With employer-sponsored health insurance costs expected to surpass $1.7 trillion in 2025, organizations are under mounting pressure to rein in benefits spending while improving employee outcomes. Avante, the first AI-native benefits intelligence platform, has officially launched to address this critical challenge—offering employers real-time insights, automated HR support, and optimized employee engagement tools.
Since its R&D phase in late 2023, Avante has partnered with leading companies like Zscaler, Datavant, Real Chemistry, and OneDigital to refine its platform, demonstrating a 40% reduction in HR workload, 3% decrease in benefits program costs, and 7x improvement in employee engagement.
Closing the Gap Between Rising Costs and Employee Value
Avante’s CEO and Co-Founder, Rohan D’Souza, states:
“The employer benefits landscape is broken—rising costs, siloed systems, and poor employee utilization. Avante changes that with a unified AI-powered approach.”
Stats:
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Employers spend $15,000+ per employee/year on family health coverage
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Employees add another $6,000, yet utilization remains low
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Most benefit offerings go unused due to confusion or lack of access
Avante bridges this gap by offering vendor-neutral, real-time data intelligence that helps HR teams align benefits spending with employee needs—driving both cost-efficiency and better health outcomes.
AI Agents and Automation: The New Front Line of Benefits Engagement
At the heart of the platform is Avante’s AI-powered virtual companion, which supports employees in 50 languages and provides on-demand, personalized benefits guidance. From mental health resources to fitness programs and telehealth, the assistant helps employees optimize usage—improving experience while lowering unnecessary spending.
As Dr. Carly Eckert, Co-founder and Head of Innovation, explains:
“Our AI learns responsibly with human oversight, clinical integrity, and safeguards built in. We deliver accurate, personalized, and trustworthy guidance at scale.”
Benefits:
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Eliminates 40M+ hours/month in manual benefits administration
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Increases access and equity with 24/7 multilingual support
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Reduces HR workload while improving employee outcomes
Unified Analytics Through Beacon™ Technology
Avante’s proprietary Beacon™ technology powers a constellation of AI agents that analyze and synthesize complex data—from medical and pharmacy claims to vendor performance and employee usage.
This creates a single source of truth for benefits management, offering:
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Real-time ROI tracking
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Predictive cost and utilization insights
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Streamlined vendor assessments and strategic planning
According to Executive Chairman Kabir Shahani:
“Avante helps HR and finance leaders make smarter decisions faster—closing the loop between strategy, execution, and employee support.”
Creating a Virtuous Cycle: Savings, Satisfaction, and Sustainability
By increasing utilization of high-impact, underused programs and reducing administrative overhead, Avante creates a flywheel effect:
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Better benefits access →
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Smarter employee decisions →
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Improved health outcomes →
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Reduced costs →
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Renewed investment in benefits strategy
As Dr. Vin Gupta, Avante’s clinical advisor, notes:
“HR teams are essential to the modern healthcare ecosystem. Avante gives them the tools to drive real impact, connecting employees to care with intelligence and empathy.”
Avante’s launch marks a significant shift in how companies manage one of their largest and most critical investments—employee benefits. With AI at its core, Avante not only delivers operational efficiency but also empowers organizations to support their workforce with greater precision, transparency, and care.
In a time when employers are looking for every opportunity to cut waste, improve engagement, and enhance wellness, Avante offers a future-ready platform that aligns cost with value—finally bending the benefits cost curve in the right direction.
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