# Nirvana

> Nirvana is a New York-based health tech company that automates insurance eligibility and benefits verification for healthcare providers. Its AI-powered platform - available as the OneVerify web/mobile app or a Coverage API - reads complex insurance plans from hundreds of payers, returns real-time, specialty-specific benefit and cost details, and catches errors that lead to claim denials. Founded in 2019 with a focus on behavioral and mental health, Nirvana now supports more than 100,000 providers and roughly 2 million patient visits a year.

- **Founded:** 2019
- **Headquarters:** New York, New York, United States
- **Founders:** Akshay Venkitasubramanian (Co-Founder & CEO), Urvish Parikh (Co-Founder & CTO), Kelvin Chan (Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer)
- **Team size:** ~30 employees
- **Products:** OneVerify, Coverage API, Cardless Verification, Discover, Cost Estimates
- **Notable:** Raised a $24.2M Series A in September 2024 led by Northzone, bringing total funding to roughly $39.4M., Reports supporting 100,000+ providers and ~2 million patient visits annually., Says its AI verification model is now more accurate than human billers after training on millions of checks.

## Products & services

- **OneVerify** — AI eligibility management platform that automates insurance eligibility verification end-to-end, available as a web and mobile application for provider teams.
- **Coverage API** — Real-time, typo-proof benefits verification API built for digital health platforms and EHR/EMR partners to integrate eligibility data directly into their workflows.
- **Cardless Verification** — Identifies active insurance coverage even when the member ID is incorrect or the insurance card is missing.
- **Discover** — Retrieves complete eligibility information from minimal patient data - name, date of birth and zip code - correcting for data-entry errors.
- **Cost Estimates** — Real-time patient cost clarity so practices can quote accurate out-of-pocket amounts before a visit.
- **Enhanced / Proactive Verification** — Continuous coverage and cost monitoring that flags plan resets and coverage changes before they cause denials.
- **Medicaid Eligibility Verification** — Specialized eligibility checks for Medicaid coverage across payers and states.

## Achievements

- Raised a $24.2M Series A in September 2024 led by Northzone, bringing total funding to roughly $39.4M.
- Reports supporting 100,000+ providers and ~2 million patient visits annually.
- Says its AI verification model is now more accurate than human billers after training on millions of checks.
- Saved providers more than 30,000 biller hours by automating manual benefit checks.
- Helped customers cut claim denials by ~30% and improve intake efficiency 2.5x.

## Latest updates

- **2024-09** — Closed a $24.2M Series A led by Northzone with participation from Inspired Capital, Eniac Ventures and Surface Ventures.
- **2024-09** — Announced expansion from New York into Austin, Texas.
- **2024-10** — Series A widely covered across healthcare and fintech trade press (Healthcare IT Today, Insurtech Insights, Crain's New York).

## Links

- Website: https://www.meetnirvana.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nirvana-hlth/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/nirvanahlth
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meet.nirvana/

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Last updated: 2026-07-18