Hyderabad, Telangana, India, January 2026 — Hemal Bhatt has been appointed as Chief Business Officer at Vigocare. In this role, he will be responsible for driving business growth and strategy execution as the company scales its healthcare technology offerings in India. Based in Hyderabad, Hemal will focus on strengthening the organization’s go-to-market agenda, building strategic partnerships, and enabling sustained growth for Vigocare’s AI-powered continuous monitoring solutions.
Before joining Vigocare, Hemal Bhatt served as Chief Executive Officer at SVAAS Wellness Limited (a wholly owned subsidiary of Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories) for about one and a half years. During this phase, he led the company in its early “zero-to-one” journey, building the go-to-market strategy and execution roadmap for innovative solutions in India’s primary and preventive care market, including OPD Insurance and OPD Subscription products. He partnered with general insurance companies, corporate clients, affinity partners and D2C channels, while also overseeing key business functions such as product, technology, design, and business development.
Prior to that, Hemal spent over two years at Vedantu as Vice President & Business Head, where he managed and led a $15M+ K–12 business and was part of the leadership team driving growth, efficiency and customer experience. He led a large cross-functional team of 1,400+ members across sales, category, academics, planning and user experience, and launched new learning categories based on user insights—driving meaningful business unit growth.
Earlier, he served as Chief Growth Officer at Emoha Eldercare | Lumis Partners for over a year, where he played a central role in shaping a subscription-led eldercare business model. He conceptualized the subscription product based on deep user insights, established product-market fit, built the Emoha brand with a strong D2C push both online and offline, and was elevated to manage end delivery with P&L responsibility.
Hemal is also known for his entrepreneurial leadership as Co-Founder & COO at Affordplan, where he helped build India’s first digital healthcare savings platform. Over nearly three and a half years, he scaled the organization from scratch to a team of 400 people, expanded operations across five cities, built revenues from zero to ₹130Mn, and developed a partner ecosystem of 300+ hospitals, while also playing a major role in fundraising—raising $13.5Mn from leading investors including Kalaari, Omidyar, Prime Ventures and Lok Capital.
Earlier in his career, he worked at TaxiForSure.com as General Manager, leading operations and P&L across multiple states and cities with large scale teams and supply networks of 20,000+ drivers, following which he spent nearly five years at IL&FS Financial Services Ltd (IFIN) as Senior Manager, leading urban transport project management consultancy services and transaction advisory engagements on key infrastructure projects across India.
Hemal began his professional journey in the Indian Army, serving for over six years as a Captain, including experience in high-altitude postings and operational leadership responsibilities, along with supply chain and transport management at significant scale.
About Vigocare
Vigocare, founded in 2017, is a leading healthcare technology company transforming patient care through continuous monitoring solutions. Powered by AI, its platform connects patients and healthcare providers to enable proactive interventions, faster decision-making and improved outcomes across the care journey. By integrating real-time data, predictive insights and connected care workflows, Vigocare supports healthcare delivery models that prioritize prevention, early detection and improved long-term health outcomes.
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