Physician-Founded Saile Raises $2.2M to Help Doctors Find Side Jobs Using AI
A New York City-based startup is tackling one of healthcare’s most quietly damaging problems the slow, paper-heavy process that stops doctors from picking up work where they are needed most.
Saile, which just raised $2.2 million in pre-seed funding, is building an AI-powered credentialing and staffing platform designed to help physicians quickly pick up side jobs. The round was led by Matchstick Ventures, with participation from Headwater Ventures.
The Problem That Built the Company
The idea for the Saile AI platform for doctors came from a personal crisis. Co-founder Dr. Marc Ayoub, a neurosurgeon and assistant professor at the Donald & Barbara Zucker School of Medicine, found himself unable to afford rent during a gap between his fellowship and his full-time role at Northwell Health. When he tried to pick up urgent care shifts, he was told he couldn’t start for 90 to 120 days not because there was no demand, but because the credentialing process is entirely broken. Every time a doctor moves to a new facility, they must manually resubmit CVs, licenses, and board certifications, often through email. There was no central system, no shortcut, no infrastructure to bridge the gap.
Saile addresses this directly. The startup’s five modular AI agents automate what currently takes months of manual coordination across recruiting, onboarding, credentialing, staffing, and compliance. The platform acts as a portable credential passport, allowing physicians to be identified and assigned across hospitals without juggling multiple vendors.
By combining credentialing and staffing into a single infrastructure layer, Saile has shortened the onboarding timeline by roughly 45 days from about 90 to 120 days and reduced administrative tasks for healthcare facilities by an estimated 40%.
The app has already gained traction, growing to nearly 5,000 active physician users nationwide. Investors put an estimated $14.9 billion into AI-powered health tech in 2025, up significantly from the $8.6 billion raised in all of 2024 a market tailwind squarely behind what the Saile AI platform for doctors is building.
The company plans to use its new funding to expand its AI agent infrastructure and deepen integrations with facility credentialing systems.
