Deepak Sahni is an Indian entrepreneur[2] who is the founder and CEO of Healthians,[3][4] a diagnostic company headquartered in Gurgaon.[5][6]

Deepak Sahni
NationalityIndian
EducationMaster's degree in computer application
Alma materManipal University, Sikkim
St. Margaret School, New Delhi
Occupations
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Education and career edit

Sahni attended St Margaret School in Delhi before earning his degree and master's in computer application from Sikkim and Manipal University.[7]

He began his career assembling computer components[7] and later established a healthcare firm in 2003. In 2006, he launched SWT, a healthcare-focused digital firm in India. Sahni represented India at the Medical Tourism Congress in the US. He also co-founded High Beam Global.[8][9]

After running SWT for seven years until 2013, he founded Healthians, which opened its first laboratory in Gurgaon.[10][11] The company operates in over 250 cities and maintains a network of 12 labs across the country.[12][13][14] In 2019, Healthians acquired Healthy Labs, a diagnostic and logistics provider based in Mumbai.[14][15][16]

In 2022, Deepak was invited to speak at the FE Healthcare Summit hosted by FE.com.[17]

Awards and recognition edit

Deepak Sahni received the Futuristic Face of Healthcare award in 2009. In 2015, he was honored with the Leaders Award for Social Impact Enterprise of the Year.[7] Sahni was recognized as the Young Entrepreneur of the Year in 2016.[18] He was also included in the Top 25 Healthcare Technology CEOs of Asia for 2020.[19] Additionally, Sahni was named among the 100 most influential entrepreneurs in India by Entrepreneur magazine. In 2021, he was featured in Businessworld's 40 under 40 list[20] and selected as one of the top 50 Torchbearers of Healthcare by Medgate.[21] Sahni received the Leaders in Healthcare award in 2021 from Forbes India.[22]

References  edit

  1. ^ "A startup founder must know how to work with limited resources, says Healthians CEO". The Times of India. 5 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Healthians: Litmus Test". Forbes India.
  3. ^ "6 Effective Strategies to Navigate Businesses During Tough Times". Entrepreneur. 2022-11-15.
  4. ^ "We align with government's Ayushman Bharat Yojana: Healthians CEO Deepak Sahni - ET Government". ETGovernment.com.
  5. ^ "'Millennial Indians are becoming health conscious', says Deepak Sahni of Healthians". www.indulgexpress.com.
  6. ^ "Deepak Sahni: The Man Delivering Health to the Doorsteps of Every Indian" (PDF). Forbes India.
  7. ^ a b c "COVID 19 - How a Crisis is Nudging us to Reinvent". CXO Outlook. 2020-11-20.
  8. ^ "The Top 25 Healthcare Technology CEOs of Asia for 2020". The Healthcare Technology Report. 16 November 2020.
  9. ^ "Online marketplace for preventive health check-up Healthians raises funding from YouWeCan". VCCircle.
  10. ^ Sharma, Neetu Chandra (2021-06-29). "Healthians expands services to additional 100 cities". mint.
  11. ^ "Top 6 Indian Entrepreneurs With Unconventional Backgrounds".
  12. ^ "Healthians to enter UAE, Bangladesh markets". www.thehindubusinessline.com. 2022-08-05.
  13. ^ "Diagnostics firm Healthians flags high stress level in 31-40 age group". The Hindu. 2022-10-04. ISSN 0971-751X.
  14. ^ a b Bhalla, Kritti (2019-11-18). "Yuvraj Singh-Backed Healthians Raises $12 Mn To Expand Presence". Inc42 Media.
  15. ^ Sarkar, Gargi (2023-03-18). "Healthtech Startup Healthians' FY22 Loss Widens 2.7X To INR 122 Cr, Revenue Up To INR 169 Cr". Inc42 Media. Retrieved 2023-06-03.
  16. ^ Venugopalan, Anjali (2019-11-18). "Healthians raises Rs 85 crore in Series B". The Economic Times. ISSN 0013-0389.
  17. ^ "The preventive diagnostics market is very large and we are focusing on it: Deepak Sahni, Founder & CEO, Healthians at FE Healthcare Summit". Financialexpress. 2022-10-05.
  18. ^ Jain, Samiksha (5 September 2016). "Here Are The Winners Of The Prestigious 6th Annual Entrepreneur India Awards 2016". Entrepreneur.
  19. ^ "The Top 25 Healthcare Technology CEOs of Asia for 2020". The Healthcare Technology Report. 16 November 2020.
  20. ^ Chawla, Namah. "BW Disrupt Unveils Top 40 Under 40 Change Makers And Entrepreneurs of 2020". BW Disrupt.
  21. ^ "Top 50 Torch Bearers of Healthcare". Medgate Today.
  22. ^ "Deepak Sahni: The Man Delivering Health to the Doorsteps of Every Indian" (PDF). Forbes India.