Connect and Heal appoints Nishant Kashyap of Pharmeasy as VP – Engineering
Nishant has 16 years of experience in technology. He will be overseeing entire technology platform and consumer facing applications.
Connect and Heal, a leading health-tech company providing end-to-end 360° coordinated care, has announced the joining of Nishant Kashyap as VP – Engineering. In this position, he will be responsible for entire technology platform and consumer facing applications.
Nishant has over 16 years of technology experience across Development, Information Security, Automation, RPA, and Performance Engineering & Internal Tools. Previously, he has worked with leading companies like LinkedIn, Myntra, Oracle, Yahoo, Adobe Systems, and a few startups.
One of his most recent stints was at API Holdings (Pharmeasy). He managed the design and development of platform tools and setup information security practices, automation processes, in-house RPA development, and performance engineering practices from scratch, along with setting up the entire process. He oversaw the growth of the engineering teams from 10 people to 100+ across various functions and the company scaling to more than 5X in just four years.
Sanjay Vinayak, Founder and CEO, Connect and Heal, said, “We are delighted to have Nishant on board. His tech journey is phenomenal, and the milestones he has achieved along the way underline his commitment to growth and innovation. We believe he will be an invaluable asset to us in building healthcare for India. With his tech expertise and deep understanding of domain, I am confident he will play a pivotal role in our success.”
Nishant Kashyap, VP – Engineering, Connect and Heal, said, “There is rapid growth in the Indian healthcare ecosystem, with technology playing a significant role. We have a unique opportunity at Connect and Heal to positively impact this ecosystem by developing cutting-edge healthcare platforms for the lives we touch – enabling ease of access and high-quality health outcomes.”
He added, “Connect and Heal has built a strong integrated healthcare offering and has contributed meaningfully to the Indian healthcare ecosystem. I am excited to take the journey further and create more value for the entire ecosystem – patient, provider, payor, employers and caregivers.”
About Connect and Heal
Connect and Heal was founded by Sanjay Vinayak, Elwinder Singh, and Galveender Kaur in 2016. Prashant Kashyap joined as the fourth co-founder in 2022. It is a healthcare startup providing holistic outcome-focused, patient-centric care. It acquires its users through its diverse corporate clientele, which includes startups, MSMEs, and Fortune 500 companies. Over the past six years, it has built a subscriber base that is arguably the largest in the industry – touching over 6 million lives. Headquartered in Bengaluru, Connect and Heal serves as the first port of call for the healthcare needs of corporate employees and their families. Through virtual and in-person care anywhere, anytime, it strives to provide a care continuum to its users. Its services include 360-degree integrated healthcare, including acute and primary care, emergency response, chronic care management, preventive health checks, investigative diagnostics, health management, hospital assistance, and concierge care.
