Startups
Autonomize AI
Austin, Texas, United States
Autonomize, Inc., operating as Autonomize AI, is an Austin, Texas enterprise healthcare AI company founded in 2022 by Ganesh Padmanabhan and Kris Nair. Its intelligence platform combines specialized AI agents, workflow orchestration, contextualized clinical and policy evidence, and human review to support health plans, providers and life-science organizations. Applications include prior authorization, utilization and care management, appeals, claims, contracts, pharmacy workflows and payment integrity. Its Genie AI product lets healthcare professionals design and refine governed agents and workflows through natural-language interaction. The company raised USD 4 million in seed funding in May 2023 and USD 28 million in Series A funding in June 2025, totalling USD 32 million across those two disclosed rounds.
Founded 2022
Team
 Anthony AlvarezAdvisor |
 Anthony NguyenChair, Medical Advisory Board (adviser-directory affiliation) |
 Bill FandrichAdvisory Board Member |
 Brian AndersonAdvisory Board Member |
 Chris ShonkBoard Observer |
 Ganesh PadmanabhanCEO & Co-Founder |
 Gina CollinsChief Regulatory Officer |
 Jennifer RouseVP Marketing |
 Joan HarveyChair, Growth Advisory Board |
 Keith ReynoldsAdvisory Board Member |
 Kris NairCOO & Co-Founder |
 Michele PaigeAdvisor, Growth Advisory Board |
 Mike LongacreHead of Transformation |
 Mike SpadaforeBoard Member |
 Prajna KandarpaChief Architect |
 Pritesh GandhiMedical Advisor |
 Sandhya GardnerChief Medical Officer |
 Scott BrennanHead of Growth |
 Shiv MallyaHead of Delivery |
 Skip FleshmanBoard Director |
 Tamara EliasAdvisor, Growth Advisory Board |
 Ujjwal RajbhandariVP Solutions & Delivery Engineering |
