Dentio raised $2.3 million in pre-seed funding led by Andreessen Horowitz to scale its AI assistant platform automating clinical documentation, insurance billing, and administrative tasks for dental clinics, with participation from Inception Fund and SSE Business Lab. The Swedish startup founded by three 23-year-old high school friends—Lukas Sjögren studying engineering physics at KTH, Anton Li studying mathematics at KTH, and Elias Inoue Afrasiabi who studied business and economics at Stockholm School of Economics—began by tackling the heavy paperwork burden consuming clinician time in dental practices.
The founding team recognized that 80 percent of young dentists cite administrative work as a major stressor, underscoring demand for automation solutions addressing operational burden rather than clinical procedures. Dental professionals spend significant portions of their day on journal entries, referral letters, remittances, summaries, and insurance documentation rather than patient care, creating burnout risk and limiting practice capacity.
Dentio's platform leverages AI to automate these time-consuming administrative workflows, enabling dental professionals to focus on the clinical aspects of their work where specialized expertise delivers patient value. The system generates clinical documentation from patient interactions, processes insurance claims, creates referral communications, and produces required summaries automatically based on appointment data and treatment information.
Andreessen Horowitz's investment marks a significant entry for the prominent venture capital firm into the dental technology sector, reflecting growing interest in the intersection of AI and healthcare delivery. The firm's strategic decision to invest in Dentio demonstrates conviction that innovative approaches to dental software can lead to significant improvements in how dental professionals operate their practices and deliver patient care.
The dental industry has been relatively slow adopting new technologies compared to other healthcare sectors and adjacent industries. However, rising patient expectations and operational efficiency needs are driving technological transformation. Companies like Dentio pave the way for this evolution by addressing fundamental workflow bottlenecks that have resisted previous digitization attempts focused primarily on practice management and scheduling rather than core documentation burden.
The partnership with Andreessen Horowitz provides Dentio not only necessary capital but also credibility validating its mission within the conservative healthcare market. The firm's reputation and network can open strategic doors as the startup navigates healthcare market complexities and establishes itself as a leader in dental technology innovation. Access to Andreessen Horowitz's portfolio companies and healthcare expertise accelerates product development and go-to-market execution.
With the new funding, Dentio plans to refine its AI-powered documentation tools incorporating dentist feedback from early adopters, enhance accuracy and workflow integration, and prepare for expansion into other Nordic markets later this year. The company participated in KTH Innovation Launch, a program for promising startup projects from KTH Royal Institute of Technology, where approximately 10 percent of all ideas KTH Innovation supports join the selective program.
The Stockholm-based team benefits from KTH Innovation's support including business development guidance, office space at Teknikringen facilities, weekly workshops, makerspace access, and a community of over 350 alumni projects. This infrastructure combined with Andreessen Horowitz backing positions Dentio to scale across Scandinavia before potential expansion into broader European and international markets.
As dental practices increasingly seek technological solutions improving patient experiences and operational workflows, Dentio's AI-native approach targeting the most time-consuming administrative pain points rather than incremental improvements to existing practice management software represents architectural change in dental operations. The investment validates market demand for purpose-built AI tools addressing specific healthcare vertical needs.
