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<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><li>Pandora Papers reveals 12 million documents and files exposing the “secret wealth” and dealing of world leaders, politicians and public figures.</li><li>A “compliance report” of Singapore-based watchdog AsiaCiti Trust had flagged <keyword id="12260245" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="kirill-androsov" source="Orion">Kirill Androsov</keyword>’s Lang Capital Fund (LFC) as a PEP, which has a higher risk of indulging in bribery or corruption.</li><li><keyword id="2698623" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="healthifyme" source="Orion">HealthifyMe</keyword> noted LCF was a publicly listed trust at the time of their investment and they were not aware of the PEP links.</li></ul>Indian fitness and health platform HealthifyMe’s name has surfaced in the Pandora Papers, which is a leak that reveals 12 million documents and files exposing the “secret wealth” and dealing of world leaders, politicians and public figures. Names of several prominent Indians — including cricketing legend<a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/anil-ambani-sachin-tendulkar-kiran-shaw-and-other-indians-named-in-the-pandora-papers-leak/articleshow/86745435.cms"> Sachin Tendulkar, businessman Nirav Modi, Biocon’s Kiran Mazumdar Shaw </a>and Reliance Communication’s Anil Ambani — have surfaced in Pandora papers as well. Now the name of HealthifyMe’s Singapore-based parent company HealthifyMe Pte Ltd appears in connection with Lang Capital Fund (LFC) owned by Kirill Androsov, businessman and a former aide of Russian President Vladimir Putin. A “compliance report” of Singapore-based watchdog AsiaCiti Trust, dated February 27 of 2018, mentions that at least four transactions made by Androsov’s LFC fund were marked as “high risk” due to their “PEP [Politically exposed Person]-related structure”. AsiaCiti has filed a similar <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/news/2021/oct/03/offshore-provider-accused-of-failing-to-follow-money-laundering-rules">report </a>in October 2014 as well, which named LFC. PEP adds an additional risk exposure for involvement in money laundering, bribery or corruption due to holding/having connections with high profile political roles or who has been entrusted with a prominent public function. A PEP status does not signify criminal behaviour. HealthifyMe claims that they were not aware of LFC’s PEP risk and connection with Putin. "At the time of taking investment from LCF — LCF was a publicly listed trust on the SGX [Singapore Exchange] and therefore was not wholly owned by any PEP. Singapore KYC requirements allowed HealthifyMe to take capital from any publicly listed trust without further investigation," the company said in a <a href="https://medium.com/@healthifyme/statement-from-healthifyme-35335d3cc88c" data-type="tilCustomLink">blogpost</a>, adding that LFC owns only 2% stake in the company. The Indian Express <a href="https://indianexpress.com/article/express-exclusive/pandora-papers-tushar-vashisht-healthifyme-7554466/" data-type="tilCustomLink">report</a> further reveals:<ul><li>HealthifyMe Pte Ltd (founded in 2015) set up an Indian entity HealthifyMe Wellness Private Limited (HRPL) in 2018.</li><li>As of March 2020, HealthifyMe’s founder <keyword id="2840907" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="tushar-vashisht" source="Orion">Tushar Vashisht</keyword> held 10 shares in HealthifyMe Wellness Private Limited (HWPL).HealthifyMe Pte Ltd held 2,43,318 shares. They are the only shareholders.</li><li>The LCF transaction under question included a payment that was made “for the subscription of 122,066 Series B2 Compulsorily Convertible and Non-Cumulative Preference Shares in HealthifyMe’s Singapore-based entity.</li><li>The company did not reveal the shareholding and directorship patterns to the directors of HealthifyMe Wellness Products and Services Private Limited between FY2015-2018.</li></ul>“Certain media reports on Pandora Papers have falsely claimed HealthifyMe Cofounder &amp; CEO Tushar Vashisht owning shell companies or Singapore hold-cos with connections to Politically Exposed Persons. We wish to clarify that these stories are inaccurate and have grossly misrepresented the facts,” a HealthifyMe Spokesperson told Business Insider. The company also noted that Vashisht is a minority shareholder in HealthifyMe Pte India, which counts Khosla Ventures, Leapfrog, Inventus, Chirata Ventures as shareholders. HealthifyMe’s co-founder claims to have no direct or indirect shareholdings in Lang Capital Fund, AsiaCiti Trust or Atlas Asset Management or other such companies mentioned in the article. HealthifyMe also told Business Insider that Vashisht was the sole director in HealthifyMe Wellness Products and Services Private Limited and the filings about directorships/shareholdings were never made. “Lang Capital Fund specifically has a 2% investment/shareholding in HealthifyMe Pte Ltd. It was an investment accepted by the company after following all applicable laws and KYC as a part of its Series B fundraise in 2018,” the company added. <div type="ExtQuote" text="&quot;Certain media outlets have created a false narrative. HealthifyMe, myself or my family are not in any pandora papers and neither do we have any connections with PEPs - we definitely do not know Putin or anyone linked to him! HealthifyMe is owned by some of the top VCs in the world. One of our minority investors (LCF) holding 2% of our parent company seems to be under question for PEP risk. That investor was a Publicly Listed Company in SGX when our board sanctioned their investment following all KYC norms in 2018. This is a case of unfortunate sensationalist reporting where focus on the real story has been shifted to a misleading startup victimization.&quot;" auname="Tushar Vashisht, cofounder and CEO of HealthifyMe, told Business Insider"></div> SEE ALSO <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/cryptocurrency/news/justice-department-announces-cryptocurrency-enforcement-team-to-tackle-money-laundering-and-ransomware-attacks/articleshow/86827485.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink">Justice Department announces 'Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team' to tackle money laundering and ransomware attacks</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/aditya-birla-sun-life-amc-ipo-how-to-check-for-your-refund-if-you-have-not-received-the-allotment/articleshow/86817773.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink">Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC IPO: How to check for your refund if you have not received the allotment</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/retail/news/the-ex-ceo-of-pepsi-said-asking-for-a-raise-is-cringeworthy/articleshow/86825324.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink">The ex-CEO of Pepsi said asking for a raise is 'cringeworthy'</a>

HealthifyMe’s name surfaces in connection with Pandora Papers for having links with Putin’s former aide

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>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>The startup, which turned operationally profitable in April 2020, is looking to clock $20 million in run-rate by January. </li><li>In an interview with Business Insider, Tushar Vashisht, Co-founder &amp; CEO, <keyword id="2698623" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="HealthifyMe">HealthifyMe</keyword> shares how the startup has grown in the past few months as health became the focus of every Indian.</li><li>Their EBITDA has gone from -300% to -40% as of August, which is why Vashisht is bullish on EBITDA profitability soon.</li></ul>The coronavirus pandemic brought health to the forefront of almost everyone’s priorities. From the rising demand for ‘immunity boosters’ to finally starting their exercise regimen to keep a check on lifestyle diseases, health has been the prime focus for most over the past few months. And this focus bodes well for health tech startup HealthifyMe.The startup, which turned operationally profitable in April 2020, is looking to clock $20 million in run-rate by January. In an interview with Business Insider, Tushar Vashisht, Co-founder &amp; CEO, HealthifyMe claims that the app continues to be India’s number one health app and shares their aim to become EBITDA profitable in the next 12 months. COVID-19 brought in profitability The focus on health during the pandemic has pushed the startup towards profitability. “Our topline and quarterly revenues have been growing and in fact, the last three quarters have been phenomenal,” said Vashisht. He added that they are looking at a revenue of 5 million dollars for the last quarter of the current financial year. Vashisht shared that during the lockdown, the sessions and engagement on the app improved dramatically. As reports started doing the rounds about comorbidities during COVID-19, people started paying more attention to their health issues. <div type="image" title="Capture" msid="78384973" hostid="261"></div> “One thing that COVID has taught us is that lifestyle diseases and obesity are death sentences in this environment. There are over 240 million obese or overweight people in India with urban India accounting for 100 million of them, 77 million are diabetic – all of these people are at the risk of hospitalization if they contract COVID,” said Vashisht. Their EBITDA has gone from -300% in 2018 to -40% as of August, which is why Vashisht is bullish on EBITDA profitability soon. What is driving the growth in paid subscribers? Healthifyme’s paying subscribers have doubled during lockdown, currently standing at 100,000 users. And Vashisht expects this number to double once again by the end of the current fiscal year. <table style="border-width: initial; border-style: none; width: 468pt; table-layout: fixed;"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Total registered users </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Monthly active users </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Paid subscribers </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">16 million </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">1.5 million </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">100,000 </td></tr></tbody></table> The growth in subscribers has come through their AI-powered smart plan with the chatbot Ria which is priced at about ₹200 per month. This smart plan accounts for 60% of their paying subscribers, which is why they are doubling down their investment on the AI platform. “Our low cost high margin plan is something that none of our competitors have. With income levels also having been hit due to COVID, consumers want cost effective plans,” he said. <table style="border-width: initial; border-style: none; width: 468pt; table-layout: fixed;"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">70% of HealthifyMe customers are from non-metros </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">79% of their customers are obese/overweight </td></tr></tbody></table> Word of mouth referrals have also grown for them as Vashisht said that organic traffic has grown from 25% pre-COVID and stands at 42% today. “All of this is because consumers have also been seeing results. 80% of our customers have seen a drop in their diabetes, cholesterol, thyroid metrics. On an average, a customer loses 4.5 kgs weight within 180 days of joining HealthifyMe,” he shared. Investing heavily in technology For HealthifyMe, another thing that has worked is its UI/UX, which has often been appreciated by many. And Vashisht admits that most of their capital (they have raised $30 million to date) has gone into tech investments. “Half of the team of 150 people are in data science, engineering, and product who all work towards building and maintaining a high-quality app,” he said. He also added that they are currently hiring for various tech roles. Global revenues and dealing with competition HealthifyMe has expanded recently into South East Asia and launched in Malaysia and Singapore. That is already bringing in money for the company. “Of the $15 million run rate we are doing currently, $2.5 million is coming from outside India. We want to expand more into SouthEast Asia,” he said. But HealthifyMe also sees competition from a rising number of health tech <keyword id="6362513" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="startups">startups</keyword>, including the very popular Cult.fit. However, Vashisht remains confident. He believes that they were among the first to secure the market in the digital space, and other startups will go through their growth curve before making a mark digitally. “We are already the market leaders. My revenue is possibly higher than other players because we have been in the digital space for seven years,” he said. 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COVID-19 has accelerated HealthifyMe’s path to profitability – CEO shares how paid subscribers doubled during lockdown

<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>

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<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>

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<ul><li>A survey by healthtech startup <keyword id="2698623" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="HealthifyMe">HealthifyMe</keyword> amongst 500 nutritionists and trainers across India showed that long work hours and streaming services are the main reasons for failed <keyword id="18974" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="fitness">fitness</keyword> goals in 2019.</li><li>The increasingly diet conscious Indian also went ahead and tried some trending fad diets. </li><li>The top 3 super foods in 2019 were green tea, chia seeds and turmeric.</li></ul>The second season of thriller You is now streaming. It’s beyond midnight and you have to wake up by 7 am if you want to head out for that long-delayed morning walk. As the episode comes to an end, you think… How much harm can another episode do? Before you know it, you have definitely missed out on that morning walk. This is how streaming services have altered our sleeping patterns. When it is not <keyword id="2061638" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="binge-watching">binge watching</keyword>, people are wasting away working late into the night. A survey by healthtech startup HealthifyMe surveyed 500 nutritionists and trainers across India which threw up interesting fitness insights. Long work hours and streaming services are the key reasons why fitness goals failed, in 2019. To add to that, late night munching while watching your favourite show, does no good either. In fact, according to <keyword id="128682" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Netflix">Netflix</keyword>'s latest report 70% of its subscribers in India watch at least one film a week in India. Film viewing in the country is the<a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/entertainment/news/sacred-games-2-kabir-singh-are-amongst-the-most-popular-views-on-netflix-india/articleshow/73028464.cms?src=hp_latest"> highest globally</a>. “It is interesting to see the impact of emerging social trends on Indian fitness levels. From following fad diets on the one hand to binging while streaming their favourite shows on the other, 2019 saw a lot of change in the way people approached fitness,” said Tushar Vashisht, co-founder and CEO, HealthifyMe. The survey also revealed that 70% of Indians completed their workout between 4 AM to 12 PM. While 40% opted for early morning workouts between 4 to 8 AM, 30% worked out between 8 AM to 12 PM. Meanwhile, 30% Indians preferred working out in the evenings between 4 to 8 PM. Increasingly diet conscious Indian also went ahead and tried some trending fad diets. While the most popular diet regimes were Dukan Diet by French nutritionist Pierre Dukan and Atkins diet by cardiologist Robert Atkins from USA, the top 3 superfoods in 2019 were green tea, chia seeds and turmeric. But according to Vashisht, one need not make radical changes to their lifestyle to achieve fitness. “Setting realistic goals, exercising regularly and being calorie conscious is a sure shot path to sustainable fitness as per our experience. A little bit of discipline is all that it takes,” he said. SEE ALSO <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/entertainment/news/sacred-games-2-kabir-singh-are-amongst-the-most-popular-views-on-netflix-india/articleshow/73028464.cms?src=hp_latest">Sacred Games 2, Kabir Singh are amongst the most popular views on Netflix India</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/science/health/news/artificial-sweeteners-may-be-contributing-to-type-2-diabetes/articleshow/72867833.cms">Watch out for 'healthy options' as artificial sweeteners can turn you diabetic</a>

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<ul><li>With the growing number of healthtech startups, India is in the need of a <keyword id="7507326" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="healthcare-data-privacy">healthcare data privacy</keyword> bill. </li><li>The Indian government has proposed a law that will bring the ownership of the data to the consumer. </li><li>Healthtech startups like <keyword id="1165142" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Practo">Practo</keyword>, Healthifyme too agree to the need of consumer ownership in the privacy bill.</li></ul>Over the years, with the growth of internet businesses, data privacy has gained even more importance. And when it comes to healthcare data, the importance of data privacy only increases. India has been toying with the idea of a healthcare data privacy bill since 2018, but it hasn’t come into effect yet. In March 2018, the Indian Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said that it plans to set up a nodal body called National Digital Health Authority, that would enforce privacy and security measures for electronic health data in India. However, while the setting up of the regulatory body is awaited, there are multiple healthtech startups out there today with millions of users that have access to medical records. Recently, healthcare platform Practo released a report on India’s healthcare map citing “key consumer healthcare trends, concerns and behaviour.” The report was generated from the doctors appointment bookings made through their platform. An official statement from the company said the report was made “of hundreds of thousands of searches and appointments, by over 13 crore patients, across 50+ cities and 250+ specialities, in 2018.” But doesn’t that put the privacy of a patient at risk? Experts don't believe so as the anonymity of the user is still in place. Varun Dubey, VP, Marketing at Practo spoke to Business Insider and said “We feel this data itself is powerful as it shows the healthcare trends in the country. There is a real need for conversation around the issues in the sector,” he said. It’s similar to when Google releases a report about what people are searching for, it is quite generic as well as anonymised, he added. Experts from the healthcare industry too stress on the importance of such reports. “If without sharing the name of the individual, if the remaining quantifiable and quality data is shared for the purpose of innovation, I don’t think it’s a bad thing. It's like a necessary evil for the greater good of mankind,” Dr. Siddhant Bhargava, Co-founder, Fitness &amp; Nutritional Scientist - Food Darzee told Business Insider. So how does Practo, a company which has about 2.5 crore patients booking appointments through them, keep the data safe? “We have cared and given importance to data security and privacy for years now. Probably, we are the only ISO 27000 certified company in healthtech. As we work in other countries too, we don’t have to just comply with Indian laws but across many other countries. We have a lot of external and internal audits that take place. Our servers are Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (hipaa) compliant, even though India doesn’t need one. We also have a 256 bit encryption code, which is much stronger than security codes in Indian banks,” said Dubey. The Health Ministry is also looking to bring about a strict <a href="https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/india-to-be-first-to-protect-health-data-of-citizens-with-iron-clad-law-118053100126_1.html">law</a> that would give individuals the ownership of their data. It is the “consumer ownership” of data that makes the law important. While Dubey believes that not just healthcare but data privacy overall is utmost important, he said that the bill is moving towards giving more power to the consumer. Other healthcare startups too agree. Tushar Vashisht, co-founder and CEO of Healthifyme, said that it is the government’s mandate to figure out how strict the norms should be. “I would personally ask for the consumer to be king. They should define how they want to control or secure their data,” Vashisht told Business Insider. See Also: <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> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/indias-fintech-cos-are-growing-but-cybersecurity-fails-to-make-the-mark/articleshow/68255233.cms">India’s fintech cos are growing but cybersecurity fails to make the mark</a>

India has millions of medical records online but no law to keep the data safe

Mumbai, Mar 26 () Amid a lockdown across the country to curtail the spread of COVID-19, there are many apps that are trying to make life more involved and a little easier with contactless delivery options, maintaining health and wellness, gaming, navigation guidance and even providing seamless education.MapmyIndia Move app is one such app that aims to empower citizens to help authorities about lapses in enforcement related to COVID-19."In these difficult times every bit, even the smallest action taken in the right direction, counts. We are enabling the citizens to help authorities. Our objective is to facilitate better governance through better coordination or cooperation amongst citizens and authorities," MapmyIndia CEO and Executive Director Rohan Verma said.With limited resources and many constraints, the government authorities are doing their best to maintain calm and keep Indians safe and sound and using resources like the Move app and MapmyIndia maps citizens can act as force multipliers for the authorities, he added.Another app HealthifyMe is an artificial intelligence (AI)-led health and fitness app that launched a slew of initiatives to help people improve their immunity and adopt a healthy lifestyle during the 21-day lockdown. The company has launched Immunity Assessment Tests which can be taken by anyone free of cost.Those who score low on the test will also receive a free consultation by a trained coach. HealthifyMe has also launched home workouts on its app and daily live workouts with coaches, along with trackers for sleep, smoking and handwashing, factors that are the bedrocks of long-term immunity. These offerings are available for all users under the "Immunity Tab" in the HealthifyMe App.HealthifyMe CEO Tushar Vashisht said that it takes 21 days to build a habit and the app aims to use the lockdown to build healthier habits and improve their immunity."So we have launched the biggest ever upgrade to our app with several new features centered around eating balanced diets, exercising at home, sanitizing hands and sleeping better. We are also giving away free nutritionists and exercise consultations to anyone who needs help and together I am confident we shall overcome this virus and this crisis," he added.Meanwhile, edtech platforms like Edubrisk are also rising up to the occasion to help solve the educational crisis in the country. They are running free learning sessions for teachers or institutions so that they can take online classes for their students. Also, they are providing free demo entries for students who need to finish their courses on their platform.The dating and gaming industry is also not far behind as during this time of lockdown, dating apps like Gleeden are providing alternatives for individuals to spend their time at home doing something that they find pleasurable. The platform has registered a hike of over 70 per cent on its platform during this period. The gaming platforms are also not far behind and are giving lucrative offers to woo the customers. Falling the suit, Fantasy and online gaming platforms like the Baazi Games have also witnessed a hike of 8-10 per cent on its online poker platform, PokerBaazi. These platforms are proving to be very handy in order to divert the attention of the masses locked at their homes.As the social distancing measures in the wake of the COVID-19 are critical for both delivery executives and consumers, leading security and community management solution MyGate has partnered with Swiggy, Licious, Grofers, Dunzo and other leading e-commerce companies to enable contactless deliveries of essential services.The company's Leave at Gate feature, which establishes a clear process for contactless deliveries, is being made available proactively to all the 1.5 million homes on its platform. The over 7,000 gated communities on MyGate can now also elect to make it mandatory for their residents to pick up their parcels at the gate.Urban Company, formerly UrbanClap has partnered with Srinidhi Foundation to set up a relief fund to support gig workers and independent contractors on its platform during the COVID-19 crisis.This fund will be used to provide sustenance support to deserving individuals and their families over the next few months, till the situation comes back to normalcy. Shared living start up Stanza Living has also set-up a dedicated 'employee contingency fund' of nearly Rs 10 lakh to cover basic medical expenses for any employee in case of contraction of COVID19.The fund includes voluntary contributions from employees across over 10 cities, who have pledged a part of their salaries to the fund, with the co-founders pledging 50 per cent contribution to the fund collection. SM MKJ

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