Launch · Healthcare & Life Sciences

W Health Ventures studio model gains traction

By Startup Enthusiast · 5 March 2026

What they do

W Health Ventures runs 2070 Health, a venture studio that builds healthcare businesses from scratch with partners

Its studio launched cancer care platform Everhope Oncology in March 2025 with a $10 Mn capital infusion in partnership with Narayana Health

AI is enabling a second wave of venture studios in India, with 77 new funds launched in 2025 aggregating over $12.1 Bn

W Health Ventures managing partner Pankaj Jethwani said the firm's 2070 Health venture studio creates businesses from scratch with partners, not just investing.
The studio launched cancer care platform Everhope Oncology in March 2025 in partnership with Narayana Health.
Everhope Oncology received a $10 Mn capital infusion from Narayana Health.
The 2070 Health central team does R&D, venture design, de-risking business models, and forming the founding team.
Pankaj Jethwani noted that the current investor pool cannot back the high number of early stage startups with overlapping products or models.
AI has collapsed the cost of building a first version, but cannot fix go-to-market failures or churn, said Krishna Dunthoori, founder of HyKr Venture Studio.
HyKr Studio, launched by Apty founder Krishna Dunthoori, started operations in March 2026.

In 2025, 77 new and refreshed funds were launched, with an aggregate corpus of over $12.1 Bn, according to Inc42 data.
In 2025, 77 new or refreshed funds were launched with an aggregate corpus over $12.1 Bn, with 58% focused on early stage.
The Indian AI market is expected to reach a $126 Bn opportunity by 2030, with a potential GDP impact of $1.7 Tn by 2035.
AI enables a second wave of venture studios in India; the earlier wave included Prototyze (founded 2014), Betaworks, and Idealab.

W Health Ventures operates 2070 Health, a venture studio that builds healthcare businesses from scratch.
The studio partners with domain experts and co-creates companies, providing R&D, venture design, and de-risking.
It launched Everhope Oncology, a cancer care platform, in March 2025 with Narayana Health.
Other venture studios in India include Think9, The Foundery, Smile Group, VenturEdu, HyKr, and Antler India.

HyKr Studio plans to build up to 20 high growth ventures in deeptech, health, construction, and proptech.
It will operate across two cohorts by FY27 with an initial commitment of ₹100 Cr.
HyKr Studio will invest ₹2 Cr to ₹4 Cr per company via a co-creation studio model.