Plum Commits ₹200 Crore to Healthcare, Launches Health Checkups as Part of Ambitious Expansion

Bengaluru, India | 15th July 2025: Plum, India’s leading employee health benefits platform, today announced a ₹200 crore (USD 25 million) commitment to expand its healthcare vertical—marking the next phase of its mission to deliver accessible, preventive, and personalised healthcare at scale. With this investment, Plum is transforming from an insurance company into a full-stack healthcare platform, appointing Prayat Shah (ex-founder, Wellthy Therapeutics) as Head of Healthcare. The company will expand its healthcare team fivefold to support this strategic shift.

Building on its successful in-house telehealth offering that has facilitated over 1 lakh consultations in 2024 (1 every 5 minutes), Plum has announced Plum Health Checkups, a new at-home screening solution designed to move employee health from reactive to proactive. Combining over 200 advanced biomarkers, AI-powered risk insights, and personalised healthcare interventions from experienced doctors in one seamless experience, Plum Health Checkups empowers companies to deliver personalised, preventive care at scale. 

Key features of Plum Health Checkups include - 

• 200+ biomarkers that go beyond standard tests to uncover hidden risks early, with proven 2.2x better detection for heart disease risk
• AI-powered personalised reports translating complex data into clear guidance without medical jargon
• Integrated care journey with doctor consultations, action plans, and telehealth follow-ups
• Seamless experience via 4,000+ locations with home sample collection and real-time tracking

Today, India’s workforce faces a silent but growing health crisis. Chronic illnesses are striking a decade earlier than in developed nations, often by age 40, while 20% of Plum’s telehealth consults address mental health needs. Yet only 20% of companies offer regular health check-ups, and even then, fewer than 4 in 10 employees use them. This fragmented, reactive approach costs companies up to 30 lost productivity days per employee every year. With preventive care adoption still limited, there is an urgent need for integrated solutions that help employees detect risks early, take action, and build sustainable health habits.

Commenting on the development, Abhishek Poddar, Co-Founder & CEO, Plum, said, “We’re not just adding features—we’re investing in building a full-stack healthcare business alongside insurance. India’s workforce deserves better than fragmented, reactive healthcare. This commitment will help us deliver integrated, preventive, and personalised care at scale, supporting companies that view employee health as a strategic investment in their growth.

“We’re thrilled to have Prayat join us to lead this next chapter. His entrepreneurial experience in digital healthcare and hands-on approach to building and scaling impactful solutions make him the perfect fit to drive our healthcare vision forward,” he added. 

Over the past five years, Plum has evolved from a single-product insurance platform to a comprehensive health benefits partner—building meaningful health loops for individuals and delivering better outcomes for companies. Notably, over 60% of first-time insurance buyers on Plum’s platform have chosen to add preventive and primary healthcare benefits, underscoring growing employer demand for holistic health solutions: 

• Telehealth: 100,000+ annual consultations with 120+ doctors across 20+ specialties
• OPD Wallets: Helping employees save ₹11,000 on average each year on everyday care
• Plum Perks: Exclusive discounts from 100+ leading health brands to make wellness accessible
• Health Camps: 40+ programs delivering proactive screenings for 5,000+ employees. These camps have identified chronic disease risk in 71% of participants, enabling earlier, targeted intervention.

Saurabh Arora, Co-Founder & CTO, Plum, said, “Our mission has always been to improve the health and wellbeing of every Indian. Technology gives us the power to make healthcare truly preventive and personalised at scale. By turning complex data into clear, actionable insights, we can help people understand risks early and take meaningful steps toward better health. This next phase is about building the systems that make proactive care both accessible and effective.” 

Plum partners with over 6,000 companies and serves 6 lakh+ members nationwide. With its expanded healthcare vertical, the company aims to help corporate India shift from fragmented, reactive spending to a future of unified, preventive, and truly employee-centric healthcare.

About Plum
Plum is India’s leading insur-tech platform offering employee wellness solutions and business insurance solutions to 6000+ corporations. Founded in 2019, the company is on a mission to accelerate the adoption of health insurance in India by making employee health insurance accessible, affordable and usable for employees. It is re-imagining the health insurance stack and accelerating the penetration of health insurance in India to 100%. Plum is backed by marquee investors, including Tiger Global and Peak XV Partners.

For more details, please visit: https://www.plumhq.com/.