After years of playing key roles at some of India’s biggest tech and healthcare firms, Varun Dubey is stepping into the founder’s seat. The former Chief Marketing Officer at Ola has quietly launched a new venture that plans to build a network of small-format hospitals across Indian cities, according to sources familiar with the development.
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The new company, Superhealth Hospitals Pvt Ltd, is registered in Bengaluru and is reportedly in early talks with Sparrow Capital for a funding round estimated between ₹12–13 crore. Sparrow Capital, known for backing bold bets in the early-stage space, could give Dubey’s ambitious plans a solid launchpad.
This isn’t Dubey’s first brush with healthcare. His earlier roles at Practo and later as Chief Revenue Officer at Apollo Hospitals have given him a close look at both digital health and large-scale hospital operations. Now, he’s trying to find the middle ground—lean, efficient healthcare centers that are easier to build, quicker to scale, and more accessible to urban India’s middle class.
In a cryptic but telling update on LinkedIn, Dubey wrote:
“Digging into why healthcare sucks so much and obsessing over how to fix it for patients and doctors because it seems like both are stuck in this horrible system.”
The post, tagged under “Stealth Mode,” hints at the frustration—and drive—that’s fueling his new play.
Dubey hasn’t spoken publicly about the startup yet, and did not respond to IndianStartupNews’ request for comment. But he’s clearly not building alone.
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Backing him are two fellow Practo alumni: Dr. Alexander Kuruvilla, who currently serves as Chief Strategy Officer at Practo, and Manoj Kumar Gangasandra, a former executive at the same firm. Gangasandra now simply says he’s “making healthcare better” on LinkedIn, also under a stealth startup label.
