Our Story

Reimagining healthcare, together

PeopleCare.ai was born from a belief that navigating healthcare shouldn't require a medical degree, a finance background, or going it alone.

Our Mission

The healthcare system is broken—not because of bad intentions, but because it was never designed with the patient at the center. Between confusing bills, complex care decisions, and the emotional toll of managing health challenges, people are left feeling lost and alone.

We built PeopleCare.ai to change that. Our platform brings together three essential pillars of support: Financial Intelligence to fight billing errors and denials, Clinical Intelligence to help navigate care decisions, and Community Intelligence—powered by Axi—to connect people with others who truly understand.

Because we believe that connection is medicine.

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"The mission isn't just to build technology—it's to give every person the support team they deserve, whether they're managing a chronic condition, fighting a bill, or simply looking for someone who gets it."

— The PeopleCare Team

1 in 3

Americans live with a chronic condition

53M+

Caregivers in the United States

75%

Report feeling isolated in their journey

Our Values

The principles that guide everything we build

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Empathy First

We understand because we've been there. Every decision is made with our community's hearts in mind.

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Calm in the Storm

Health challenges are stressful enough. Our platform is designed to be a peaceful sanctuary.

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Connection is Medicine

We believe that finding your people can be as healing as any treatment.

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Privacy & Safety

Your health data is sacred. We treat it with the utmost care and security.

Meet the Team

Passionate individuals united by a shared mission to transform healthcare through connection

Parshant Jain

Parshant Jain

CEO & Founder

MBA, MD

CSO at Medarcus Health Data, Former Head of Product at McKinsey, 3X Co-Founder of Doctor Insta, Simplify Reality, and Medarcus.

Paolo Narciso

Paolo Narciso

CPO & Founder

ME, MPS, PhD

Former head of product at AARP Foundation, 3x Co-Founder of Cloud Health, 531 Networks, and Open Integrity.

Suruchi Kothari

Suruchi Kothari

CSO

MBA, MD

Board Certified Physician, Ex Chief of Staff to CEO at Agilon Health, Pear VC fellow, Venture Partner at GoingVC.

Abbey Vandersall

Abbey Vandersall

COO

MD, MS

Board Certified Physician, VP of Quality and Clinical Services at AMSURG, former Chief of Staff at Envision Healthcare.

Maribeth Pawlak

Maribeth Pawlak

Head of Communities

Former critical care nurse and nurse practitioner. Brings people, science, and advocacy together through compassionate communication.

Jim Sliney Jr

Jim Sliney Jr

Head Patient Advocate

RMA, BCPA

Board Certified Patient Advocate, Columbia University graduate. Works closely with patients in clinical, research, and advocacy settings.

Janhvi Patel

Janhvi Patel

Advisor

Healthcare commercialization and product strategy Executive. Ex-CVS Health, MSK Cancer Center, Cota, and IBM.

Axi

Why an Axolotl?

The axolotl is one of nature's most remarkable creatures. Known for their incredible regenerative abilities, they can heal and regrow parts of themselves that other animals cannot. They're also gentle, curious, and thrive in calm waters.

We chose the axolotl as our mascot because it embodies what we hope for our community: resilience, healing, curiosity, and the ability to thrive even in challenging conditions. Just like you.