careCycle
YC W25 · Active · Voice AI teams for medicare agencies.
Competitors
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
| AI | Active | YCS24 |
Adjacent
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
| AI, Devtools | Acquired | YCW23 | |
| AI | Active | YCW25 | |
| AI | Active | YCW24 | |
| AI | Active | YCX25 | |
| AI | Active | YCS24 |
Also from W25 in AI
All of W25Founders
- Alex DoonancoFounder/CEO
- Evan RoubekasFounder/CTO
About careCycle
careCycle is an AI workforce for medicare agencies and FMOs - helping leading agencies achieve 5x higher conversions, 37% better retention, and saving thousands of agent hours. We're transforming how Medicare agencies handle member relationships with teams of voice AI agents. We're solving the industry's biggest challenge: 50% annual member churn caused by poor post-enrollment engagement. Our multi-agent AI teams work together to handle the entire customer journey - from initial contact through enrollment and ongoing care. When a lead comes in after hours, one AI agent answers and schedules a callback, another calls at the perfect time, a third captures qualifying information, and a fourth handles the warm transfer to a licensed agent. This approach helped a leading FMO write over $2M in renewals during AEP 2024 while reducing agent talk time by 20% per sale. We've pioneered a purpose-built solution for Medicare's unique compliance requirements. Unlike generic AI platforms, our system features built-in HIPAA/CMS compliance, real-time data structuring, and seamless CRM integration. This enables agencies of all sizes to deliver enterprise-grade member care without massive infrastructure investments. Early metrics show the power of our approach: - 5x increase in after-hours conversion rates - 37% improvement in 90-day retention - 3,000+ agent hours saved in a single AEP - $2M+ in additional renewals during AEP 2024 The Medicare Advantage market represents a massive opportunity, with over $360B in annual premiums and growing 10% year over year. By solving the member retention challenge, we're positioning ourselves to capture significant value by transforming the member care experience for beneficiaries.
- YC batch
- W25 · Winter 2025
- Status, per YC
- Active
- Category
- AI
- Team size
- 5
- Location
- San Francisco, CA, USA
- Founded
- 2024
- Checked
- 32m ago
YC tags: Health Insurance, Telecommunications, Conversational AI
careCycle: questions
Which YC batch was careCycle in?
careCycle was in Y Combinator's Winter 2025 batch (W25).
Is careCycle still active?
Y Combinator lists careCycle as active.
Who founded careCycle?
careCycle's founders, as listed on its YC page: Alex Doonanco (Founder/CEO), Evan Roubekas (Founder/CTO).
Where is careCycle based?
careCycle lists San Francisco, CA, USA as its location on YC's directory.
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