Scanbase

Scanbase is a computer vision platform that turns a smartphone photo of a rapid diagnostic test into a positive or negative result. Founded through Y Combinator and based in San Francisco, the company builds and maintains the algorithms that read lateral flow and colorimetric assays, and wraps them in the supporting platform modules a digital health program needs: QR based digital instructions for use with videos and timers, donor and demographic collection handled to HIPAA standards, identity management, customer support, hosting with audit trails on AWS, and integrations with government reporting portals, EHR and EMR systems, pharmacies and analytics platforms. It is built for diagnostics manufacturers, telehealth providers and public health programs that distribute at home tests and need results captured reliably at scale. Scanbase describes its work as full lifecycle support: algorithm design, implementation, optimization and ongoing maintenance. Optional modules include a telehealth layer with synchronous video and asynchronous chat, an integration with a client's own telehealth network, and an AI Result Explainer that walks a user through their result over live messaging. Pricing is published as a modular rate sheet rather than fixed tiers. Under Model A a customer pays a monthly platform fee for each selected module plus a per click usage fee; under Model B there is no monthly platform fee and the customer pays a per kit fee instead. Published monthly platform fees range from $2,200 for the AI Result Explainer to $75,000 for the Scanbase provided telehealth module, with the lateral flow and colorimetric result analysis modules at $32,500 each and hosting and cloud infrastructure at $20,000. Per click and per kit usage fees are fractions of a cent to a few cents per unit, and the sheet totals the selected modules as they are ticked.