Suril Kantaria

Suril Kantaria is an accomplished entrepreneur and business professional who participated in Y Combinator's W20 (Winter 2020) program.1 He co-founded Savvy, a health benefits startup that offered flexible stipends for employee health insurance.1

Educational Background

Kantaria graduated magna cum laude from Dartmouth College with a degree in Economics and was a member of the Phi Beta Kappa honor society.

Professional Experience

Entrepreneurship

As a co-founder of Savvy, Kantaria helped develop a product that allowed employees to use payment cards to purchase their own health insurance.1 The company quickly scaled to handle tens of millions of dollars in volume and expanded its operations to all 50 state health insurance markets.1 Savvy attracted backing from notable investors, including Y Combinator, Marc Andreessen, and the founders of One Medical and Indeed.1

Exit and Acquisition

In 2022, Savvy was acquired by Take Command, a leading company in the health insurance HRA (Health Reimbursement Arrangement) space.1 Following this successful exit, Kantaria shared his experiences and lessons learned as a first-time founder.23

Other Roles

After his time at Savvy, Kantaria went on to work as a Product Lead for Financial Services at Primer AI, a company specializing in natural language processing tools for businesses. His career also includes experience in finance, having worked in the Special Situations Group (SSG) at Goldman Sachs and later at TPG Capital, where he focused on technology investments.

Suril Kantaria's diverse background in entrepreneurship, product development, financial services, and technology investing has equipped him with a unique skill set to address complex business challenges.