The South Asia Health Tech 100 is HolonIQ’s annual list of the most promising startups from across digital health, biotech, medtech and other areas where entrepreneurs are driving healthcare innovation.
The scale of the healthcare market in South Asia is vast. Home to almost a quarter of the world’s population the demand for high quality healthcare provision is rising in-line with the growth of the region’s economies - however there are a number of significant challenges facing the market. A net contributor to the world’s healthcare workforce, South Asia struggles to retain its clinically-trained talent - with the lure of foreign healthcare systems a major factor. With major economies in the region spending as little as 2% of GDP on healthcare the quality and availability or services is mixed. However this challenging environment is translating into strong entrepreneurial activity, with the 2022 South Asia Health Tech 100 featuring a range of innovative and fast-growth organizations.
Exhibit 1
Download the Market Map. Companies are categorized by their main area of focus following the globalhealthcarelandscape.org. Categories in the market map are not mutually exclusive.
Health Tech startups from India form the vast majority of South Asia’s innovation ecosystem.
Exhibit 2
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