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<ul><li>The company said in a statement that it "had to take the tough decision to let go 150 of our team members".</li><li>The platform offered a severance package of two months to the laid-off employees, with two weeks per year served at the startup.</li><li>According to the company, it caters to more than 30 million users in over 300 cities with over 2,000 coaches.</li></ul>Leading AI health and fitness platform <keyword id="2698623" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="healthifyme" source="Orion">HealthifyMe</keyword> has sacked at least 150 employees as the company's growth did not "keep pace with expectations and hiring". The company has a physical presence in Bengaluru, Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Singapore. The company said in a statement that it "had to take the tough decision to let go 150 of our team members". "Like much of tech, growth hasn't kept pace with expectations and hiring," the company added. The platform offered a severance package of two months to the laid-off employees, with two weeks per year served at the startup. "As a part of our severance and support to those impacted, we will offer 2 months' salary severance with 2 weeks per year served at HealthifyMe, vested stocks till March 2023, and medical insurance continuance till June 2023, along with counseling and outplacement support," said the company. According to the company, it caters to more than 30 million users in over 300 cities with over 2,000 coaches. The <keyword id="2534058" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="healthtech" source="Orion">healthtech</keyword> platform in July this year raised $75 million (nearly Rs 560 crore) in a Series C round led by <keyword id="15700419" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="leapfrog-and-khosla-ventures" source="Orion">LeapFrog and Khosla Ventures</keyword>. The company aimed to use the funds to expand in <keyword id="3658" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="india" source="Orion">India</keyword> and <keyword id="53564" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="southeast-asia" source="Orion">Southeast Asia</keyword>, make inroads into <keyword id="6378080" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="north-america" source="Orion">North America</keyword> as well as to acquire relevant companies in the digital health and fitness space. "We are already the market leaders in India and Southeast Asia and by combining AI and human empathy, we can deliver results in weight and lifestyle disease management at a fraction of the cost possible today," Tushar Vashisht, Co-founder and CEO, HealthifyMe, had said in a statement. While HealthifyMe's base has been India, it has been expanding internationally and now nearly 25 per cent of its revenues come from outside the country like Malaysia and Singapore, it had said in July. The company had also said to hire over 1,000 trainers and coaches this year. "We are also undergoing an evolution with our new vision around metabolic health (HealthifyMe 2.0) which requires different resources. In view of this and changing market dynamics, it made sense for us to steer toward profitability, despite a comfortable runway," the company spokesperson said in the latest statement. SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/entertainment/news/ayushmann-khurranas-doctor-g-set-for-ott-debut-on-netflix/articleshow/95995391.cms">Ayushmann Khurrana's 'Doctor G' set for OTT debut on Netflix</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/expect-nifty-to-end-the-december-series-on-a-positive-note-reach-a-target-of-18900-19000-says-r-venkataraman-of-iifl-securities/articleshow/95992944.cms">Expect Nifty to end the December series on a positive note, reach a target of 18,900-19,000, says R Venkataraman of IIFL Securities</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/finance/news/dharmaj-crop-guard-ipo-how-you-can-check-the-allotment-status/articleshow/95992589.cms">Dharmaj Crop Guard IPO : Here’s how you can check the allotment status</a>

HealthifyMe sacks about 150 employees, says growth didn't keep pace with hiring

<ul><li><keyword id="2698623" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="healthifyme" source="Orion">HealthifyMe</keyword> has unveiled its first ever brand commercial campaign ‘Sab karenge try’ featuring <keyword id="823990" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="sara-ali-khan" source="Orion">Sara Ali Khan</keyword>.</li><li>Starring <keyword id="538771" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="pcod" source="Orion">PCOD</keyword> fighter Sara Ali Khan, the ad films celebrate HealthifyMe heroes from Sara’s PoV and encourages the viewers to try the app as well. </li><li>The brand campaign will run for the month of January over television and multiple digital media platforms.</li></ul>Health and <keyword id="18974" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="fitness" source="Orion">fitness</keyword> app HealthifyMe has unveiled its first ever brand commercial campaign ‘Sab karenge try’ to drive adoption of health in the new year. Starring PCOD fighter Sara Ali Khan, the ad films celebrate HealthifyMe heroes from Sara’s PoV and encourages the viewers to try the app as well. The brand campaign will run for the month of January over television and multiple digital media platforms. <div type="Youtube" id="Zs3QyBrl_ac" title="Watch How Sara Ali Khan &amp; 30 Million Users Healthified | It's Time to Healthify" thumbUrl="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Zs3QyBrl_ac/mqdefault.jpg"></div> Conceptualized by <keyword id="12920322" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="wondrlabs" source="Orion">WondrLabs</keyword> and the in-house creative team at HealthifyMe, the films capture the journey of the Healthify heroes from the eyes of Sara Ali Khan. Each of them had their reasons to ‘Healthify’ - Priyanka’s post pregnancy journey, Dr. Rashi’s doctor to patient to back to doctor journey, Sreekanth’s battle against diabetes and Krishan’s determination to be the best dad he can be. The films also reflect the company’s philosophy that crash diets and hyper-workout routines are not sustainable, but in fact, damaging in the long run. It requires a routine, some modifications in diet, and consistency, all of which HealthifyMe’s app is wired to do. Considering its new year when topicality and resolutions spike, the campaign calls upon users to take a resolution this year to add more ‘movement’ and nutrition in one’s life. While many people take fitness resolutions on the new year, the campaign aims to motivate them to link it to a life goal and use HealthifyMe to stay on course towards a sustainable path of weight loss. Speaking about the campaign, <keyword id="2840907" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="tushar-vashisht" source="Orion">Tushar Vashisht</keyword>, CEO &amp; Co-founder at HealthifyMe, said, “We are excited to launch our first TV campaign and have Sara Ali Khan as our brand ambassador. Sara is a high achiever who has herself been on a tremendous fitness transformation as she lost 40kgs and overcame PCOS - going from being overweight to one of the fittest bollywood celebrities. She understands the challenges that our customers face when it comes to adopting a fitter lifestyle within their busy schedule. We are confident that she is perfectly placed to motivate millions of Indians to start their fitness journey with HealthifyMe.” Sara Ali Khan said, “When I heard about the Healthify weight loss and wellness stories, it felt like I was listening to my own transformation story told in so many inspiring ways, and that’s why this brand is so close to my heart. HealthifyMe is known for transforming the lives of millions of Indians through its diet and workout plans and partnering with them is so fulfilling, because I get to help more and more people go through the journey I’ve had. The other HealthifyMe heroes and I are proof that lifestyle related diseases like Diabetes, PCOD and Hypertension can be kept at bay and even reversed by adopting a healthy lifestyle from the comfort of our homes via apps like HealthifyMe. In fact, they’re the need of the hour as we enter lockdowns.” To motivate more and more users to start their fitness journey this year with HealthifyMe, the company is offering 1 month of HealthifyStudio access (HealthifyMe’s online fitness studio) for free to everyone. Along with this, users can also explore interesting fitness plans on the app and connect with a wide network of over 2000 nutritionists and coaches from across the globe who will help them achieve sustainable and long term fitness. HealthifyMe coaches and fitness experts will also share byte-sized content on diet and fitness daily on the app. The company will also be celebrating the achievements of its Heroes who have achieved incredible fitness transformations and the stories of HealthifyMe coaches, who have continued to deliver impact through two years of the pandemic.

Sara Ali Khan gets candid about her weight loss journey for HealthifyMe's first-ever brand campaign

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="76921" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Vinod-Khosla">Vinod Khosla</keyword> invested in <keyword id="2698623" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="HealthifyMe">HealthifyMe</keyword> after passing on the startup a few years ago.</li><li>The venture capitalist told Insider he was impressed by the health-and-fitness app's use of <keyword id="6355999" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="ai">AI</keyword>.</li><li><keyword id="130474" type="COMPANY" weightage="60" keywordseo="Khosla-Ventures">Khosla Ventures</keyword> co-led HealthifyMe's $75 million funding round in July.</li></ul>Billionaire investor Vinod Khosla <a href="https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/healthifyme-raises-usd-75-million-in-series-c-round-led-by-leapfrog-and-khosla-ventures-301337598.html">recently backed</a> an Indian health-and-fitness app called HealthifyMe. The Khosla Ventures boss <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/vinod-khosla-ventures-warren-buffett-investing-principles-market-bubbles-crashes-2021-7">told Insider in an exclusive interview</a> why he plowed millions of dollars into the startup after passing on it only a few years ago.HealthifyMe combines human coaches with artificial intelligence to provide nutritional advice, fitness classes, and diet-and-exercise plans to around 25 million users. Khosla Ventures was the co-lead investor in HealthifyMe's Series C funding round, which raised $75 million for the company last month. HealthifyMe has now raised over $100 million from investors including Unilever Ventures and Elm - an IT security company owned by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund.The startup's vast addressable market, coupled with its goal of helping people become healthier and more active, appealed to Khosla. "The larger the problem, the bigger the opportunity," he said. "Obesity and health are large problems.""Good for society, good for business," he said about HealthifyMe's mission.Khosla was most excited about the app harnessing AI to offer tailored nutritional advice based on a user's local cuisine and specific health conditions, such as diabetes or hypertension. Without that technology, the company would have to employ an army of nutritionists, making it much less scalable and affordable, he said.HealthifyMe's use of AI gives it a superior growth trajectory to a typical dieting company, while its app trumps conventional dieting and weight-loss books, because it can update its advice based on the latest scientific research, Khosla added.The venture capitalist told Insider he seeks to invest in talented founders with grand visions of disrupting large <keyword id="31671" type="CITY" weightage="100" keywordseo="markets">markets</keyword>. He pointed to Square CEO Jack Dorsey, who started his payments company with the goal of transforming small business. Khosla especially prizes entrepreneurs whose dreams grow as their businesses take off."They've kept expanding their vision of how large the market is and what they can do with AI," he said about HealthifyMe.Khosla told Insider that he met with HealthifyMe cofounder and CEO Tushar Vashist a few years ago, but he didn't believe the entrepreneur would deliver what he promised. "Silly of me," he said.While the investor didn't get on board the first time, "the boat came back around," he added.Read more: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/vinod-khosla-ventures-warren-buffett-investing-principles-market-bubbles-crashes-2021-7">Vinod Khosla and Warren Buffett are at opposite ends of the investing spectrum. In an exclusive interview, the legendary VC reveals the 3 key principles they both follow, why valuations don't always matter, and why he isn't worried about asset bubbles or market crashes.</a>

Billionaire investor Vinod Khosla explains why he backed HealthifyMe after passing on the AI-powered startup

Leading AI health and <keyword id="2014575" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="fitness-app">fitness app</keyword> <keyword id="2698623" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="HealthifyMe">HealthifyMe</keyword> on Tuesday announced it has raised $75 million (nearly Rs 560 crore) in a Series C round led by <keyword id="1175549" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="leapfrog">LeapFrog</keyword> and <keyword id="130474" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Khosla-Ventures">Khosla Ventures</keyword>. The company, which has raised over the total capital raised by HealthifyMe to over $100 million till now, said in a statement that it will use the funds to expand in India and Southeast Asia, make inroads into North America as well as to acquire relevant companies in the digital health and fitness space. It will also be investing heavily behind its AI powered HealthifySmart Plans and intends to double its current engineering and design strength. It will furthermore be hiring senior leadership members across operations, marketing, HR and technology. "We are already the market leaders in India and Southeast Asia and by combining AI and human empathy, we can deliver results in weight and lifestyle disease management at a fraction of the cost possible today," said <keyword id="2840907" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Tushar-Vashisht">Tushar Vashisht</keyword>, Co-founder and CEO, HealthifyMe. HealthQuad, <keyword id="2919607" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Unilever-Ventures">Unilever Ventures</keyword>, and Elm (Saudi Arabia PIF entity) also participated in the round, along with existing investors Chiratae Ventures, Inventus Capital and <keyword id="11674421" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="sistema-asia-capital">Sistema Asia Capital</keyword>. HealthifyMe said it has doubled its user base and revenue in the last one year during the pandemic. It crossed 25 million downloads recently and is on track to hit $50 million ARR (annual recurring revenue) within the next six months, potentially becoming the largest health and fitness app outside the US and China. While HealthifyMe's base has been India, it has been expanding internationally and now nearly 25 per cent of its revenues come from outside the country like Malaysia and Singapore. "What they have achieved in India with their AI coaching solution at scale is truly pioneering for the world. We are excited about the potential as they scale globally -- specifically in North America, where 2 out 3 adults are overweight or obese," said Vinod Khosla, Founding Partner at Khosla Ventures. HealthifyMe is also planning to invest in building its leadership team and will hire for key positions across operations, HR, technology and marketing as well as P&amp;L heads. The company aims to hire over 1,000 trainers and coaches this year. SEE ALSO - <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/mobile/news/apple-could-finally-bring-the-always-on-display-feature-on-the-iphone-13/articleshow/84542970.cms">Apple could finally bring the always-on display feature on the iPhone 13</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/g-r-infraprojects-ipo-makes-a-strong-listing-on-exchanges-with-over-100-premium-shares-open-at-1700/articleshow/84542747.cms">G R Infraprojects IPO makes a strong listing on exchanges with over 100% premium, shares open at ₹1700</a>

HealthifyMe raises $75 million from US-based investors to make inroads into North America

<ul><li>Indian fitness startup <keyword id="2698623" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="HealthifyMe">HealthifyMe</keyword> has integrated its AI assistant with Amazon’s <keyword id="196611" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Alexa">Alexa</keyword>.</li><li>With this, users can now ask Alexa nutritional values of different food items and compare them.</li><li>HealthifyMe track one billion exercises a day and with users sending in 50 million messages per day.</li></ul>Fitness app HealthifyMe has integrated its AI assistant Ria with Amazon’s Alexa. With this new development, users can get Amazon’s virtual assistant to track their <keyword id="6358230" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="diet">diet</keyword>. HealthifyMe, which is the top-rated Indian startup on Google Playstore, has over 10 million users. Cumulatively, the app sees consumers track one billion exercises a day and with users sending in 50 million messages per day. Getting on board Alexa will increase the potential <a href="https://www.financialexpress.com/industry/technology/alexa-to-go-desi-soon-amazon-announces-hindi-voice-model-for-developers-device-makers/1646083/">market size </a>as in 2018 Amazon held 59% market share in the smart speaker segment in India in 2018. Users can now compare different food items and their nutritional value by just asking Alexa. HealthifyMe hopes to include all of its AI bot Ria’s capabilities like getting personalised diet and workout suggestions and receiving feedback on progress into Alexa. “Voice as a medium is the most intuitive when it comes to how people can benefit from HealthifyMe every day. We have already seen an extremely positive user response for our AI assistant Ria who people can speak to and seek health and fitness advice. The new Alexa skill will allow us to expand this seamless VUI capability further as we evolve into an automated nutritionist for smart homes,” said Tushar Vashisht, Co-founder and CEO, HealthifyMe. While HealthifyMe was launched in 2012, Vashisht launched the AI bot Ria in 2017. While a smart plan (with their AI assistant Ria) starts at ₹299, packages with a nutritionist start at ₹999. Today, they have roughly nine million users from 220+ cities and revenue-wise too they are growing strongly. “Our India business is likely to go profitable sometime this year,” Vashisht had told Business Insider in an earlier interview. See Also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/healthifyme-indias-top-rated-healthapp-on-playstore-is-set-to-turn-profitable-this-year/articleshow/68900244.cms">This startup helping 9 million Indians lose weight may soon turn profitable</a>

Now, Amazon Alexa will help Indians watch their diet

<ul><li>Tushar Vashisht, co-founder and CEO of <keyword id="2698623" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="HealthifyMe">Healthifyme</keyword>, spoke to Business Insider about the startup’s fast growing business. </li><li>Vashisht said that their India business is likely to turn profitable this year. </li><li>The app has roughly 9 million users from over 220 cities in India, has expanded to Malaysia and Singapore and is even contemplating a China entry.</li></ul>India has the third highest obesity rate in the world and this startup has taken it upon itself to help Indians lose weight. Healthifyme, which is the top rated Indian startup on Google Playstore, is also set to see its India business turn profitable this year. When Tushar Vashisht, co-founder and CEO, Healthifyme, came back to India nine years ago, he was one of the first ten members who were on the Aadhar team and went on to work in Project Strategy, working on the early adoption of Aadhar. Hit by the entrepreneurial bug, Vashisht, who had gained a lot of weight post his India return, knew that obesity in India was a problem he had to solve. In 2012, he launched Healthifyme for he had learnt that the biggest thing people needed was motivation. “We offered nutritionists and trainers to people as services, giving our users guidance and helping them stay motivated. What started as a small idea is a large business now. One and a half years ago, we launched Ria - our Artificial Intelligence assistant, which caters to 54% of the messages we get daily,” Vashisht told Business Insider. While a smart plan (with their AI assistant Ria) starts at ₹299, packages with a nutritionist start at ₹999. Today, they have roughly nine million users from 220+ cities and revenue-wise too they are growing strongly. “Our India business is likely to go profitable sometime this year,” said Vashisht. Even when they launched the app, their growth was very organic. “People loved the app, as they recognised its value – it helps them achieve their <keyword id="18974" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="fitness">fitness</keyword> goals. We very quickly became the highest rated app in India and also were the Editor’s Choice app on Google Playstore,” he said. What stuck with India users was the very fact that their app was very Indian in nature – focusing on nutrition needs in India. “We were obsessed about the product and consumers. We just focused on how can we create the best app out of India. The app that you see today is the 7th version of Healthifyme,” he said. It has also launched an AI assistant – Ria. But could fitness, which becomes a very personalised programme, be handled by an AI bot? “Humans can’t scale so much. At the end of the day, there is a limit to how many clients we can handle. Ria is born and built out of human data. Ria handles the basic work – answers the basic questions and issues, which then allows humans to take over the in-depth queries,” he said. Cumulatively, the app sees consumers track one billion exercises a day and also send in 50 million messages per day. Their success in India has also pushed it to go international. They have already launched in Malaysia and Singapore and have hired local nutritionists and trainers in the countries to ensure the app becomes a local one. “We are already the number one app in Malaysia and have lakhs of users in Singapore,” said Vashisht. As they expand their business, they are looking into newer territories like Indonesia and are also contemplating a China entry. Healthifyme has raised $25 million in funding so far from investors like IDG Ventures India, Blume Ventures and Inventus Capital. See Also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/world-health-day-india-needs-laws-to-protect-online-medical-data/articleshow/68771225.cms">India has millions of medical records online but no law to keep the data safe</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/indian-government-commits-to-increasing-public-health-spending-to-2-5-of-gdp-by-2025but-is-that-enough/articleshow/67086285.cms">Indian government commits to increasing public health spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2025—but is that enough?</a>

This startup helping 9 million Indians lose weight may soon turn profitable

Insane urbanity and our addiction to gadgets have made love at first sight almost impossible. Exchanging numbers and mastering the art of picking up girls are of not much pride for most <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/Heres-how-Shahrukh-Khan-stays-so-damn-fit-at-the-age-of-51/articleshow/55813290.cms">men in India.</a> In the age of Tinder, it’s not every day you would find a relationship to mature. But wait till you hear this lovely story. 
 You have heard of love stories of meeting at school canteen or college auditoriums. But this one’s quite unique. Meet <keyword id="52" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Rajat">Rajat</keyword> and <keyword id="23187" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Ankita">Ankita</keyword>, who fall in love while chasing their sole goal of losing weight. By now, you might be thinking that they would romance while running of treadmill or doing lunges. Not so easy. 
 
<a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/Heres-how-Shahrukh-Khan-stays-so-damn-fit-at-the-age-of-51/articleshow/55813290.cms">ALSO READ: ​ Here’s how Shahrukh Khan stays so damn fit at the age of 51</a> 
 
Falling in love while losing weight 
Both of them were subscribed to HealthifyMe, a comprehensive lifestyle tracking platform where you have India's top nutritionists, trainers and yoga instructors for personalized diet and workout plans anytime. 
 
 
 
Nutritionist playing the <keyword id="41581" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="cupid">cupid</keyword> Over a period time, unknown to each other, they were connected by their common nutritionist <keyword id="4173396" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="alpa-momaya">Alpa Momaya</keyword> on a <keyword id="4173397" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="healthifyme-group">HealthifyMe Group</keyword>. As Rajat and <keyword id="1718427" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Anika">Anika</keyword> started achieving their respective goals, a HealthifyMe meetup in Delhi brought up face to face. That was just 6 months ago and this February, they are getting married. 
 
Workout literally worked out Intrigued by fitness being delivered on a digital platform, <keyword id="4173399" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="rajat-bhasin">Rajat Bhasin</keyword>, who was looking to build muscle and get lean, enrolled with HealthifyMe. Rajat kick-started his transformation under the guidance of the senior nutritionist, <keyword id="295369" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="ALPA">Alpa</keyword> Momaya, who not only modified his diet to help him recover quickly, but also played the role of Cupid. 
 
Rajat met Anika, his soon to be bride on <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/Heres-how-Shahrukh-Khan-stays-so-damn-fit-at-the-age-of-51/articleshow/55813290.cms">HealthifyMe’s social communities </a>where individuals with similar fitness goals can discuss anything pertaining to health and fitness, participate in fortnightly challenges, share post-workout selfies, recipes, etc; and most importantly, support and motivate each other. 
 
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How it started 
What started off as an exchange of tips, recipes and regular workout updates, turned into a habitual routine; with frequent meetups, workout sessions, runs and more! Anika, who got on to the platform with an aim to lose weight, took her fitness journey to the next level by pushing her limits under the care of her coaches Alpa and Meenakshi. 
 
Date nights 
Rajat and Anika are exhibiting and taking #RelationshipGoals to a whole new level. Date nights involved egg white sandwiches and salads with smoothies instead of wine and pasta. Couple workouts were only a thing we’d heard of, but the two of them are engaging in runs, <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/Heres-how-Shahrukh-Khan-stays-so-damn-fit-at-the-age-of-51/articleshow/55813290.cms">home workouts and sometimes even gym sessions together</a>, proving that #HealthNeedsLove. 
 
Cheat days 
Everyone needs cheat days, Rajat and Anika included, and making one of the cheat days’ extremely special was Rajat’s surprise proposal! A treasure hunt across their favourite places within the city, clues coupled with roses eventually led her to the final destination - <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/Heres-how-Shahrukh-Khan-stays-so-damn-fit-at-the-age-of-51/articleshow/55813290.cms">The Oberoi,</a> where he was eagerly waiting to propose, and thus began their happily ever after. 
 
You just got another reason why you should visit your gym more often rather than pubs. 
 
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India's <keyword id="2914658" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="80" keywordseo="leading-smartphone-handset-player">leading smartphone handset player</keyword>, <keyword id="181985" type="COMPANY" weightage="80" keywordseo="Micromax-Informatics-Limited">Micromax Informatics Limited</keyword>, on Monday announced its investment in <keyword id="6433699" type="COMPANY" weightage="80" keywordseo="Ixigo">ixigo</keyword>, a mobile travel search and marketplace. 

	ixigo helps Indian travellers plan their trips, find the best train and bus services, book cheapest flights, cabs, hotels and more. Following the investment, Micromax will strengthen its foray into application services. It will also give ixigo a reach of over 30 million incremental users over the next year.
 <keyword id="13079" type="PERSON" weightage="80" keywordseo="Rahul-Sharma">Rahul Sharma</keyword>, Co-founder, Micromax Informatics said, "We are really impressed with ixigo's talented team and its mobile technology. We look forward to working closely with them to build on-demand and one-click travel experiences for Micromax consumers. We will be announcing more such partnerships over the next few months to accelerate our journey into services." Micromax had last month announced that it would be making <keyword id="6362476" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="investments">investments</keyword> of 20 million dollars in over 20 startups in the coming year. For this objective, Micromax has also set up an M&amp;A team which has been actively sourcing and working with startups across major technology markets such as <keyword id="6357722" type="COMPANY" weightage="80" keywordseo="silicon-valley">Silicon Valley</keyword>, Europe, Israel and India to bring in the best products and capabilities. 

	Meanwhile, Aloke Bajpai, CEO &amp; co-founder, ixigo said, "Eighty per cent of our travel &amp; transportation queries and 50% of our transactions currently originate on mobile devices. This partnership with Micromax will strengthen our market leadership in mobile travel services for middle class users. We expect to quadruple our mobile user-base in the next 12 months."
 

	ixigo aims to provide relevant travel services to the next 300 million smartphone users, and has recently entered the budget hotels, packages &amp; cabs segments. It plans to use this investment for expanding its product &amp; technology team and to add 25,000 small and mid-sized travel service providers to its marketplace offering, making ixigo the most comprehensive platform for comparing and buying travel services on mobile.

	 
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After Healthifyme.com, Micromax invests in ixigo

Micromax was one of the first home-grown companies to get into the smartphone race. Cut to now, the company is already one of the largest players in the business and also has a sub-brand called as Yu Televentures. But this is not news; the news is that the company is now looking to pump in $400 million in Indian start ups. 
 
While talking to PTI, Micromax co-founder <a href="http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/topic/Rahul-Sharma" target="_blank">Rahul Sharma</a>, said "Going ahead, we will invest in not less than 20 start-ups, where we see synergies. We are looking at building an ecosystem of connected devices and offer customised experience to users”. 
 
The very first company that has benefitted from this move is Bangalore-based start-up HealthifyMe, which is an app in fitness space and also offers a wearable. If the chances of Micromax making a wearable product has been just a rumor till now then things are sure to speed up with this latest development. 
 
Without divulging on the investment details, Micromax has categorically stated its intentions to look beyond mobile and smartphones in the coming years. This development falls in line with promise made by Micromax co-founder, Rahul Sharma who talked up the prospect of funding startups which will enable the brand to differentiate from what it has been doing all these years. 
 
 Democratising has been part of Micromax’s strategy since the start of 2015. While they have been present in the television space for a while now, they recently announced themselves in the PC+ segment with first-ever Micromax branded 2-in-1 Windows device. 
 
By investing its energy and efforts into HealthifyMe, Micromax could be angling at the wearable segment in a discreet way and now that people are getting to know all about a fitness gear, it wouldn’t come as a surprise to have Micromax making wearable debut in the coming months. 
 
Either that, or Micromax will utilize HealtifyMe’s prowess to develop software ecosystem that will be provided on future Canvas devices. Whatever be the case, it will be interesting to see if Micromax vies for some heated action against the likes of Xiaomi Mi Band.

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