Healthians
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Founded | April 2015 |
| Founder | Deepak Sahni |
| Headquarters | , |
Number of locations | 250+[1][2] |
Area served | India |
Key people | Deepak Sahni (Founder & CEO) |
| Revenue |  ₹500 crore (US$63 million) (2022)[3] |
| Website | www |
Healthians is an Indian diagnostic company with its headquarters in Gurgaon, Haryana. It was incorporated in 2015 as a subsidiary of Expedient Healthcare.[4] Deepak Sahni is the Founder and CEO of the company.[5]
History[edit]
Healthians was founded by Deepak Sahni in 2015.[6][7] The first laboratory was set up by Healthians in Gurugram. [5] It operates in over 250 cities[8] and has a network of 12 labs across the country.[9][10][11]
In 2019, Healthians acquired a Mumbai-based diagnostic and logistics provider Healthy Labs and organized the first edition of National Health Checkup Day in partnership with The Times of India that aimed to raise awareness about preventive healthcare.[12][13]
In 2021, It had signed an MoU with Delhi Paramedical and Management Institute, and SV for providing training and education in the field of diagnosis, paramedical sciences and healthcare.[14][15][16][17][18][19]
In March 2024, Indian airport service aggregator company DreamFolks partnered with Healthians.[20]
Funding[edit]
Healthians had raised seed funding from Healthstart in 2015. In the same year cricketer Yuvraj Singh’s venture capital firm YouWeCan was the next investor in Healthians.[21] In the year 2016 Japanese VC fund BeeNext invested in the firm through series A round of funding. In November 2019 Healthian had raised funds up to $14 mn through series B funding where $12 million were raised from Japan-based DG Incubation and DG Daiwa Ventures.[6] Apart from this Beenos Partners, Mistetoe, Trifecta Capital, HealthStart have also invested in Healthians. Asuka Holdings and Kotak Private Equity have also invested in the firm.[4] The firm’s total funding stands at $22.8 million.[22] In 2022 the Healthians announced it will raise another $54 mn in a funding led by WestBridge Capital.[23]
Controversy[edit]
A complaint was filed by Dr. Rohit Jain that an online health service provider (Healthians) was allegedly allowed to collect samples of COVID-19 patients without proper license. On 26 October, Gurugram Police filed an affidavit with Delhi High Court that "Healthians never performed any COVID-19 test till April 15, 2021, and was only involved in sample collection under MoU with NABL and ICMR approved COVID-19 labs. It has registration certificate under Clinical Establishment Act, 2010."[24]
References[edit]
- ^ "Healthians enters UAE, Bangladesh; plans to operationalise functions by end 2022". Business Today. 5 August 2022.
- ^ "Exclusive: Healthians To Raise $54 Mn In Funding From WestBridge, Trifecta". Inc42 Media. 3 January 2022.
- ^ "Healthians set to become profitable in FY2022-23; Registers over Rs 500 crore annualised revenue". Financial Express. 30 August 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
- ^ a b Choudhury, Deepsekhar (16 December 2019). "Healthians: The start-up bringing health to the doorstep". The Financial Express. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- ^ a b Singh, Rajiv (12 February 2019). "Forbes India - Healthians: Litmus Test". Forbes India. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- ^ a b Venugopalan, Anjali. "Yuvraj Singh-backed Healthians diagnostics draws up expansion plans". The Economic Times. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- ^ "Deepak Sahni, Ceo & Founder, Healthians". India Infoline. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- ^ "Healthians expands its health testing at home service to additional 100 cities across India - ET HealthWorld". The Economic Times. 28 June 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- ^ Ganesh, Venkatesh (14 January 2019). "Diagnostics start-up Healthians plans expansion into South". www.thehindubusinessline.com. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
- ^ Ganesh, Venkatesh (14 January 2019). "Diagnostics start-up Healthians plans expansion into South". @businessline. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- ^ Bhalla, Kritti (18 November 2019). "Yuvraj Singh-Backed Healthians Raises $12 Mn To Expand Presence". Inc42 Media. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- ^ S.H, Salman (28 May 2019). "Healthians acqui-hires Mumbai-based Healthy Labs, to absorb entire staff". mint. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- ^ "Times of India & Healthians partner to celebrate December 1 as National Health Checkup Day | India News - Times of India". The Times of India. 30 October 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- ^ "Healthians, SVSU aim to create 3000 jobs within next three years". www.biospectrumindia.com. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- ^ "Healthians partners with DPMI for short-term healthcare programmes". www.biospectrumindia.com. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- ^ "Drive-through COVID-19 testing facility launched in Haryana's Gurugram". mint. 12 April 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- ^ "Healthians unveils COVID-19 screening for corporates". The Hindu. 4 May 2020. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- ^ Awasthi, Prashasti (25 August 2020). "Healthians introduces 'MedShield' to enable doctors to resume clinic operations". @businessline. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- ^ "Privilege Wellness Card by Healthians hits nearly 1 million enrollments in just 2 months". BW Defence. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- ^ "DreamFolks Partners with Healthians: Your Membership Card Now Gets You Healthier". Bru Times News.
- ^ Kapur, Narinder (18 November 2019). "Yuvraj Singh-backed Healthians pockets Series B cheque". VCCircle. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- ^ Upadhyay, Harsh; Tyagi, Gaurav (18 June 2021). "Decoding Healthians' current ESOP and shareholding structure". Entrackr. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- ^ "Exclusive: Healthians To Raise $54 Mn In Funding From WestBridge, Trifecta". Inc42 Media. 3 January 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
- ^ Dutta, Sharangee (26 October 2021). "'Healthians' lab has ICMR, NABL accreditation; Gurugram Police to Delhi HC". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 13 December 2021.