Healthians founder Deepak Sahni has stepped down from the company after nearly a decade, marking the end of his formal executive role at the Gurugram-based health-tech startup.
In a LinkedIn post, Sahni said he had transitioned from Founder and CEO to Executive Chairman in November 2023, and over the past year helped onboard and stabilise Healthians’ first fully professional management team. He added that he has now stepped away from all executive responsibilities and will continue only as a shareholder.
“For me, Healthians has never been just a company. It has been a mission,” Sahni said, noting that the firm was scaled to a valuation of over ₹3,000 crore, expanded to 300+ cities, built 22 laboratories, and raised seven rounds of capital without the use of external investment bankers.
Funding, Ownership and Future Plans
Under Sahni’s leadership, Healthians raised $75 million in funding from investors including WestBridge, BEENEXT, DG Ventures and YouWeCan. Sahni currently holds a 6.5% stake in the company.
Going forward, he plans to focus on backing early stage founders through a ₹100 crore personal investment corpus, while also working on new healthcare ventures and problem statements.
Company Performance in FY25
According to consolidated financial statements filed with the Registrar of Companies, Healthians reported operating revenue of ₹263 crore in FY25, up 8% year-on-year from ₹243 crore in FY24. Including ₹7 crore in non-operating income, total income stood at ₹270 crore.
Improved revenue and tighter cost controls helped the company cut losses sharply by 89% to ₹5 crore, compared with a loss of ₹45 crore in the previous year. Healthians also reported positive EBITDA of ₹32 crore, with an EBITDA margin of 12.17%.
Business Snapshot
Healthians provides at home diagnostic services across more than 250 cities in India and claims to have conducted over 10 crore tests to date. The company operates at the intersection of diagnostics, logistics and consumer healthcare, a segment that has seen increased investor and regulatory focus in recent years.
Why It Matters
Sahni’s exit marks a founder-to-professional-management transition at Healthians, even as the company edges closer to sustained profitability. His move to focus on capital allocation and mentorship reflects a broader trend of first-generation founders shifting towards ecosystem building roles after scaling businesses to maturity.
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