Deepak Sahni has stepped away from formal executive responsibilities and will now only be a shareholder
The founder and former CEO hinted at focussing on newer ventures while doubling down on angel investments in the startup ecosystem
Earlier this month, Sahni committed INR 100 Cr to back early stage startups run by young Indian entrepreneurs
Healthtech startup Healthians
founder Deepak Sahni has stepped away from executive responsibilities and will now only be a shareholder.
Announcing the move on LinkedIn, Sahni said he had earlier transitioned from his role as CEO of the startup to executive chairman in November 2023 to “guide the company’s first true professional management team”.
Nishant Singhal replaced Sahni as the CEO in July last year, after having served as the chief operating officer.
Sahni also hinted at shifting focus on a new venture, presumably in the healthcare space.
“Going forward, my focus remains the same: to solve deeper problems in healthcare, support brilliant founders, and build new ventures with even more clarity and courage,” he said in his post.
Earlier this month, Sahni committed INR 100 Cr to back early stage startups run by young Indian entrepreneurs. He is expected to make the investments over the next three years. The founder has already invested INR 4.5 Cr in early stage startups like Handpickd, Beanly, Indian Sneaker Fest (ISF), Gignaati AI, among others.
Meanwhile, along with stepping away from day-to-day responsibilities, Sahni also reportedly divested a part of his stake in Healthians, which was lapped up by existing investor Westbridge Capital. The reports said that Healthians is in the midst of an investment round which others are also expected to join.
Founded in 2014, the Gurugram-based startup operates an at-home health testing service spread across 250 cities after initially starting as a diagnostic platform. It has a network of fully-automated laboratories and a team of over 2,500 skilled phlebotomists who specialise in sample collection from homes, as per its website. It claims to have undertaken 100 Mn+ tests since its inception.
Healthians has further diversified its offerings to include diet and doctor consultations, supplements and genetic testing.
The startup has raised significant capital from investors that include Westbridge, BEENEXT, and cricketer Yuvraj Singh’s YouWeCan.
On the financial front, Healthians reported an 8% increase in its operating revenue to INR 263 Cr in FY25 from INR 243 Cr in the previous fiscal year. Its loss narrowed 89% to INR 5 Cr INR 45 Cr in the previous fiscal year, according to Tofler.
The latest announcement comes a week after Eternal founder and CEO Deepinder Goyal similarly passed on the helm of the company he built to focus on new ventures.
