Launching 2026 · Türkiye Tech Visa startup

AI operational infrastructure for international patient care.

Pontilis gives clinics serving international patients in Türkiye one intelligent system for the entire patient journey - from first inquiry and multilingual communication to treatment coordination, travel logistics, and follow-up.

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1.5-2M
international patients in Türkiye / year
30-40%
of inbound leads answered late or never
#2
medical-tourism destination worldwide

From the Latin pontis - “of the bridge.” We bridge Turkish clinics and international patients.

The problem

Cross-border patient operations run on WhatsApp, spreadsheets, and burnout.

Türkiye is the world’s second-largest medical-tourism destination, receiving 1.5-2 million international patients a year. Yet the clinics serving them still coordinate care through fragmented, manual processes.

  • Conversations scattered across WhatsApp, Instagram, Telegram, and email - no single source of truth.
  • 30-40% of inbound leads get a late response or none at all - direct lost revenue.
  • Patients forgotten during hotel-to-hospital transfers for scheduled check-ups.
  • Pre-op and post-op instructions translated ad hoc, with no standardization or audit trail.
  • German-speaking coordinators are scarce - often a single point of failure per clinic.
  • No real analytics, no operational learning, no view of where the process breaks.
The solution

The operating system for international patient coordination.

Pontilis lets Turkish clinics operate with the efficiency, standardization, and trust signals of a Western-European clinic - while keeping the cost and surgical advantages that attract patients to Türkiye. Clinics keep full ownership of patient relationships, clinical decisions, and revenue.

Not a patient marketplace Not a referral broker Not a medical-advice tool
The platform

Four layers on one intelligent foundation.

01

Communication

Unify every channel and manage leads and patients in one place.

02

Workflow

Coordinate the three-tier process and the full patient trip - sales, operations, hospital.

03

AI Intelligence

Copilot suggestions, medically-aware translation, and safety guardrails at every step.

04

Knowledge & R&D

Learn from operational data to build defensible, premium intelligence.

Built on trust

Compliance, safety, and data residency by design.

KVKK & GDPR Compliance by design
Türkiye data residency Patient data stays in-country
Safety by design No AI clinical advice - ever
Tech Visa Founding CTO approved (Talent track)

Building the operational backbone for medical tourism.

Clinics and partners: reach out for early access and pilot opportunities.

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