# Aris Saxena

> Aris Saxena is the New York-based co-founder and CEO of Solstice, an AI-native marketing agency. A Wharton graduate and former co-president of Penn for Youth Debate, he previously co-founded Mobility with Yiwen Li, his freshman-year hallmate. The pair received Penn’s 2021 President’s Innovation Prize. Solstice announced a $3.5 million seed round in 2025 and a $21 million Series A in May 2026.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at Solstice
- **Organizations:** Solstice, Mobility, Penn for Youth Debate
- **Education:** Bachelor of Science; concentrations in health care management and statistics, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
- **Known for:** 2016 Stanford Invitational Varsity Parliamentary Debate champion with Connor Duncan., 2021 President’s Innovation Prize recipient with Yiwen Li., Co-founded Solstice, which announced a $21 million Series A in May 2026.

## Career timeline

- **2016** — With Connor Duncan, won the Varsity Parliamentary Debate championship at the Stanford Invitational for Sonoma Academy.
- **2019** — Listed as a junior tournament director for the University of Pennsylvania debate tournament.
- **2021** — Graduated from Wharton; received Penn’s President’s Innovation Prize with Yiwen Li for Mobility.
- **2022** — Solstice co-founder role begins in January, according to Crunchbase.
- **2025** — Solstice announced $3.5 million in seed funding from Twelve Below and Virtue.
- **2026** — Solstice announced a $21 million Series A led by Transformation Capital on May 28.

## Achievements

- 2016 Stanford Invitational Varsity Parliamentary Debate champion with Connor Duncan.
- 2021 President’s Innovation Prize recipient with Yiwen Li.
- Co-founded Solstice, which announced a $21 million Series A in May 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-05** — Solstice announced a $21 million Series A led by Transformation Capital, with participation from Twelve Below and Virtue Ventures.
- **2026-07** — Health Tech Nerds listed a July 21 conversation with Saxena about Solstice and the AI-native agency model.
- **2026-09** — Posted about Solstice’s crowded office, five new team members and plans to move; month verified from the LinkedIn activity timestamp.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aris-saxena-a82808149

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Last updated: 2026-10-25