Clasp

Clasp is a Boston-based fintech that helps healthcare employers recruit clinical talent earlier and keep it longer by tying student-loan repayment to employment — think ROTC, but for nurses, respiratory therapists, PAs, and other clinical roles. Health systems and clinical employers pre-select students before graduation, then pay down their loans over a retention period after they're hired, addressing both a 3M-role shortage and $1.7T in student debt. Clasp says it supports 10,000+ students across 1,100+ schools and is a Forbes Fintech 50 honoree, with health-system customers including MSK, Rochester Regional, UNC Health Appalachian, and Warby Parker. The team is venture-backed and growing, with values around being outcomes-driven and student-centric.