SpendRule, launched last summer, is an AI-powered platform that helps healthcare systems track their spending.

Beth Graefe, a leader in healthcare system transformation, joins SpendRule as a strategic advisor to enhance healthcare cost efficiency and performance.

Veteran of more than 100 hospital margin improvement initiatives joins SpendRule's Advisory Board as the healthcare industry confronts mounting pressures to reduce costs DALLAS, Aug. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- SpendRule, healthcare's first AI-native contract-to-payment integrity platform,...

병원 운영에서 가장 골치 아픈 점은 눈에 보이지 않는 곳에서 새어 나가는 비용을 잡는 일입니다. 바코드가 있는 물품은 추적이 쉽지만 청소나 세탁 같은 서비스 비용은 관리가 정말 까다롭거든요. 최근 스텔스 모드에서 벗어난 SpendRule은 바로 이 지점을 AI로 해결하며 의료계의

Startup usa inteligência artificial para validar faturas e garantir que hospitais paguem apenas o negociado.

Startup usa inteligência artificial para validar faturas e garantir que hospitais paguem apenas o negociado.

Startup usa inteligência artificial para validar faturas e garantir que hospitais paguem apenas o negociado.

Startup usa inteligência artificial para validar faturas e garantir que hospitais paguem apenas o negociado.

Startup usa inteligência artificial para validar faturas e garantir que hospitais paguem apenas o negociado.

Startup usa inteligência artificial para validar faturas e garantir que hospitais paguem apenas o negociado.

Startup usa inteligência artificial para validar faturas e garantir que hospitais paguem apenas o negociado.

Healthcare systems face massive spending challenges. Overspending drains budgets and hampers care. Chris Heckler and Joseph Akintolayo recognized this gap. They founded SpendRule last summer. This AI-powered platform tracks spending effectively. It ensures hospitals pay only negotiated amounts. The company emerged from stealth on Tuesday. It secured $2 million in funding. Abundant Venture Partners led the round. MemorialCare Innovation Fund and Zeal Capital Partners also joined.

The Dallas-based fintech platform secured $2 million during its seed funding round last month.

Last year, Chris Heckler was coming to the end of a five-year non-compete after selling his last company, a health care startup. “I was sitting on the

Last year, Chris Heckler was coming to the end of a five-year non-compete after selling his last company, a healthcare startup. “I was sitting on the sidelines doing angel investing, and I realized I was too young to retire,” he told TechCrunch. “I wanted to get back into it.”  At the same time, Joseph Akintolayo had just sold his fintech company. He, too, had a non-compete, but was noodling on ideas for a company. He knew Heckler, as Akintolayo had once served as an advisor on one of his projects. 

Last year, Chris Heckler was coming to the end of a five-year non-compete after selling his last company, a health care startup. “I was sitting on the sidelines doing angel investing, and I realized I was too young to retire,” he told TechCrunch. “I wanted to get back into it.”  At the same time, Joseph Akintolayo had just sold his fintech company.

SpendRule, launched last summer, is an AI-powered platform that helps healthcare systems track their spending.

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