# Varun Krishnamurthy

> Varun Krishnamurthy is the New York-based CEO and co-founder of Assured, a software company automating provider operations. A Washington University in St. Louis computer science graduate and former Yahoo software engineer, he previously co-founded Dawn Health with Rahul Shivkumar. After that business was acquired in late 2023, the pair founded Assured in 2024 to address administrative problems they had experienced as operators. Assured announced a $19 million Series A led by Insight Partners in July 2026.

- **Role:** CEO and co-founder at Assured
- **Organizations:** Assured, Dawn Health, Yahoo, University Innovation Fellows
- **Education:** B.S., Computer Science; minor in Economics, Washington University in St. Louis
- **Known for:** Co-founded Dawn Health, which expanded across 15 states before its acquisition., Co-founded Assured in 2024 after operating a prior venture with Rahul Shivkumar., Assured announced a $6 million seed round backed by First Round Capital and Kindred Ventures.

## Career timeline

- **2012-2016** — Studied computer science and economics at Washington University in St. Louis.
- **2015** — Listed in the spring 2015 Washington University University Innovation Fellows cohort.
- **Before Dawn Health** — Worked as a software engineer at Yahoo; exact employment dates were not verified.
- **2020** — Co-founded Dawn Health with Rahul Shivkumar; the university’s January 2022 account dates its founding to June 2020.
- **2023** — Dawn Health was acquired by Health Care Originals; the Insight Partners account places the acquisition in late 2023.
- **2024** — Co-founded Assured with Rahul Shivkumar.
- **2025** — Kindred Ventures announced participation in Assured’s $6 million seed round on September 15.
- **2026** — Appeared on Zack Kanter’s podcast in March; Assured announced a $19 million Series A led by Insight Partners in July.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Dawn Health, which expanded across 15 states before its acquisition.
- Co-founded Assured in 2024 after operating a prior venture with Rahul Shivkumar.
- Assured announced a $6 million seed round backed by First Round Capital and Kindred Ventures.
- Assured announced a $19 million Series A led by Insight Partners in July 2026.
- Participated in the University Innovation Fellows program.

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — Featured in the March 5 episode of Stedi’s Understanding Healthcare podcast with Zack Kanter.
- **2026-07** — Assured announced a $19 million Series A led by Insight Partners, with continued participation from First Round Capital and Kindred Ventures.
- **2026-09** — His July funding announcement was updated on September 22 and describes expansion into additional administrative workflows, starting with privileging, alongside hiring in engineering, product, and go-to-market.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/varunakrishnamurthy/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/varunkrish_
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vdaman8

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