Carefam emerges from stealth with $14.5M
Carefam, a healthcare workforce platform focused on automating hiring and retention operations, has raised $14.5 million in funding as it comes out of stealth. The round was led by Pitango HealthTech, following an earlier round backed by Emerge. The company did not disclose its valuation.
Targeting a staffing bottleneck in healthcare HR
Hospitals and care providers continue to face high turnover and persistent staffing shortages, while HR teams manage a complex, largely manual workflow that spans sourcing, scheduling, credential checks, onboarding, and ongoing engagement. Industry surveys cited by the company suggest more than half of healthcare workers expect to change jobs by 2026, adding pressure to already strained recruiting pipelines.
Carefam says its conversational platform is designed to reduce administrative drag that can slow hiring and lead to lost candidates—particularly in 24/7 environments where coordination is constant across acute, long-term, and home care settings.
AI agents built specifically for healthcare workflows
Founded by Matan Hoffmann and CTO Eyal Shulman, Carefam deploys specialized AI agents that integrate into HR workflows to manage candidate communication, answer questions, coordinate outreach, and schedule interviews. The platform also supports credential screening and interview logistics, while escalating sensitive or judgment-based moments to human staff to maintain oversight.
The company says it is already deployed across hundreds of healthcare organizations and reported 900% growth over the past year.
Expansion plans
Carefam said it is expanding nationally across major U.S. markets and plans to move into additional HR workflows beyond hiring and retention. Hila Karah, Managing Partner at Pitango HealthTech, said the firm backed the company for addressing “critical broken workflows” in healthcare staffing.
Matan Hoffmann described the healthcare labor shortage as an “infrastructure problem,” arguing that automation can keep candidates engaged and processes moving without replacing human decision-making.
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