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Planbase
AI workforce management for healthcare
Why it ranks #193
Planbase, an AI HR and people operations from YC S24, ranks #193 of 999 AI agents and #2 of 13 in HR and people operations, with a score of 3.8 of 10. Data as of .
The score adds four parts, each 0 to 10, by weight. Every point comes from public evidence. How scoring works ·
- Proof 4 × 30% 1.2
- Scale 4 × 30% 1.2
- Momentum 2 × 25% 0.5
- Autonomy 6 × 15% 0.9
- = 3.8
- 4
Proof
Do customers use it? 30% of the score
Claims a customer result and a customer count.
- +2A customer result
“Since launching with our first customer, we've reduced their time spent scheduling by 70% and enabled a 40% increase in patient visits.”
Launch YC post · 13 Aug 2024 - +2
Not found: revenue or growth (+4), named customers (+3), work done at scale (+2)
- +2
- 4
Scale
Is there a real company behind it? 30% of the score
6 people, raised $2.1M.
- +36 people on its YC page5 to 9 people
- +1Raised $2.1MPlanbase launches with $2.1M to bring AI automation to healthcare workforce management - SiliconANGLESource · 4 Nov 2025
- +3
- 2
Momentum
Is it shipping and growing now? 25% of the score
Shows funding news.
- +2Funding news in the last yearPlanbase launches with $2.1M to bring AI automation to healthcare workforce management - SiliconANGLESource · 4 Nov 2025
Not found: launch YC post in the last 6 months (+3), open roles on YC (+2), new traction claim in the last 6 months (+2), a batch in the last year (it is YC Summer 2024) (+1)
- +2
- 6
Autonomy
How much of the job does it do on its own? 15% of the score
Supervised agent: takes actions in other systems; a person approves key steps.
- +6Level 2 of 4: Supervised agentTakes actions in other systems; a person approves key steps.
What the model read
- Acts in other systems: 68% likely
- Finishes whole tasks: 14% likely
- Calls itself an agent: 4% likely
- Level 1 from the model's reading of its pages; the evidence review found, with quotes, that its AI acts in the work, so the level is 2
Level 2: Takes actions in other systems; a person approves key steps.
- +6
About Planbase
Planbase has everything health clinics need to manage their team in one place: capacity planning, employee scheduling, credentialing and payroll.
Founders
- Jack LightFounder
- Joe ShearmanFounder/COO
Launches and news
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