KIRKLAND, Wash., Jan. 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Steller, a video-based, travel planning platform that allows travelers to discover, connect and book based on experiences shared by creators, introduced its most requested feature yet: group trip collaboration. The feature transforms how travelers plan group trips by consolidating everything—discovery, communication, organized planning, and booking—into one platform. 

Traditional Trip planning involves multiple surfaces and when traveling with others, multiple communication channels. It is difficult to stay organized when communication is spread across text messages, social DMs, email, etc.  

Steller’s new collaboration feature eliminates communication chaos and streamlines trip planning by offering a central group hub for organizing every piece of the process. Travelers can invite others to join their Trip itinerary, keeping communication, discovery, and booking in one place. With Steller’s library of more than 30 million pieces of user generated travel content, groups can share videos of activities, dining spots, attractions, add notes, and co-create custom itineraries. Flexible itinerary views—list, map, and video—give everyone a complete picture of the plan to share and edit with their travel companions.

“Collaborative trip planning has been a top request from our community.  When we launched Trips by Steller   last January, we knew it would resonate, but the response has far exceeded expectations. In a short time, over 50,000 users have planned and booked trips by incorporating their favorite user-generated travel videos into personalized itineraries. For our destination clients,  Trips by Steller has seamlessly connected travel influencer marketing to planning and commerce. Steller clients see more than 18% of viewers who engage with their influencer campaigns planning trips to their destination—a result that sets a high bar in the travel industry. Adding collaboration to the mix amplifies that impact, inspiring more people to explore, engage and transact together!” said Pete Bryant, CEO of Steller. 

How It Works  

Whether it’s a getaway for two or a large group adventure, collaboration makes organizing travel plans easy with an all-in-one solution. 

Build Your Itinerary Together: Group members can contribute by adding things to do, activities, and notes.Stay Organized: Add notes and structure by day, activity, or group to eliminate confusion.Flexible Views: View your itinerary as a detailed list, on a map, or through video for a fully customizable planning experience.Real-Time Updates: Keep track of changes, additions, and edits made by group members.On-the-Go Access: Everyone can access the itinerary on their phone.

Steller continues to lead the charge in innovative travel planning, ensuring that its platform evolves based on user feedback. Collaborative trip planning is the latest step in its mission to evolve travel. 

About Steller 

Steller, headquartered in Kirkland, Wash., is the market leading travel planning platform that guides travelers from inspiration to planning and booking through authentic experiences of their favorite creators. Steller’s patent pending platform distributes millions of pieces of bespoke, worldwide video content that can be found and booked on the Steller app. Learn more at www.steller.co  and  stellerforbusiness.com. 

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Company reports 300% revenue growth in 2024 and advances partnerships with nation’s leading health systems

LOUISVILLE, Ky., Jan. 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — RAAPID, the industry-leading healthcare AI company, announced today a significant Series A investment from M12, Microsoft’s venture fund. This strategic funding positions RAAPID to expand its groundbreaking Neuro-symbolic AI platform that is reshaping healthcare risk adjustment.

RAAPID’s explosive growth – marked by a 300% revenue increase in 2024 – demonstrates the market’s strong validation of its advanced technology platform. The company has quickly established itself as a trusted partner for major health plans and provider., At the core of RAAPID’s success is its pioneering VisionAI technology, which tackles one of healthcare’s most pressing challenges: making sense of unstructured medical data. While over 70% of medical records exist as unstructured data when shared outside EHRs, RAAPID’s AI engine transforms this complex information into actionable insights, enabling unprecedented accuracy in risk capture and care gap identification.

“Our vision extends beyond traditional risk adjustment,” states Chetan Parikh, Founder and CEO of RAAPID. “We’re creating a future where AI augments healthcare professionals’ capabilities, leading to better patient outcomes and more accurate appropriate reimbursements. This investment from M12 accelerates our mission to transform healthcare through advanced AI.”

RAAPID’s purpose-built Risk Adjustment platform has achieved remarkable results:

Slashing chart review time by 60-80%Surpassing industry standards with 95%+ coding accuracyGenerating additional appropriate and compliant revenue per memberImproving risk capture accuracy by 25%

The HITRUST-certified platform stands out for its unique Neuro-symbolic AI approach, combining neural networks with an extensive medical knowledge graph containing over 4 million clinical entities and 50 million relationships. This sophisticated technology enables both retrospective analysis and prospective risk adjustment, helping organizations identify and address care gaps to positively impact patient health.

“Healthcare organizations are increasingly seeking innovative solutions to manage risk and improve care delivery in value-based arrangements,” said Todd Graham, Managing Partner at M12. “RAAPID’s AI-driven risk adjustment platform aligns perfectly with our investment strategy. Through M12, we are committed to providing our portfolio companies with access to Microsoft’s resources and expertise to drive significant impact in the healthcare sector.

Led by a team with over 25 years of healthcare technology expertise, RAAPID has collaborated with experts from the top 4 tech giants in developing its clinical AI solutions. RAAPID continues to push the safe boundaries of what’s possible in healthcare AI. The company’s selection as an M12 portfolio company validates its position as a leader in healthcare technology innovation.

As value-based care becomes increasingly important, RAAPID’s AI-powered solutions are becoming essential tools for healthcare organizations striving to improve timeliness and quality of care all patients expect. With this new funding, RAAPID is poised to further advance its technology and expand its positive impact on patients, providers and payers.

About RAAPID
RAAPID develops AI-powered solutions for healthcare payers, providers, and supporting organizations. The company’s cloud-based risk adjustment platform uses neuro-symbolic AI to identify chronic conditions, determine HCC codes, calculate risk scores, and analyze population health trends. RAAPID serves organizations that participate in Medicare Advantage, ACA, Medicare ACO, and Medicaid programs.

For more information about RAAPID’s AI-powered risk adjustment solutions, visit www.raapidinc.com

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Fast-growing LANDED helps companies optimize hourly hiring, saving operators time and money

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — LANDED, the first end-to-end hiring solution for the restaurant and hospitality industries, announced that industry veteran Charles (“Charley”) Jemley has joined as a formal advisor. Jemley will work closely with the LANDED executive team to guide strategic growth as the company expands.

Jemley, who retired in May as the CFO of Dutch Bros Coffee, brings over three decades of experience in multinational retail and a wealth of C-level experience to the role. Known for his expertise with high growth businesses after long careers at both Yum! Brands and Starbucks, recently Charley played a pivotal role in Dutch Bros Coffee’s (NYSE: BROS) successful 2021 IPO and in its first years as a public company. His career is deeply rooted in global perspectives, having served as the CFO of Yum! Brands (NYSE: YUM) China and as the CFO of Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) China business, and ultimately Starbucks’ overall International business. He currently serves as a Strategic Advisor to Dutch Bros Coffee, and as an independent director at both Four Corners Property Trust (NYSE: FCPT) and First Watch Restaurant Group (NASDAQ: FWRG), where he chairs the Audit Committee for both companies.

Vivian Wang, Founder and CEO of LANDED, said, “I’m thrilled to welcome Charley to LANDED’s advisory board. His extensive industry expertise will be instrumental in shaping our strategic direction and enhancing the value we deliver to our customers. His passion for supporting frontline workers deeply aligns with my vision for LANDED, and I look forward to the impact this partnership will have on our mission. With Charley on board, exponential growth is an inevitability.”

“From my first conversations with Vivian, learning about her vision for Landed, I felt an immediate connection to the passion LANDED has for providing 360° livelihood support to frontline workers. Vivian has a clear vision for how LANDED can make the partnership between employees and employers more effective and nothing will stop her from making that a reality. Having spent the past many decades in the restaurant business, I have seen firsthand how far too often it is the case that frontline workers are not provided the tools necessary to achieve their personal and financial goals. LANDED provides a foundation for these individuals to take charge of their lives and I felt compelled to get involved,” said Jemley. “At the core of every retail business is its ability to find and retain the right talent, and I firmly believe that LANDED is the key to hiring more effectively and more efficiently. The support that LANDED provides operators is an asset to any business, and LANDED is revolutionizing the relationship between employers and employees from start to finish. I am excited to be on this journey with Vivian and the LANDED team, and I know we’re going to take the industry by storm.”

LANDED’s hiring solution saves managers time and money by leveraging advanced generative AI to automate routine tasks. After signing up for the LANDED employer platform, hiring managers can customize their job searches by role, headcount, pay rate, and location. Using a proprietary intelligent matching algorithm, LANDED sources and matches top-quality candidates for each position. This automation allows managers to focus on what they love about their jobs instead of manually sourcing, vetting, engaging, and scheduling interviews for hundreds of candidates.

With a long-term goal of providing holistic support for hourly workers, job seekers can also use the LANDED platform to find positions that best meet their needs. The LANDED candidate profile, which includes details on work experience, location, and shift availability, helps applicants connect with jobs that fit them well. LANDED is also developing new services to support financial wellness for frontline workers, including fair and transparent financial products.

Over the past two years, LANDED has attracted over 1.7 million frontline workers and hundreds of top employers to its platform, including Erewhon, KFC, Five Guys, Another Broken Egg Cafe, and Tao Group Hospitality. Quickly cementing their status as a celebrated hiring partner, LANDED was the recipient of Inc.’s 2024 Power Partner Award, MURTEC’s 2023 Technology Alley Award, and was featured in Gartner’s 2024 Hype Cycle for Talent Acquisition Report as a recommended vendor for high volume hiring industries.

About LANDED

LANDED is the first end-to-end generative AI hiring SaaS platform that helps restaurants and hospitality employers hire the best talent for their locations quickly. LANDED has over 1.7 million users and hundreds of customers like Torchy’s Tacos, Erewhon, Tao Group Hospitality, Jersey Mike’s, and more on the platform. LANDED helps companies save time and money by automating candidate sourcing, engaging, screening, and interview scheduling at-scale. LANDED’s intelligent matching and generative AI technology personalizes the hiring experience to match the custom criteria for each candidate and employer.

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LANDED
kaian@gotlanded.com 

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