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Opkit

DefunctYC S21

New York City, US · Founded 2021 · 1 employees on LinkedIn · 4 known investors

Opkit offers AI-powered telephone agents that handle administrative tasks like patient intake, benefits verification, and scheduling for medical practices and telehealth providers. The service is built to HIPAA and SOC 2 specifications.

Also known as Layup

HealthtechSaaSHealth TechDigital HealthHealthcareConversational AIUnited States of AmericaAmerica / CanadaPartly Remote

Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (S21)

Opkit was founded in 2021 by Sherwood Callaway and Justin Ko.

SCSherwood Callaway
Sherwood Callawayin𝕏Co-Founder & CEO2021–2024Sherwood Callaway is a software engineer with over ten years of experience in infrastructure, DevOps, and observability engineering at VC-backed companies including Crunchbase and Brex. He is founder and CEO of Sazabi, an observability platform.
JKJustin Ko
Justin KoinCo-founder/CTO2021–2024Justin Ko was an early engineer at Brex working on growth, card, and cash products, and previously co-founded SpeakGenius, an English learning application. He studied entrepreneurship at the University of Southern California.

Investors · 4

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K
Global Founders Capitalreported · 2 sourcesBerlin · $637K – $32M
MischiefreportedSan Francisco · $1M – $5M
Socially Financedreported · 2 sourcesChatham · $100K – $250K

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In the news

Startupsstartups.rip · Mar 2026Parakeet Health raises $3M for expansion, development | MobiHealthNewsmobihealthnews.com · Oct 2024Opkit Rolls Out Back-of-Office Generative AI Call Center for Medical Practices With a Human-in-the-Loop Model - ACCESSWIREaccesswire.com · Aug 2024Opkit Launches with $1M | DealFlow's Healthcare Services Investment Newshealthcareservicesinvestmentnews.com · Mar 2023Opkit launches to tackle insurance verification for telehealth - Fierce Healthcarefiercehealthcare.com · Mar 2023Opkit Raises Over $1M in Fundingfinsmes.com · Mar 2023Opkit Launches First Insurance Verification Platform Designed for Telehealth Companies and Virtual Medical Practices - ACCESSWIREaccesswire.com · Mar 2023Opkit launches insurance verification tools for telehealth - Axiosaxios.com · Mar 2023

Frequently asked questions

What does Opkit do?
Opkit offers AI-powered telephone agents that handle administrative tasks like patient intake, benefits verification, and scheduling for medical practices and telehealth providers. The service is built to HIPAA and SOC 2 specifications.
Who founded Opkit?
Opkit was founded by Sherwood Callaway, Justin Ko in 2021.
Who are Opkit's investors?
Opkit's investors include Y Combinator, Global Founders Capital, Mischief, Socially Financed.
Where is Opkit headquartered?
Opkit is headquartered in New York City, US.