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Arya Health, a post-acute-care agentic AI startup, raised $18.2 million in Series A funding, CEO Kunal Sarda tells Axios Pro.

Why it matters: The company may raise again next year as it capitalizes on growing investor enthusiasm for AI agents in health care. 

Follow the money: The round was led by venture firm ACME Capital, with participation from Ridge Ventures and Twelve Below.

The funding brings the company's total raised to $25 million, including this round. Arya has not determined the size of a prospective Series B round, Sarda says.

How it works: Arya's AI agents help automate administrative tasks such as scheduling, compliance and payroll.

The company primarily sells to home health agencies, long-term care facility operators and hospice providers.

Its agents are multimodal, working through text, voice and email. Arya's agents integrate with electronic medical record systems to automate certain tasks for front office staff.

Arya has agents for onboarding, staffing and provider engagement. It plans to launch one focused on patient intake by the end of the year.

State of play: There's been a rush of capital flowing into health care-focused AI agents.

Assort Health raised a $76 million Series B round, Hyro raised $45 million for AI call center agents, and Confido Health raised a $10 million Series A.

This follows EliseAI's whopping $250 million Series E round in August. The startup, focused on health care and property management, was valued at over $2.2 billion.

Yes, but: Some worry the voice AI bubble may burst. 

What they're saying: For its part, Arya is racing to scale more quickly than competitors. 

"I would imagine we'll continue expanding into other kinds of functions that go beyond care coordination," Sarda says, as the company's customers seek a broad array of workflows.

"The economics of just buying point solutions don't work," Sarda adds. "These point solutions aren't particularly intelligent."

Exclusive: Arya Health raises $18.2M for AI agents

Arya is the latest company focusing on AI agents, but has chosen a different target customer than many other startups.

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Arya Health, a post-acute-care agentic AI startup, raised $18.2 million in Series A funding, CEO Kunal Sarda tells Axios Pro.Why it matters: The company may raise again next year as it capitalizes on <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="growing investor enthusiasm" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/pro/health-tech-deals/2025/10/23/health-ai-admin-hlth-panel" data-vars-content-id="a11a140c-6030-4571-829e-a5a081bd5ec9" data-vars-headline="Exclusive: Arya Health raises $18.2M for AI agents" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/pro/health-tech-deals/2025/10/23/health-ai-admin-hlth-panel" target="_self">growing investor enthusiasm</a> for AI agents in health care.

Exclusive: Arya Health raises $18.2M for AI agents

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