Brian Weigand
| Brian Weigand | |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur, EMT |
|---|---|
| Known for | Co-founder and CEO of Careswift |
| Education | St. John's University |
Brian Weigand is an American entrepreneur and emergency medical technician (EMT) who is the co-founder and CEO of CareSwift, an artificial intelligence-powered documentation platform designed to reduce the time ambulance crews spend completing patient care reports. CareSwift was part of Y Combinator's Summer 2025 (S25) batch and received $500,000 in funding through the program.[1]
Career
Weigand has direct experience in emergency medical services, having worked as an EMT on an ambulance in the New York City 911 system for four years. During that time, he also built ambulance reporting software for a large private ambulance company.[2]
While a student at St. John's University, Weigand co-founded CareSwift alongside fellow St. John's student John Paul Mussalli and University of Scranton student Jonathan Zero, who serves as the company's chief technology officer. The company was developed with support from St. John's University's Venture & Innovation Center.[3]
CareSwift's platform enables paramedics and EMTs to dictate the details of an emergency call, after which the company's AI compiles the information into a completed electronic patient care report (ePCR). According to the company, the system reduces the time required to complete a report from approximately 30 minutes to around two minutes per call. The AI extracts essential fields from the dictated narrative, performs real-time compliance checks against NEMSIS standards, identifies missing elements or contradictions, and surfaces medical necessity and revenue-related cues. The platform is designed to integrate with existing ePCR systems rather than replace them.[4]
CareSwift was selected from approximately 10,000 applications to Y Combinator's Summer 2025 batch, placing it among roughly the top one percent of applicants. The company is based in New York and reports being used by more than 2,000 EMS clinicians. The founders spent the summer of 2025 on Y Combinator's campus in San Francisco, with the goal of presenting CareSwift at Y Combinator's investor Demo Day in September 2025.[5]
References
- ↑ "Local Students Earn $500,000 to Develop Tech Platform for EMTs". 'St. John's University}'. Retrieved 2026-03-19.
- ↑ "CareSwift — Work at a Startup". 'Y Combinator}'. Retrieved 2026-03-19.
- ↑ "Local Students Earn $500,000 to Develop Tech Platform for EMTs". 'St. John's University}'. Retrieved 2026-03-19.
- ↑ "CareSwift — AI Scribe + Compliance for Ambulance Reports". 'CareSwift}'. Retrieved 2026-03-19.
- ↑ "Local Students Earn $500,000 to Develop Tech Platform for EMTs". 'St. John's University}'. Retrieved 2026-03-19.