Fundraising Fox
/Companies
Sign in

Ora AI

YC S23

San Francisco, US · Founded 2022 · 3 employees · 9 known investors

Find your way into Ora AI

Sign up to see every warm intro you have to Ora AI

  • Paths you didn't know you had: your email and LinkedIn already hold routes to the Ora AI team. We find them for you
  • 2nd- and 3rd-degree connections: the friend-of-a-friend routes that take hours to manually find through your inbox or LinkedIn
  • Answers now, not in days: momentum is everything in a raise. Skip asking around whether someone knows someone

Days of research, done the moment you sign in, with every route ranked by how warm it is.

Sign up with GoogleAlready have an account? Log in

Ora is an AI-native medical education platform that provides study tools including question banks, flashcards, and content libraries for medical students preparing for licensing exams like the USMLE. The platform serves medical schools and students across the United States, offering institutional partnerships and study resources.

Also known as Synaptiq Learning Inc. · Synaptiq

AI & Machine LearningEdTechHealthtechArtificial IntelligenceEducationHealthcareUnited States of AmericaAmerica / CanadaPartly Remote

Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (S23)

Ora AI was founded in 2022 by Ryan Phelps, Kevin Bastoul, and Jacob Caccamo.

RPRyan Phelps
Ryan PhelpsFounderRyan Phelps holds an MD and is CEO and co-founder of Ora AI. He completed neurosurgery residency training at Stanford and earned his medical degree from UCSF.
KBKevin Bastoul
Kevin BastoulFounderKevin Bastoul is Co-Founder and CTO at Synaptiq, with prior software engineering roles at Block and Veeva Systems.
JCJacob Caccamo
Jacob CaccamoFounderJacob Caccamo is a UX designer and front-end engineer with experience building educational technology platforms in medicine, and previously worked at the National Institutes of Health. He is co-founder, COO, and head of design at Ora AI.
RP
Ryan Phelps MD duringFounder

Investors · 9

General Catalyst✓ confirmed by Ora AISan Francisco · $30M

How we know: the company's own site · Not right? Tell us

Pioneerlisted by PioneerToronto, Ontario

How we know: Y Combinator's founder network · pioneerfund.vc · open dataset · 5k.vc investor directory · Not right? Tell us

GoodFin Venturesreported

How we know: Y Combinator's founder network · Not right? Tell us

Peterson Venture PartnersreportedSalt Lake City · $5M – $25M

How we know: Y Combinator's founder network · Not right? Tell us

Red Rooster VenturesreportedSan Mateo

How we know: Y Combinator's founder network · Not right? Tell us

Sandhill (ex Stonks)reportedSan Francisco

How we know: Y Combinator's founder network · Not right? Tell us

What If VenturesreportedFrisco

How we know: Y Combinator's founder network · Not right? Tell us

Zeno VenturesreportedGeneva

How we know: Y Combinator's founder network · Not right? Tell us

Related companies · 9

OsmosisOsmosis is a US health education platform of short-form medical videos and learning tools, acquired by Elsevier.
SimCareSimCare provides AI-powered avatar-based simulation practice for counseling and mental health training programs. The platform offers 500+ virtual client scenarios to help students develop interpersonal, counseling, and diagnostic skills across psychology, psychiatry, clinical counseling, social work, and behavioral health disciplines.
AMBOSSAMBOSS is a digital medical knowledge platform serving doctors, medical students, and healthcare professionals worldwide with study materials, clinical reference content, and exam preparation tools. The platform serves over one million users across more than 180 countries and has been adopted by major medical schools and hospital networks.
EmoteEmote is an AI platform for schools that analyzes student emotional, social, and academic data to enable teachers, coaches, parents, and other stakeholders to identify and coordinate early interventions. It integrates data collection, real-time alerts, and collaborative tools to support whole-child development across diverse educational frameworks.
OnlineMedEdOnlineMedEd provides medical education resources focused on teaching health and disease fundamentals to medical students and educators. The company aims to improve how medical education is approached and produce better-prepared clinicians.
UnitsUnits provides an alternative education model aimed at reimagining how students learn, positioning itself in opposition to traditional schooling structures. The company focuses on accelerating student learning and potential outside conventional educational systems.
FluentlyFluently is an AI-powered language learning platform that enables real-time conversation practice, pronunciation training, and interactive feedback for English learners. The service targets both individual learners and teams seeking to improve English speaking skills in a judgment-free environment.
UpgradupGrad is an online higher education company offering degrees, certifications, bootcamps, and study abroad programs, as well as recruitment services, in partnership with universities. It serves learners primarily in India, with expansion into North America, Europe, the Middle East, and the Asia Pacific.
MathosMathos AI is an AI-powered math solver and tutoring platform that helps students solve math problems across algebra, calculus, geometry, and physics through photo capture, voice input, or text. The platform provides step-by-step explanations, homework assistance, and interactive learning games for students.

Companies working in the same space as Ora AI.

Legal entities · 1

corporate structure
Synaptiq Learning Inc.

In the news

Synaptiq 🧠 AI-Powered Training for Doctorsycombinator.com · Aug 2023Ora AI Funding | Complete Analysis | Extruct AIextruct.ai

Frequently asked questions

What does Ora AI do?
Ora is an AI-native medical education platform that provides study tools including question banks, flashcards, and content libraries for medical students preparing for licensing exams like the USMLE. The platform serves medical schools and students across the United States, offering institutional partnerships and study resources.
Who founded Ora AI?
Ora AI was founded by Ryan Phelps, Kevin Bastoul, Jacob Caccamo in 2022.
Who are Ora AI's investors?
Ora AI's investors include Y Combinator, General Catalyst, Pioneer, GoodFin Ventures, Peterson Venture Partners, Red Rooster Ventures, Sandhill (ex Stonks), What If Ventures and 1 more.
Where is Ora AI headquartered?
Ora AI is headquartered in San Francisco, US.