zocdoc

Find dentists with ease

ZocDoc is a new service for finding local dentists and booking appointments for times that work with your schedule. Its aim is to replace the often aggravating process of trying to find a local dentist through the overwhelming, and often not-easy-to-use directories provided by insurance companies.

Just plug in your city or ZIP code, and ZocDoc will pull up a list of local dentists, along with their daily appointment openings and insurance options. You can sort open appointment times by the type of service you're looking for--cleanings, Invisalign, or the hallowed root canal. If you find an appointment that … Read more

Webware 100 winner: ZocDoc

Site: ZocDoc.com Category: Commerce

ZocDoc is a doctor and dentist finder. It also lets patients book a time with their doctor online, just like they would when making reservations for a restaurant. Users simply need to drop in their insurance carrier and plan, then where they live. The service does the rest by showing available appointments, and providing the tools to secure available times.

ZocDoc also features a ratings system, which lets users rate each provider with both a star rating and a written review. Included in this rating are things like bedside manner and wait time, which can … Read more

Bezos, Benioff invest in appointment-booker ZocDoc

There are some big new names backing ZocDoc, a start-up that lets you book doctor's appointments online (currently just in New York). Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff has contributed an undisclosed amount to the company, as has Bezos Expeditions, the investment firm run by Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos.

In August, the company announced a $3 million Series A funding round led by Khosla Ventures, the firm created by Sun Microsystems founder Vinod Khosla. The Bezos and Benioff investments are considered contributions to that round.

The New York-based ZocDoc currently employs 12 people and said that there were nearly 20,… Read more

Khosla leads $3 million Series A for health start-up ZocDoc

Khosla Ventures, the venture capital firm launched in 2004 by Sun Microsystems founder Vinod Khosla, has led a $3 million Series A round for ZocDoc, a service for locating and booking doctors' appointments online.

ZocDoc is sort of like a cross between Yelp and Lifebooker--but with its focus on physicals, not facials. Members can search for nearby doctors, filter by insurance plan matches, find out what other members have had to say about them, and book the appointments through the site. Currently, it only serves the New York boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn, but has plans to expand nationwide--that's … Read more

Zocdoc gets between your teeth (hopefully)

Zocdoc is a new service for finding local dentists and booking appointments for times that work with your schedule. It's aim is to replace the often aggravating process of trying to find a local dentist through the overwhelming, and often non-user-friendly directories provided by insurance companies.

Just plug in your city or ZIP code, and Zocdoc will pull up a list of local dentists, along with their daily appointment openings and insurance options. You can sort open appointment times by the type of service you're looking for--e.g., cleanings, Invisalign, or the hallowed root canal. If you find … Read more