What The Program Did
The Aarogyam Digital Healthcare Accelerator, supported by DST NIDHI and implemented by PIEDS, BITS Pilani is designed to support promising digital healthcare startups through mentorship, capacity building, and market linkages. We had a 4-month cohort working on digital healthcare startups.
Focus areas:
- Digital healthcare platforms
- AI/ML healthcare solutions
- Mental health and neurodiversity tools
- Preventive and remote care systems
Benefits offered:
- 1:1 mentorship
- Investor access
- Clinical and regulatory guidance
- Product-market fit workshops
- Up to $50K in tech credits
- Demo Day grants up to ₹10 lakh for top 3 startups
Outcomes & Impact:
- Capital deployed: ₹15 Lakhs across 3 startups who were selected as top 3 on the Demo day
- Follow-on capital raised by cohort:
- Jobs created: 100
- Patents filed: 2 patents filed, 6 under process
- Revenue generated by portfolio: Pilot deployment
- Notable graduations / exits: No equity taken
Portfolio Companies Supported
ASHT Innovations Pvt Ltd (Aayu AI)
Miyara Health Pvt Ltd
ForschMedX Pvt Ltd
Onicares Education Pvt Ltd
Salaah Shots LLP
Hyperlab Sportech Pvt Ltd
MicroHeal Wellness Pvt Ltd
Ksham Innovation Pvt Ltd
Neordent Healthcare Solutions Pvt Ltd (gentledental. ai)
BrainMorph Technologies Pvt Ltd (NeuraEase)
Radicle Minds India Pvt Ltd (Ekyamm)
Unihead Inovation Pvt Ltd (Nimble)
Healing Home Wellness Pvt Ltd (Atreya AI
Empower Digital Health Pvt Ltd (Cranberry.Fit)
Genme Technologies Pvt Ltd
Cohort Timeline
Cohort 1 (2025) — 15 startups
- Cohort 1 (2025) — 15 startups
- July – September: Application screening and evaluation
- October: Onboarding
- November: Bootcamp
- December – January: Online masterclasses & 1-1 mentoring
- February: Demo Day
Funding & Partners
This is a DST Nidhi funded accelerator on Digital Healthcare Products.
