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Deepak Sahni

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

Education and career

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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 in 2004, founded SWT Services, a healthcare-focused digital firm in India, where he served as founder and director.[8] Sahni has also represented India at the Medical Tourism Congress in the US for three consecutive years.[9] He also co-founded High Beam Global.[10][11]

After running SWT for seven years until 2013, he founded Healthians, which opened its first laboratory in Gurgaon.[12][13] The company operates in over 250 cities and maintains a network of 12 labs across the country.[14][15][16] In 2019, Healthians acquired Healthy Labs, a diagnostic and logistics provider based in Mumbai.[16][17][18]

In 2022, Deepak was invited to speak at the FE Healthcare Summit hosted by FE.com.[19]

Awards and recognition

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Deepak Sahni received the Futuristic Face of Healthcare award in 2009.[20] 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.[21] He was also included in the Top 25 Healthcare Technology CEOs of Asia by BW Disrupt in 2020.[22] In 2021, he was featured in Businessworld's 40 under 40 list[23] and selected as one of the top 50 Torchbearers of Healthcare by Medgate.[24] Sahni received the Leaders in Healthcare award in 2021 from Forbes India.[25]

References 

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  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. ^ "6 Indian entrepreneurs with successful second innings". ANI News. Retrieved 2024-09-16.
  9. ^ "Entrepreneur 2023". www.entrepreneurindia.com. Retrieved 2024-09-16.
  10. ^ "The Top 25 Healthcare Technology CEOs of Asia for 2020". The Healthcare Technology Report. 16 November 2020.
  11. ^ "Online marketplace for preventive health check-up Healthians raises funding from YouWeCan". VCCircle.
  12. ^ Sharma, Neetu Chandra (2021-06-29). "Healthians expands services to additional 100 cities". mint.
  13. ^ "Top 6 Indian Entrepreneurs With Unconventional Backgrounds".
  14. ^ "Healthians to enter UAE, Bangladesh markets". www.thehindubusinessline.com. 2022-08-05.
  15. ^ "Diagnostics firm Healthians flags high stress level in 31-40 age group". The Hindu. 2022-10-04. ISSN 0971-751X.
  16. ^ a b Bhalla, Kritti (2019-11-18). "Yuvraj Singh-Backed Healthians Raises $12 Mn To Expand Presence". Inc42 Media.
  17. ^ 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.
  18. ^ Venugopalan, Anjali (2019-11-18). "Healthians raises Rs 85 crore in Series B". The Economic Times. ISSN 0013-0389.
  19. ^ "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.
  20. ^ "Once A College Dropout, Now The CEO Of India's Leading Diagnostics Firm, Healthians, Meet Health-Tech Veteran, Deepak Sahni". BW Businessworld. Retrieved 2024-09-16.
  21. ^ Jain, Samiksha (5 September 2016). "Here Are The Winners Of The Prestigious 6th Annual Entrepreneur India Awards 2016". Entrepreneur.
  22. ^ "The Top 25 Healthcare Technology CEOs of Asia for 2020". The Healthcare Technology Report. 16 November 2020.
  23. ^ Chawla, Namah. "BW Disrupt Unveils Top 40 Under 40 Change Makers And Entrepreneurs of 2020". BW Disrupt.
  24. ^ "Top 50 Torch Bearers of Healthcare". Medgate Today.
  25. ^ "Deepak Sahni: The Man Delivering Health to the Doorsteps of Every Indian" (PDF). Forbes India.