# Kunal Sarda

> Kunal Sarda is the co-founder and CEO of Arya Health, a New York startup building AI-powered digital agents that automate the administrative work behind home health, home care, and hospice. He raised an $18.2M Series A led by ACME Capital in 2025, bringing Arya's total funding to roughly $25M. Before Arya, Sarda co-founded VerbalizeIt, a human-powered translation platform that appeared on Shark Tank and was acquired by Smartling in 2016, where he then led customer engagement. A Wharton MBA, he named the company after his daughter, Arya.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at Arya Health
- **Organizations:** Arya Health, Smartling, VerbalizeIt
- **Education:** MBA, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Virginia Tech
- **Known for:** Co-founded and scaled VerbalizeIt to a Smartling acquisition in 2016, Appeared on ABC's Shark Tank with VerbalizeIt (Season 4), Co-founded Arya Health and raised roughly $25M total, including an $18.2M Series A led by ACME Capital

## Career timeline

- **2011** — Co-founded VerbalizeIt, a human-powered translation platform, while at The Wharton School
- **2012** — VerbalizeIt joined the Techstars 2012 class in Boulder and appeared on ABC's Shark Tank
- **2016** — VerbalizeIt acquired by Smartling; Sarda took a leadership role focused on the product experience for customers and translators
- **2016-2020** — Served at Smartling, ultimately as VP of Customer Engagement
- **2022** — Co-founded Arya Health with Arunram Kalaiselvan
- **2025** — Raised $18.2M Series A led by ACME Capital; Arya's revenue grew 6x on the year

## Achievements

- Co-founded and scaled VerbalizeIt to a Smartling acquisition in 2016
- Appeared on ABC's Shark Tank with VerbalizeIt (Season 4)
- Co-founded Arya Health and raised roughly $25M total, including an $18.2M Series A led by ACME Capital
- Grew Arya Health revenue 6x in 2025
- Built AI agents that reduce administrative effort in distributed care by 50-70%

## Latest updates

- **2025-10** — Arya Health announced its $18.2M Series A led by ACME Capital, first reported by Axios.
- **2025-11** — Detailed the raise and roadmap with AlleyWatch, including a Q4 Intake Agent launch to accelerate patient onboarding.
- **2025-10** — Announced Melinda Phillips joining to lead Care@Home efforts.

## Links

- Website: https://aryahealth.ai
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/kunalsarda

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Last updated: 2026-07-15