Clipboard Health operates a two-sided marketplace: healthcare workplaces post open shifts and the company matches them with independent professionals from its worker network, handling scheduling, documentation and payment through a single platform.

Traction

The company reports more than 6,500 workplaces and 1 million workers in the U.S. on the platform, a 95% staffing rate for shifts posted at least a day in advance, and 85% of shifts filled by professionals the workplace has previously used.

▸Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market, geography

Market position

Positions itself as an alternative to traditional staffing agencies for filling open healthcare shifts, with workplace testimonials comparing it favorably to other agencies they use.

Technology

A web and mobile platform that lets workplaces create shift postings by role, date and time, automatically shares them with workers holding the relevant qualifications, and centralizes worker credentials, scheduling, documentation and payment. An automated replacement process covers shifts when a professional cancels.

Go-to-market

Self-serve onboarding through the company's website, with separate sign-up paths for workplaces and for professionals, supported by a customer support team referenced in workplace testimonials.

Healthcare workplaces including long-term care facilities, home health and hospice providers, hospitals and dental practices, alongside the healthcare professionals who pick up shifts, such as nurses and dental hygienists. Users cited in company testimonials include staffing coordinators, assistant directors of nursing, administrators and executive directors.

Geography

Operates across the United States, with cited users in states including New Jersey, Texas, Pennsylvania and Oregon.

Compiled by commissioned research from 1 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.

Key figures

latest reported
Share of shifts filled by a previously worked-with professionalJan 202585%
Shift fill rate when posted a day in advanceJan 202595%
Workers using platformJan 20251,000,000 workers
Workplaces using platformJan 20256,500 workplaces

Company-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.

8 people who came through Clipboard went on to found or lead other companies.

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Legal entities · 2

corporate structure
Valence Electron Inc.
Valence Electron Inc., Twomagnets Inc.

In the news

▸Research sources · 1

primary sources listed

1 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.

Frequently asked questions

What does Clipboard do?
Clipboard Health runs a U.S. marketplace that matches healthcare workplaces with vetted professionals to cover open shifts.
Who founded Clipboard?
Clipboard was founded by Wei Deng in 2016.
Who are Clipboard's investors?
Clipboard's investors include Firstrock Capital, Initialized Capital, IVP (Institutional Venture Partners), SciFi VC, Sequoia Capital, Summit Peak Investments, Summit Peak Ventures, Utopian Ventures and 6 more.
Where is Clipboard headquartered?
Clipboard is headquartered in San Francisco, US.