Founder stories from the world of Data and AI Beyond the Now: Building the Future of Work with Data & AI Fixing Healthcare Payments with AI: Kinshuk Mishra on Cedar’s Mission - ThinkData Podcast

Episode 15

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10th Jul 2025

S3 | E15 | Fixing Healthcare Payments with AI: Kinshuk Mishra on Cedar’s Mission

In this episode of the ThinkData Podcast, brought to you in partnership with Dataworks, we sit down with Kinshuk Mishra, Chief Technology Officer at Cedar, a Series D healthtech company working to transform the complex and frustrating world of healthcare payments in the U.S.

With an impressive background spanning leadership roles at YouTube, Houseparty, Spotify, Amazon, Expedia, and EA, Kinshuk shares what drew him away from big tech and into the mission-driven world of healthtech.

He breaks down Cedar’s vision, the challenges of healthcare billing, and how the company is leveraging AI to make the patient financial experience clearer, faster, and more empathetic.

We dive into:

  • What Cedar is and the real-world problem it's solving
  • How AI is helping demystify the billing process for patients
  • The launch of "Kora", Cedar’s AI assistant, and how it simplifies bill understanding and management
  • Building trust in AI for sensitive use cases like healthcare and financial data
  • How Cedar keeps pace with the ever-changing healthcare landscape
  • What’s next on the roadmap as Cedar continues to innovate with AI

A must-listen for anyone interested in the intersection of AI, healthtech, and real-world impact.

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ThinkData Podcast
Beyond the Now: Building the Future of Work with Data & AI
If you’re into the latest in Data and AI, and curious about how founders and senior leaders are building and scaling companies in this space, you’re in the right place.

Each episode, we sit down with some of the most interesting voices in the industry, from startup founders to seasoned execs, to hear their stories, lessons learned, and the real strategies behind growing great businesses.

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Alex Hutchings

I’m the Co-Founder of the Dataworks Group, a specialist talent partner in the world of Data and Artificial Intelligence.

I’ve spent the last 15+ years working at the heart of this space, helping some of the most exciting companies on the planet build world-class Data and AI teams.

Through our roundtables, live events, and right here on the ThinkData Podcast, my goal is simple: to bring you real insights from the fastest-growing talent market in the world.

Whether you’re building, hiring, or just curious about what’s next, you’ll hear straight from the founders and senior leaders shaping the future of work.