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| Accenture x Tech:NYC x CB Insights. The NYC Emerging AI 50. Who's next to raise?   View in browser November 5, 2026 Made in New York   In New York, the AI boom looks a lot like back-office work.   The world's biggest banks, insurers, and healthcare companies call New York home. So no surprise that many of the city's AI startups are automating referrals, disputes, and approvals.   We partnered with Accenture and Tech:NYC to identify the city's 50 most promising AI startups, screening companies with 50+ employees and ranking them on signals like financial health, market momentum, and commercial traction.   Here’s what the list tells us. AI is both filling out paperwork and approving it 13 of the 50 companies are building in healthcare. Some sell to doctors filling requests, others to the insurers reviewing them. Tennr works for providers, automating patient referrals. Tennr recently brought on the former CEOs of Cleveland Clinic and Allegheny Health Network as advisors. Anterior works for health plans, reviewing prior authorizations. Its deployments process 6M prior authorizations a year for organizations covering 50M lives. Doctronic cuts out the human sign-off. It’s reportedly the first AI cleared to renew prescriptions on its own in Utah. Doing a lot with less Back office automation means you can be revenue-funded. These four companies grew headcount 80%+ YoY while raising less than $40M. Stuut ($35M raised, 72 employees) automates accounts receivable, from invoicing to collections. Casap ($34M raised, 51 employees) uses AI agents to handle disputes and fraud claims for banks. Ascertain ($21M raised, 60 employees) automates back-office operations for health systems. Heron Data ($17M raised, 59 employees) pulls data out of documents for lenders, insurers, and law firms. In CB Insights’ interview with Heron Data co-founder Jamie Parker, he told us they’re processing 60K submissions a day for more than 200 customers with just 60 full-time staff. Read the full interview here.   Been there, built that 38 of the NYC Emerging AI 50 have a repeat founder, including: Agentio CEO & Co-Founder Arthur Leopold was a founding employee at Cameo. Now, he’s turning creators into an ad channel that brands can buy. Manifest OS CEO Dan Mishin previously founded June Homes, a tech platform designed to modernize the rental housing market. With Manifest OS, he’s doing the same for law. Daydream is Julie Bornstein’s third run at fixing online fashion search, after building Stitch Fix and founding The Yes (acq. by Pinterest). CB Insights customers can view all repeat founders from the group here.   Who’s raising next Our Funding Window model flags 20 of the 50 as likely to raise soon. Five to keep an eye on: DualEntry (Funding Window closes May 2028): an AI-native accounting system pitched as an ERP replacement Tabs (July 2028): AI that automates billing and collections Regard (May 2027): AI that helps hospital doctors catch missed diagnoses in patient charts Lightning AI (April 2027): a platform for building and deploying AI models Tennr (December 2027): patient referral automation platform, last raised a Series C Watch for follow-ons from Andreessen Horowitz and Flex Capital. Each back seven of the 50, more than anyone else. This newsletter is adapted from a full report we produced with Accenture and Tech:NYC. Read the full analysis here for the complete picture.   We love you.   The CB Insights Team GET STARTED WITH CB INSIGHTS Start your free trial CB Insights' emerging technology insights platform provides all the analysis and data from this newsletter. Our data is the easiest way to discover and respond to emerging tech.  Was this email forwarded to you? Sign up here Copyright © 2026 CB Insights, All rights reserved. 498 7th Avenue, NY, CB Insights, New York,10018 About Us \| Update Preferences \| Research \| Newsletter |
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