KKokuai
Kokuai is a Barcelona-based SaaS platform that helps dental clinics and other healthcare practices automate patient communication via WhatsApp, using AI-powered virtual assistants for appointment scheduling, reminders, and feedback. It integrates bidirectionally with clinics' medical management software and currently focuses on the Spanish dental sector (25,000+ clinics), working with 100+ clinics as of 2024-2025. Backed by angel investors including Blast (Blast Club/Blast Angels) and business angels such as Oriol Vila (Holaluz) and Elisabeth Martínez.
SectorsHealthtech, Dental, SaaS, AI, Patient Experience
Start-up MapHealthtech & Bio › Clinical software & health data
Founders
A
Albert Mendieta
CEO & Co-Founder
J
Joan Gallego
Co-Founder
R
Roger Comas
CTO & Co-Founder
Global models 5
DDoctolib
France · www.doctolib.com ↗
Charges clinics and practitioners a subscription for software that handles booking, reminders and patient messages, the same model Kokuai sells to dental clinics.
$1.0BComparable
PPodium
United States · www.podium.com ↗
Sells SaaS to local businesses, with dental and medical practices as a core segment, for text-based patient messaging, reminders, reviews and AI assistants.
$520MComparable
LLuma Health
United States · www.lumahealth.io ↗
Sells an AI patient-engagement platform that automates scheduling, reminders and two-way messaging for providers, connected to their EHR and practice software.
$190MComparable
NNexHealth
United States · www.nexhealth.com ↗
Sells dental practices a subscription for online booking, reminders and patient messaging, synced both ways with their practice management software.
$180MComparable
WWeave
United States · www.getweave.com ↗
Sells dental and healthcare practices a subscription for texting, reminders, scheduling and review requests that plugs into their practice management system (funding shown is VC raised before its IPO).
$156MComparable
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Investors 3
Funding rounds 1
| Date | Round | Amount | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-04 | Pre-seed (estimated) | €260K | Blast, Elisabeth Martínez, Oriol Vila |
News 3
Open as list →| Published | Article |
|---|---|
| 2025-04-21 |
Kokuai: IA y WhatsApp para mejorar la experiencia de los pacientes con las clínicas dentales ↗
iSanidad
2025-04-21 |
| 2025-02-05 |
Kokuai, la plataforma que conecta clínicas con pacientes por WhatsApp ↗
The New Barcelona Post
2025-02-05 |
| 2024-09-16 |
Un grupo de business angels invierten en la startup Kokuai ↗
MuyPymes
2024-09-16 |