Healthians Explained

Healthians
Type:Private
Founder:Deepak Sahni
Hq Location City:Gurugram, Haryana
Hq Location Country:India
Num Locations:250+[1] [2]
Area Served:India
Key People:Deepak Sahni (Founder & CEO)
Revenue: (2022)[3]

Healthians is an Indian diagnostic company with its headquarters in Gurgaon, Haryana. It was incorporated in 2015 as a subsidiary of Expedient Healthcare. Deepak Sahni is the Founder and CEO of the company.[4]

History

Healthians was founded by Deepak Sahni in 2015.[5] [6] The first laboratory was set up by Healthians in Gurugram. It operates in over 250 cities[7] and has a network of 12 labs across the country.[8] [9] [10]

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.[11] [12]

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.[13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18]

In March 2024, Indian airport service aggregator company DreamFolks partnered with Healthians.[19]

Funding

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.[20] 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. 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.[21] 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

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]

Notes and References

  1. News: Healthians enters UAE, Bangladesh; plans to operationalise functions by end 2022 . Business Today . 5 August 2022 . en.
  2. News: Exclusive: Healthians To Raise $54 Mn In Funding From WestBridge, Trifecta . Inc42 Media . 3 January 2022.
  3. News: Healthians set to become profitable in FY2022-23; Registers over Rs 500 crore annualised revenue . 30 August 2022 . Financial Express . en . 1 January 2023.
  4. Web site: Singh. Rajiv. 12 February 2019. Forbes India - Healthians: Litmus Test. 2021-12-13. Forbes India. en.
  5. News: Venugopalan. Anjali. Yuvraj Singh-backed Healthians diagnostics draws up expansion plans. The Economic Times. 2021-12-13.
  6. Web site: Deepak Sahni, Ceo & Founder, Healthians. 2021-12-13. India Infoline. en.
  7. Web site: 28 June 2021. Healthians expands its health testing at home service to additional 100 cities across India - ET HealthWorld. 2021-12-13. The Economic Times. en.
  8. Web site: Ganesh . Venkatesh . 2019-01-14 . Diagnostics start-up Healthians plans expansion into South . 2022-12-07 . www.thehindubusinessline.com . en.
  9. Web site: Ganesh. Venkatesh. Diagnostics start-up Healthians plans expansion into South. 2021-12-13. @businessline. 14 January 2019 . en.
  10. Web site: Bhalla. Kritti. 2019-11-18. Yuvraj Singh-Backed Healthians Raises $12 Mn To Expand Presence. 2021-12-13. Inc42 Media. en-US.
  11. Web site: S.H. Salman. 2019-05-28. Healthians acqui-hires Mumbai-based Healthy Labs, to absorb entire staff. 2021-12-13. mint. en.
  12. News: Times of India & Healthians partner to celebrate December 1 as National Health Checkup Day India News - Times of India. 2021-12-13. The Times of India. 30 October 2019 . en.
  13. Web site: Healthians, SVSU aim to create 3000 jobs within next three years. 2021-12-13. www.biospectrumindia.com. en.
  14. Web site: Healthians partners with DPMI for short-term healthcare programmes. 2021-12-13. www.biospectrumindia.com. en.
  15. Web site: 2020-04-12. Drive-through COVID-19 testing facility launched in Haryana's Gurugram. 2021-12-13. mint. en.
  16. News: 2020-05-04. Healthians unveils COVID-19 screening for corporates. en-IN. The Hindu. 2021-12-13. 0971-751X.
  17. Web site: Awasthi. Prashasti. Healthians introduces 'MedShield' to enable doctors to resume clinic operations. 2021-12-13. @businessline. 25 August 2020 . en.
  18. Web site: Privilege Wellness Card by Healthians hits nearly 1 million enrollments in just 2 months. 2021-12-13. BW Defence. en.
  19. Web site: DreamFolks Partners with Healthians: Your Membership Card Now Gets You Healthier . Bru Times News . en.
  20. Web site: Kapur. Narinder. 2019-11-18. Yuvraj Singh-backed Healthians pockets Series B cheque. 2021-12-13. VCCircle. en-US.
  21. Web site: Choudhury. Deepsekhar. 2019-12-16. Healthians: The start-up bringing health to the doorstep. 2021-12-13. The Financial Express. en-US.
  22. Web site: Upadhyay. Harsh. Tyagi. Gaurav. 2021-06-18. Decoding Healthians' current ESOP and shareholding structure. 2021-12-13. Entrackr. en-US.
  23. Web site: 2022-01-03. Exclusive: Healthians To Raise $54 Mn In Funding From WestBridge, Trifecta. 2022-01-22. Inc42 Media. en-US.
  24. Web site: Dutta. Sharangee. 2021-10-26. 'Healthians' lab has ICMR, NABL accreditation; Gurugram Police to Delhi HC. 2021-12-13. Hindustan Times. en.

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