From counting steps to tracking biomarkers, new-age gadgets have revolutionised how people monitor health. Smart watches, rings, bracelets, glasses and all sorts of tracking devices are in huge demand.
Prominent entrepreneurs are entering this booming space, bringing innovative tech to track health. The most recent is Zomato’s CEO Deepinder Goyal.
After transforming the food delivery space with Zomato, he is all set to start a new personal venture, “Continue,” focusing on health tracking and mental wellness.
Let’s dive deep!
Deepinder Goyal and his healthtech venture ‘Continue’
Deepinder Goyal, co-founder, MD and CEO of Zomato, is entering the healthtech market with his new venture “Continue”. The startup is aimed to evolve into a comprehensive healthcare platform, covering areas like nutrition tracking, sleep science, preventive healthcare and mental wellness.
“Continue” was incorporated in April 2023 under the name Upslope Advisor Pvt Ltd, with Goyal as the director of the company.
As per regulatory filings, Deepinder Goyal owns a 99.9% stake in the company. The rest 0.1% is held by Ashish Goel. Zomato employees, Akriti Mehta and Simrandeep Singh are additional directors of Continue.
The venture is still operating in stealth mode. Goyal has invested ₹50 lakhs as initial funding for the startup.
Goyal recently tweeted an update on Continue. He shared, “It is, as of now, my personal health and wellness team, entirely funded by me, which tracks and researches how to keep me running at my peak performance. Spending time with the Continue team is like going to the gym for me. Or you can also say that it helps me avoid visits to doctors.”
About Deepinder Goyal
Goyal started Zomato as a simple restaurant discovery app “Foodiebay” that allowed users to browse the menus of restaurants. After rebranding in 2010, Zomato expanded its horizons and became a dominant player in the food industry.
Goyal’s tech-driven background played a significant role in upgrading Foodiebay to Zomato. He stood like the backbone of the company through its evolution.
Now, he is in the ever-evolving healthtech field. His insatiable interest in longevity and extended human life might be his inspiration for this new venture. This, combined with years of tech market experience, will serve the healthtech industry well.
Why the shift to HealthTech?
Goyal has been expressing a passion for healthtech for a very long time. He made a clear move by investing $10 million in Ultrahuman, a healthtech wearables company.
As an angel investor, Goyal has made investments in health space, including Pristyn Care, Gabit and Allo Health.
His interest in healthtech is also quite personal. He has inspired many through his transformation journey of losing 15 kg in four years. He firmly believes that physical and mental well-being is the key to high performance.
Looking ahead
With more and more companies entering the health tech space, we can expect innovative solutions and advancements that further integrate technology with wellness.
As far as “Continue” is concerned, Deepinder’s team has found some new insights. They are excited to share it with the world as soon as they can back them up with strong evidence.
It will be interesting to see if Deepinder is able to disrupt the health-tracking space as he did with food delivery.
What do you think? Let us know in the comments.
