Leto Tech PBC Introduces Resource Connection Software
Leto Tech PBC, an Indiana startup and public benefit corporation, launched software on April 08, 2026, that enables caseworkers at health centers, social service agencies, hospitals, institutes of higher education, and churches to connect clients with community resources more efficiently, according to GlobeNewswire PE. The software functions as a customizable digital binder that users can search via screening questions, keywords, name, location, or scrolling, and it allows sharing referrals with clients through professional documents or secure texts.
Software Features and Integration
The software provides automated processes for enrolling and referring clients to local social services and can operate as a stand-alone web application or be embedded into electronic health records or student information systems. Team member Nicole Adams stated that it streamlines workflows for caseworkers. Leto’s system was developed from software created at Purdue University by Adams, an associate research professor at the Regenstrief Center for Healthcare Engineering, Nan Kong, a professor at the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering and member of the Regenstrief Center, and Baijian Yang, associate dean for research and professor in the School of Applied and Creative Computing within Purdue Polytechnic Institute.
Development and Licensing Background
The software was initially developed for a federal Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) competition in 2023, where it placed second among 134 competitors, demonstrating improvements in care coordination. Adams, Kong, and Yang disclosed the software to the Purdue Innovates Office of Technology Commercialization, which registered a copyright on it, and Leto received an exclusive license to develop and commercialize the software. In January 2025, Adams partnered with Mike Shepard to start Leto with a mission to improve health care through better resource and relationship management, incorporating as a public benefit corporation focused on helping people rather than profits, according to GlobeNewswire PE. Leto validated the software with health care organizations in central Indiana.
Leto’s Mission and Structure
Leto Tech PBC aims to enhance health care by managing resources and relationships, as it was incorporated as a public benefit corporation, a for-profit entity not primarily driven by profits. The company built the software with support from the Regenstrief Center after extensive conversations with caseworkers, according to GlobeNewswire PE. As widely-known context, public benefit corporations balance profit with social benefits, a structure that has gained popularity in the startup ecosystem.
