On a mission to turn benefits confusion into confidence
We're building the first AI-native benefits intelligence platform to help organizations deliver a better employee experience, improve utilization of solutions, and drive better outcomes
The problem
Healthcare costs rise 8-10% annually. Companies now offer 2-3x more benefits point solutions than a decade ago. Yet 86% of employees remain chronically confused, leading to underutilization of benefits and endless questions to HR.
Meanwhile, benefits teams lack visibility into what's working and what's not, missing opportunities to design more efficient and effective programs on their company’s second largest expense.
Why now
For the first time, AI can make sense of benefits information the way trained experts do: reading contracts, SPDs, and carrier policies, then synthesizing it into clear guidance. Meanwhile, accessible claims data and innovative point solutions offer unprecedented opportunities to improve outcomes.
Our mission is to act on both: turning data into intelligence and delivering personalized guidance at scale.
Our approach
Avante is the AI-native benefits intelligence platform engineered from top to bottom for benefits — not a generic tool fed with benefits documents.
Our dual agents work together: Ava gives HR teams strategic intelligence from employee questions, claims data, and vendor contracts. Carly gives employees personalized guidance. Both draw from the same deep understanding of your plans and work together to maximize your benefits program.
By the numbers
42 seconds
to answer strategic questions
97%
benefits inquiries resolved
40%
reduction in routine workload
3x
lower HR ticket volume
93%
employee satisfaction
Who we are
Rohan D'Souza
CEO, Co-founder
Rohan has spent his career building AI products that turn complex, fragmented healthcare data into actionable insights. Previously, he served as Chief Product and Technology Officer at Olive AI and as Founding Product Lead at KenSci, where he secured patents in responsible AI.
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Dr. Carly Eckert, MD, PhD
Co-founder
Carly is a physician, epidemiologist, and clinical informaticist focused on applying data science to improve healthcare outcomes. She previously held leadership roles at Olive AI and KenSci, bridging clinical medicine and complex technical systems. She holds an MD and a Master's in Epidemiology from the University of Washington.
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Kabir Shahani
Co-founder
Kabir is a serial entrepreneur and company builder who founded Amperity, growing it into a $1 billion customer data platform, and Appature, acquired by IMS Health. He also leads Amp It Up Ventures, where he partners with founders pursuing large, underserved markets.
Mahesh Kumar
Chief of Staff
Mahesh brings expertise in healthcare data infrastructure, implementation strategy, and client delivery. His background spans Datavant and Clarify Health Solutions, where he developed a deep understanding of the complex data ecosystems underpinning modern benefits.
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Katie Bardaro
SVP of Customer Experience
Katie brings over a decade of expertise in compensation data, labor economics, and analytics. She most recently served as Chief Customer Officer at Syndio and VP of Data Analytics and Lead Economist at PayScale, and was a frequent commentator for The Wall Street Journal, CNBC, and The New York Times.
Nick Cecil
Head of Engineering, Product
Nick leads Avante's engineering and product organizations with deep expertise in cloud infrastructure, platform scalability, and building teams that ship exceptional products. He previously served as Director of Software Engineering at Salesforce, leading the Tableau Core Services group, and held engineering roles at Tableau, Yapta, and WildTangent.
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Rebecca Scully
Head of Marketing
Rebecca leads Avante's marketing function with over a decade of experience building go-to-market strategy for AI and HR tech companies from the ground up. Most recently, she held marketing leadership roles at Syndio, Amperity, and Dato/Turi.
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