BirchAI, spinout from Seattle’s AI2 Incubator, acquired by health-tech company Sagility
Summary
The company was launched in June 2020 by CEO Kevin Terrell, CTO Yinhan Liu and Austin-based COO Sumant Kawale. The trio had previously worked at SparkCognition, an AI-focused startup where Terrell led business development for healthcare, Liu was a research scientist, and Kawale was VP of customer success and partnerships. “This will allow us to accelerate the build-out of our healthcare-specific generative AI solutions for contact centers, and we can’t wait to get rolling!” Terrell wrote. He thanked investors, including Radical Ventures, Flare Capital Partners, Washington Research Foundation and AI Grant. BirchAI’s software use natural language processing to summarize and analyze the contents of phone conversations between customers and representatives.