What Sidebench does

Sidebench is a Los Angeles-based digital transformation consultancy and product studio founded in 2012, operating with 11-50 employees. The firm delivers strategy, product design, and custom software engineering to enterprise and mid-market clients, with healthcare as its primary vertical and additional work across entertainment, consumer brands, government, and B2B SaaS. Its service model is organized into three formal modules: a Pre-Build Clarity Audit (2-3 weeks), Discovery and Solution Design (6-12 weeks), and Embedded Leadership During Build (fractional CPO/CTO/VPO roles). Engagement pricing for healthcare implementations ranges from $80K for read-only single-EHR integration up to $2M for SaMD-compliant multi-vendor wearable builds, with custom behavioral health scheduling platforms priced at $150K-$400K plus $30K-$60K annual maintenance. Multi-year contracts anchor a project-based professional services revenue model.

The firm's technical core is custom software development with deep specialization in HIPAA-compliant healthcare platforms: a 47-control application-layer HIPAA framework, integrations with Epic, AthenaOne, and CentralReach, wearable data pipelines covering Apple HealthKit, Google Health Connect, Oura, Whoop, and Dexcom, and FDA SaMD experience including AppliedVR's RelieVRx (FDA De Novo, November 2021). AI is incorporated as a service line spanning predictive analytics, recommendation engines, process automation, and knowledge retrieval, with an explicit AI evaluation harness tracking accuracy and hallucination rates. The firm also holds equity in 14 health tech ventures at Seed through C stages, including Cortica and NOCD, creating a hybrid services-plus-venture-studio model. Notable client platforms include AXON (Cortica scheduling, $6.7M ARR), the NOCD telehealth OCD treatment platform (1M+ therapy sessions annually, powering the Noto launch in January 2026), IEHP's bilingual member engagement app (1,000 to 90,000 active users), CHLA Baby Steps (17,000+ families), and Hoag Compass 3.0 (Epic-integrated preventive medicine).

Sidebench goes to market via direct enterprise sales through a 'Collaborate With Us' qualification process and supplements demand generation with content marketing through The Bench blog and earned media (Forbes, Entrepreneur, MedCity News). Customers span health systems (Cedars-Sinai, Hoag, CHLA, IEHP), behavioral health providers (Cortica, NOCD, LEARN Behavioral), health tech companies (AppliedVR, PCIHIPAA/Rectangle Health), consumer and enterprise brands (Microsoft, HP, Sony, Red Bull, NBC Universal, Oakley), VCs (Andreessen Horowitz, Lightspeed, Accel), and government (LA County DCFS). Recognition includes 7x Inc 5000, 10x design awards, and a 4.9/5 Clutch rating across 48+ reviews.

Name

Sidebench

Legal name

Sidebench

Website

https://sidebench.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Sidebench is a Los Angeles-based digital transformation consultancy and product studio, founded in 2012, specializing in HIPAA-compliant healthcare technology, EHR integrations, and AI-enabled clinical platforms for health systems, behavioral health providers, and health tech founders across the United States.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Custom Software Development Services

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Management Consulting Services (54161), Computer Systems Design Services (541512)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming Services (7371), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Human Capital Management (HCM) & Payroll Platforms (HDAEAEAJ)

Keywords

• Custom software development
• Healthcare technology consulting
• Digital transformation services
• EHR integration services
• HIPAA compliant development

Headquarters

HQ city

Los Angeles

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Custom Software Development & Consulting: Sidebench generates revenue through custom software development, product strategy, UX design, and technology consulting engagements. Engagement types include qualifying calls, pre-build clarity audits (2-3 weeks), discovery and solution design phases (6-12 weeks), and embedded leadership during build. The firm also makes equity investments in healthcare ventures alongside client engagements, aligning incentives with operators they build with.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Sidebench is a Los Angeles-based digital transformation consultancy and product studio offering strategy, product design, and software engineering services to enterprise and mid-market clients, with deep specialization in healthcare technology. Engagements are structured as Pre-Build Clarity Audits (2-3 weeks), Discovery and Solution Design (6-12 weeks), and Embedded Leadership During Build (fractional CPO/CTO/VPO roles), covering HIPAA-compliant architecture, EHR integrations, wearable data pipelines, AI-enabled clinical workflows, and consumer health platforms. Beyond services, Sidebench makes equity investments in selected healthcare clients to align incentives with the operators it builds with.

Product overview

Sidebench is a Los Angeles-based digital transformation consultancy and product studio offering strategy, design, and engineering services. The company provides a service-based model rather than a single unified product, organized around healthcare technology development, EHR integrations, and custom software delivery. Core offerings include Pre-Build Clarity Audit (2-3 week diagnostic engagement), Discovery and Solution Design (6-12 week full engagement), and Embedded Leadership During Build (fractional executive roles). The company has delivered 60+ healthcare implementations spanning HIPAA-compliant architecture, EHR integrations (Epic, AthenaOne, CentralReach), AI-enabled clinical workflows, and consumer health platforms. Notable client products include the AXON scheduling platform for Cortica, NOCD telehealth OCD treatment platform, IEHP member engagement app, CHLA Baby Steps NICU support app, Hoag Compass preventive medicine platform, RelieVRx FDA-cleared digital therapeutic, and OBWS e-commerce platform. The company operates as a Business Associate under formal BAAs with healthcare clients, implementing 47 HIPAA application-layer controls.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• AXON Platform: Custom scheduling platform built for Cortica that provides algorithmic patient-provider matching, multi-location capacity optimization, and generates $6.7M in annual revenue from the scheduling program alone.

Products and services

• Pre-Build Clarity Audit A focused 2-3 week diagnostic engagement that works through a seven-question audit framework, identifies open architectural decisions, and produces a decision memo for venture sponsors. Targeted at health tech founders, intrapreneurs, and healthcare executives evaluating preventive health, longevity, and specialty diagnostics platforms before committing to full build.
• Discovery and Solution Design A 6-12 week full pre-build engagement that covers integration risk audit, product and ownership review, prioritized roadmap, architecture proposal, build-or-translate recommendation, and a navigable prototype. Targeted at healthcare and enterprise clients preparing for custom software development.
• Embedded Leadership During Build Fractional CPO, CTO, VPO, or specialist roles deployed during the build phase, bringing all five disciplines into working sessions on the venture's schedule. Targeted at health tech and enterprise clients who need senior leadership embedded during custom software development.
• Healthcare Custom Software Development Custom software development practice covering HIPAA-compliant architecture, EHR integrations, AI-enabled clinical workflows, and consumer health platforms. Targeted at healthcare organizations, health tech startups, and payers. Backed by 60+ healthcare product builds over 14 years with 5M+ patient appointments annually through the resulting platforms.
• Digital Health App Design & Development End-to-end mobile and web app development for digital health applications, from strategy through launch and ongoing optimization. Targeted at healthcare providers, payers, and health tech companies needing consumer-grade patient-facing experiences.
• Health IT Systems Integration & EHR Interoperability Integration services for Epic (including Epic on FHIR/SMART on FHIR and Epic Showroom), AthenaOne, CentralReach, and specialty EHRs, using FHIR R4 and HL7 v2 interoperability. Includes deep expertise in integration patterns, patient identity resolution, and multi-EHR architectures. Targeted at healthcare organizations needing to connect disparate clinical systems.
• AI, Machine Learning, and Process Automation AI implementation services for healthcare, including clinical decision support, personalization engines, operational efficiency automation (clinical documentation, intake summarization, prior authorization), and AI evaluation infrastructure with hallucination/safety monitoring. Targeted at healthcare organizations and health tech companies deploying AI-enabled clinical workflows.
• HIPAA Compliance & Data Engineering Application-layer HIPAA compliance and data engineering service built around a 47-control framework spanning access, audit, integrity, transmission security, and authentication, implemented from day one with formal Business Associate Agreements. Targeted at healthcare organizations and health tech companies that must meet HIPAA (and, where relevant, 42 CFR Part 2) requirements in their custom software.

Quantifiable outcome

• Patient waitlist reduced from 6 months to under 30 days for Cortica
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers19 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration18 records

AI capability7 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• CorticacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCortica partnered with Sidebench to build the AXON scheduling platform. Sidebench is also an investor in Cortica, aligning incentives. The platform reduced waitlists from 6 months to under 30 days and enabled scaling from 1 to 24 clinics.
• NOCDcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNOCD partnered with Sidebench to build a telehealth-native OCD treatment platform. Sidebench is also an investor in NOCD. The platform delivers 1M+ therapy sessions annually with peer-reviewed outcomes.
• HoagcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHoag Health system partnered with Sidebench on Hoag Compass 3.0, an Epic-integrated subscription preventive medicine experience with a New Patient Center and virtual-only membership tier.
• AppliedVRcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSidebench shipped AppliedVR's RelieVRx, the first FDA-authorized VR therapeutic for chronic lower back pain (FDA De Novo, November 2021). The production application operates inside a regulated quality system.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Strengths4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/sidebench
• Facebookfacebook.com/Sidebench
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/3046354

Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments4 records

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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