# Kshitij Jaggi

> Kshitij Jaggi is the co-founder and CEO of Palo Alto-based RISA Labs, where he is building an AI operating layer for the administrative and operational work around oncology care. An IIT Kanpur chemistry graduate and repeat founder, Jaggi previously co-founded Urban Health with members of the same longtime team. RISA, founded in 2024, raised a $3.5 million seed round in 2025 and an $11.1 million Series A in January 2026 as it expanded its BOSS Console across oncology practices, health systems, infusion networks, and specialty pharmacies.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at RISA Labs
- **Organizations:** RISA Labs, Urban Health, Entrepreneurship Cell, IIT Kanpur
- **Education:** Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, with a minor in Industrial and Management Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
- **Known for:** Co-founded two venture-backed technology companies, Urban Health and RISA Labs., Won first prize at the 2017 Samsung Innovation Awards at IIT Kanpur as part of the team behind Circle., Raised a $3.5 million seed round for RISA in 2025, led by Binny Bansal.

## Career timeline

- **2017** — With Kumar Shivang and Rishabh Sahu, won first prize at the Samsung Innovation Awards at IIT Kanpur for Circle, a blockchain-based peer-to-peer financial transaction project.
- **2018** — Graduated from IIT Kanpur with a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry and a minor in Industrial and Management Engineering.
- **2018-2024** — Co-founded and led Urban Health, a digital wellness company, with Kumar Shivang and Rishabh Sahu.
- **2022** — Urban Health announced a $3.4 million seed round led by 3one4 Capital.
- **2024** — Co-founded RISA Labs with Kumar Shivang in Palo Alto and became CEO.
- **2025** — RISA announced a $3.5 million seed round led by Binny Bansal and published work on digital-twin and multi-agent approaches for oncology operations.
- **2025** — Spoke at RISA's Inner Circle gathering and participated in an Oncology AI Pledge focused on responsible adoption.
- **2026** — RISA closed an $11.1 million Series A co-led by Cencora Ventures and Optum Ventures to expand its oncology AI operating system.
- **2026** — Shared deployment results and lessons with oncology and specialty-pharmacy leaders at industry meetings including the Spring Oncology Exchange and Becker's Healthcare events.

## Achievements

- Co-founded two venture-backed technology companies, Urban Health and RISA Labs.
- Won first prize at the 2017 Samsung Innovation Awards at IIT Kanpur as part of the team behind Circle.
- Raised a $3.5 million seed round for RISA in 2025, led by Binny Bansal.
- Raised an $11.1 million Series A for RISA in January 2026, co-led by Cencora Ventures and Optum Ventures.
- Co-authored and published work on digital-twin ecosystems and multi-agent systems for oncology operations.
- Built RISA deployments that the company says have reduced denials by up to 40% and reached a 97.8% first-pass approval rate at one partner site.

## Latest updates

- **2026-05** — Reported that RISA-supported access workflows were tied to more than $1 billion in oncology pharmacy spend across partner institutions and more than 800 medications; the figures were company-reported.
- **2026-01** — RISA closed an $11.1 million Series A co-led by Cencora Ventures and Optum Ventures.
- **2025-11** — Participated in RISA's Oncology AI Pledge at its Inner Circle gathering.
- **2025-07** — Published an essay introducing RISA's concept of Evolvable DAGs for agent-driven workflow orchestration.

## Links

- Website: https://www.risalabs.ai
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kshitijjaggi

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Last updated: 2026-08-18