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Healthians founder steps back, commits ₹100 Cr to startups
By Startup Enthusiast ·
- Date
- Company
- Healthians
- What it does
- At-home health testing service
- Kind
- People
- Amount
- ₹100 Cr
- Based in
- Gurugram
- Founded
- 2014
What they do
Healthians offers at-home diagnostic tests across 250+ cities in India
What happened
Founder Deepak Sahni transitioned from CEO to Executive Chairman in November 2023, sold part stake to Westbridge, and committed ₹100 Cr to early-stage startups
Why it matters
The company is raising a new investment round and reported a narrowed loss of ₹5 Cr in FY25
The details
- Healthians founder Deepak Sahni stepped away from executive responsibilities but remains a shareholder.
- Sahni had transitioned from CEO to Executive Chairman in November 2023.
- Nishant Singhal was appointed CEO in July 2025; he was previously the COO.
- Sahni plans to focus on new ventures in healthcare, support founders, and build ventures.
- He committed ₹100 crore to back early-stage startups over three years.
- Sahni has already invested ₹4.5 crore in startups like Handpickd, Beanly, Indian Sneaker Fest (ISF), Gignaati AI, among others.
- Sahni divested part of his stake in Healthians, bought by existing investor Westbridge Capital.
- Healthians is in the midst of an investment round; others are expected to join.
The bigger picture
- The founder's stake sale and transition signal a leadership change at a mature startup.
- Sahni's network of 2,500 phlebotomists and 250 cities shows his intent to nurture the next generation of healthcare startups.
- Healthians' loss narrowed 89% to ₹5 crore in FY25, indicating improved financial health.
- The company achieved positive EBITDA of ₹32 crore in FY25, a milestone for profitability.
About the business
- Healthians is an at-home health testing service operating across 250+ cities in India.
- It has a network of fully-automated labs and 2,500+ phlebotomists for home sample collection.
- The company claims to have conducted 100 million+ tests since inception.
- It has diversified into diet consultations, doctor consultations, supplements, and genetic testing.
- Healthians serves government panels including CGHS, DGEHS, Delhi Police, CRPF, ESIC, and others.
- It operates in cities like Gurgaon, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Ranchi, Ahmedabad, and more.
- The website offers at-home diagnostic tests: full body checkups, blood tests, packages for heart, cancer, diabetes, thyroid, etc.
What happens next
- Healthians is in the midst of an investment round; others are expected to join.
- Sahni plans to focus on new ventures in healthcare, support founders, and build ventures.
- Sahni committed ₹100 crore to back early-stage startups over three years.
The deal
- Type
- stake-sale
Investors
- Westbridge Capital (existing) — Existing investor that bought part of Sahni's stake.
- BEENEXT (existing) — Existing investor.
- Yuvraj Singh's YouWeCan (existing) — Existing investor.
Founders
- Deepak Sahni, Founder & former CEO
- Nishant Singhal, CEO
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