Povilas Gudzius, PhD
Povilas Gudzius is the co-founder and CEO of Spike Technologies, an agentic AI company he built with co-founder Nikita Pajanok to bring machine-learning-grade automation to health data. He spent seven years earning a PhD in machine learning, set on that path by Ray Kurzweil's The Singularity Is Near, and previously worked in data and AI technology sales at Bloomberg. His team's technology powers a single API connecting hundreds of wearables, devices, and medical records, and now, through Raintree, an agentic layer aimed at automating the revenue cycle across U.S. rehab therapy. He describes himself and his fellow founders as scientists who fell in love with an industry most people find impossibly complex.
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Aug. 7, 2026
The Hidden 7%: What It Really Costs to Get Paid in Rehab Therapy-and How to Reduce It
An experienced biller stuck on hold with an insurance company all afternoon is a cost many clinics quietly learn to accept. Nick Hedges, CEO of Raintree, calls revenue cycle management the most expensive, most human-hours-lost problem in the entire industry, and his clients spend 7% or more of everything they collect just to get paid. That number is why Raintree acquired Spike Technologies, the agentic AI company Povilas Gudzius co-founded after earning his PhD in machine learning. Hear why th...
Guests: Povilas Gudzius, PhD , Nick Hedges