How Theramotive Built Fundable IP Fast
With just one week to mobilize 20 inexperienced interns, we built Theramotive a functioning engineering system that delivered a validated AI-powered medical billing MVP. The result: defensible IP and $320,000 in seed funding secured in record time.
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Client: Theramotive
Project: AI-Powered Medical Billing Workflow & Team Incubation
The Challenge
Founder Lola approached cashisclay.com with an urgent and complex problem: she had a team of 20 inexperienced college interns starting in one week and a mission-critical mandate to build a novel software product for the first time. The challenge was threefold:
Execution Risk: How to organize and manage a large, junior team to build production-level code.
Technical Complexity: How to aggregate disparate data sources and build valuable, defensible IP in a niche AI vertical (medical billing).
Speed to Value: The need to demonstrate tangible progress immediately to secure investor confidence.
The Solution
Jai Bhagat and the cashisclay.com team implemented a full-scale operating system for Theramotive's new engineering organization. The approach was not just to build software, but to build a high-functioning team.
Structured Leadership: The 20-intern team was organized into pods, with a smaller cohort of "leaders" mentored directly by Jai to validate business use cases and technical feasibility.
AI-Native Systems Thinking: We applied a rigorous "build vs. buy" analysis to every part of the tech stack, analyzing the supply chain to make rapid decisions that met immediate business needs while planning for future scale.
Agile Rituals: We instituted a non-negotiable weekly demo ritual. This created a tight feedback loop, made progress visible to all stakeholders, and eliminated the "maintenance trap" of building in isolation for months.
The Results
By transforming a group of interns into a cohesive, productive engineering unit, Theramotive achieved in weeks what would typically take quarters.
Secured Funding: Lola successfully raised $320,000 in seed funding, backed by a strong narrative and a technically validated MVP.
Created Defensible IP: The team successfully built a proprietary workflow that uses AI to convert patient inputs into accurate ICD-10 codes.
Built a High-Performing Culture: The team of interns was forged into a capable engineering force, avoiding the pitfalls of first-time software development and establishing a culture of transparency and rapid iteration.
"Jai has a unique ability to absorb a chaotic, complex situation and instantly map it to a clear plan. He didn't just recommend tools; he implemented a full-scale operating system for our 20-person intern team, turning them from students into a productive engineering force. His guidance was the foundation that allowed us to build our IP and secure our initial funding."
— Lola, Founder & CEO, Theramotive