Swasth India

What Swasth India does

Swasth India, founded in 2008 by Garima Gupta and Sundeep Kapila, operates as a not-for-profit social business structured across two entities: Swasth Foundation (India, headquartered in Mumbai at Aarey Colony, Goregaon East) and Swasth Inc (US). The organization runs two distinct arms. The first, Swasth India Medical Centers, is a network of 18 community-based primary and preventive health clinics in Mumbai delivering free-of-cost diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic illness to urban-poor populations, supported by SwasthLive — an online Electronic Health Record (EHR) platform co-developed with the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Cumulative disclosed impact includes 1.5 million+ healthcare interactions, USD 3 million in patient savings, and a 4.5-star patient rating across the network.

The second arm, The Swasth Institute, is a direct-to-consumer and practitioner-facing education business selling group workshops, scripture-based studies and certification programs that integrate ancient yogic and Vedic frameworks (Yoga Sutras, Upanishads, Ramayana, Hanuman Chalisa) with modern behavioral science and neuroscience. The portfolio spans Awakening-format wellbeing workshops, the RISE women-only intensive (Bangalore and California), the Journey of Ram dialogue series, Dhyaan meditation, Aahaar yogic nutrition, and the Integrated Life Coach Training certification. Workshop unit pricing ranges from USD 85 for online series to USD 1,450 for residential intensives, with scholarships, early-bird discounts, and India-tier INR pricing available. Adjacent offerings include Sanjeevani (an individually randomized controlled trial testing yoga-based interventions in partnership with Harvard T.H. Chan School), the Yogic Aahaar/Vichaar/Vyaayaam publication series, and 2025-2026 neuroscience-flavored extensions like Applied Neuroscience for Practitioners.

Swasth is a registered charitable trust rather than an investable company. Under FCRA regulations, it has cumulatively received over INR 1.2 billion (~USD 14.4M) in foreign contributions between 2015 and 2023 from 20+ institutional donors including USAID, Give2Asia, GMSP Foundation, Nomura, Charities Aid Foundation, FIL Foundation, McKinsey, Bain Capital, General Atlantic, DASRA and Akamai. Government and consumer revenue is not publicly disclosed; operational funding flows principally through grants, donations, and paid workshop fees. Headcount sits in the 11-50 band, and revenue figures are not reported.

Name

Swasth India

Legal name

Swasth India Foundation

Website

https://swasth.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Swasth India is a not-for-profit operating 18 free primary healthcare clinics for Mumbai's urban poor alongside The Swasth Institute, which sells yoga, meditation, and coaching workshops combining ancient Indian wisdom with modern behavioral science to global individual consumers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Healthcare and Wellness Services

NAICS

Home Health Care Services (62161), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412), Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians) (621330)

SIC

Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011), Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Yoga & Meditation Experiences (Studio Classes, Guided Meditation, Mindfulness) (THAJAHAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Maternal, Newborn, Child & Adolescent Health (MNCAH) NGOs (HLAJAKAG), Medical Wellness & Longevity (Health Screening, Biohacking, Anti-aging Programs) (THAJAHAI)

Keywords

• Community healthcare services
• Wellness workshops
• Yoga teacher training
• Primary healthcare clinics
• Holistic wellbeing programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Mumbai

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Workshop Fees: Revenue generated fromTransformative group workshops and certification programs offered through The Swasth Institute, with pricing ranging from USD 85 to USD 1,450 depending on program type and delivery format
2. Donations and Foreign Contributions: FCRA-registered nonprofit receiving foreign funding from international donors including USAID, Give2Asia, corporations, and individuals for healthcare services, Covid-19 relief, and wellness programs
3. Professional Services and Coaching Certification: Revenue from Integrated Life Coach Training certification programs and practitioner-level courses like Applied Neuroscience for Practitioners
4. Healthcare Services (Subsidized): Primary healthcare services provided free or at subsidized cost to urban poor, funded through donations and grants rather than patient fees

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Swasth India operates a network of 18 community-based primary and preventive health clinics in Mumbai providing free healthcare services to urban poor populations, combined with The Swasth Institute which delivers paid transformative wellness workshops, yoga programs, and life coach certification programs that integrate ancient yogic practices with modern behavioral science and neuroscience.

Product overview

Swasth India operates as a multi-faceted wellness organization consisting of Swasth Foundation and The Swasth Institute. The core offerings include Swasth India Medical Center providing free primary healthcare services, and The Swasth Institute offering transformative workshops in wellbeing, yoga, psychology, and spirituality. The workshop portfolio includes programs like Awaken, RISE, Journey Of Ram, Dhyaan, Yogic Psychology, and Aahaar. Additionally, the organization provides educational publications and resources including Yogic Aahaar, Yogic Vyaayaam, and Yogic Vichaar publications. Digital offerings include SwasthLive (EHR platform) and Sanjeevani (yoga-based research intervention). The ecosystem integrates healthcare services, wellbeing education, certification programs, and digital health tools.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Swasth India Medical Center Services Free primary healthcare services providing diagnosis and treatment for acute and chronic illnesses from a patient-centric team of professionals for underserved urban poor communities in Mumbai through a network of 18 community-based clinics.
• Sustained Wellbeing Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 1.5 Million+ healthcare interactions delivered
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Harvard T.H. Chan School Department of Global Health and PopulationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 May 2021Research partnership for Sanjeevani - an individually randomized controlled trial to test efficacy of yoga-based intervention, and SwasthLive EHR platform development.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Art of Living (Sri Sri Ravi Shankar): One of India's largest yoga, meditation, and wellness organizations running paid workshops, teacher training, and global retreats — directly comparable to The Swasth Institute's wellness workshop portfolio and similar integration of ancient yogic practices with modern formats.
• Isha Foundation (Sadhguru): Yoga and inner-engineering programs (e.g., Inner Engineering), teacher training, and rural health initiatives including Isha Outreach rural healthcare projects — overlapping directly with Swasth's combination of structured yoga programs and community health delivery.
• Sri Sri Tattva: Wellness brand affiliated with Art of Living offering yoga, meditation, Ayurveda, and nutrition programs globally — a direct competitor in the paid wellness workshop and certification market, with similar integration of yogic philosophy and modern science.
• Ramamani Iyengar Memorial Yoga Institute (RIMYI): Pune-based Iyengar yoga institute offering rigorous teacher training and therapeutic yoga programs — comparable to Swasth's Yoga Sutra-based curricula (Yogic Psychology, Dhyaan) and certification pathway (Integrated Life Coach Training).
• S-VYASA (Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana): Yoga university running structured programs, research on yoga interventions, and integration of yoga with modern medicine — a direct research-driven peer to Swasth's Sanjeevani RCT and Swasth Yog Institute certifications.
• Sevamob: Social enterprise delivering primary healthcare and wellness services to underserved populations in India through subscription and tech-enabled models — overlaps with Swasth India Medical Centers on the low-income primary care mission and cross-subsidization logic.

Broad incumbents

• Patanjali Ayurved: Large Indian wellness and Ayurveda brand with workshops, yoga programming, nutrition products (Aahaar-style), and a broad retail footprint — addresses many of the same consumer wellness needs as Swasth but at significantly greater scale and with FMCG distribution.
• Headspace / Calm (digital wellness): Global consumer wellness and meditation apps serving stress management, sleep, and emotional regulation — comparable to Swasth's online meditation and emotional wellness workshops (Dhyaan, Awaken) at the digital channel level, though with a pure D2C subscription model.

Regional players

• The Yoga Institute (Santacruz, Mumbai): Oldest organized yoga center in the world, located in Mumbai, offering teacher training, therapy, and wellness programs — a Mumbai-anchored peer with overlapping workshop audience, content style (classical yoga integration), and geographic footprint.

Others

• Akshaya Patra Foundation: Large India-based social-impact nonprofit with similar FCRA-registered funding model, corporate-corporate CSR partnerships, and donor base — comparable structural and funding model to Swasth Foundation even though the mission (mid-day meals vs. healthcare) differs.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@swasthinstitute
• Facebookfacebook.com/SwasthInstitute
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/swasth-foundation
• Instagraminstagram.com/swasthinstitute
• Xx.com/swasthindia

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors

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M&A

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