Sohar Health, an AI-based eligibility determination and Verification of Benefits (VoB) provider, announced a $3.8 million seed funding round led by Kindred Capital, with participation from Y Combinator, Rebel Fund, and Concept Ventures.
This funding round will accelerate Sohar’s mission to break down insurance barriers that delay care, overwhelm providers, and leave patients in limbo.
Many patients run into barriers before they ever set foot in a clinic. For example, a parent might try to book a therapy appointment for their child, but the provider cannot confirm coverage. Or a patient with chronic pain could spend hours researching in-network specialists, only to be blindsided by a denial. These breakdowns, often the result of outdated directories or paperwork errors, are far from rare. A more substantial and more accurate onboarding process could have prevented many of these issues before care was even delivered.
When insurance verification fails, patients delay or abandon care. And providers lose revenue and waste hours on rework. Plus, delayed treatment can lead to worsening conditions and higher downstream costs, from avoidable ER visits to hospitalizations.
To address these challenges, Sohar Health is rebuilding healthcare’s front door with real-time, AI-based eligibility and benefits verification. Instead of wrestling with manual workflows and outdated systems, providers using Sohar can instantly confirm coverage, reduce administrative overhead, and see more patients. For patients, that means fewer delays, fewer denials, and a faster, clearer path to care.
Sohar’s flagship Verification product offers:
1.) Real-Time Eligibility Checks – With a median response time of 6 seconds, 90% of eligibility verifications are completed within 30 seconds, seamlessly integrating into providers’ patient intake workflows.
2.) High Accuracy – Achieves a 96% accuracy rate in benefits data, including copay and coinsurance information, reducing claim denials and administrative errors.
3.) Bulk API Capabilities – Enables up to 1,000 verification checks per API call, ensuring patients maintain coverage from appointment scheduling to consultation.
By automating insurance eligibility verification, Sohar Health’s AI-based solutions ensure patients get connected with the in-network care they need while increasing revenue capture for providers. And the company’s solutions currently support leading behavioral health providers, primary care organizations, and telehealth platforms, ensuring that insurance verification no longer stands in the way of care.
KEY QUOTES:
“At Sohar Health, we believe the future of healthcare is seamless, efficient, and patient-focused. With this funding, we are developing a product suite to help healthcare organizations streamline insurance workflows, allowing providers to focus on patient care rather than paperwork. The launch of Verification further strengthens access to care by eliminating administrative friction and improving the patient experience.”
– Ashish Mandavia, M.D., co-founder and CEO of Sohar Health
“Fixing healthcare isn’t just about new treatments — it’s about modernizing the infrastructure that enables care to happen in the first place. Insurance verification is one of the most overlooked choke points in the revenue cycle, creating delays, denials, and massive inefficiencies for providers and patients alike. The founders of Sohar Health have the deep domain experience to tackle this space head-on, and their AI-powered solution has already earned the trust of leading healthcare providers and powering millions of verifications a year. We believe they’re building critical infrastructure for a more accessible, efficient healthcare system.”
– Leila Zegna, Founding Partner of Kindred Capital
