Jarurat Care Foundation

What Jarurat Care Foundation does

Jarurat Care Foundation is an India-based nonprofit organization founded in December 2023 by Priyanka Joshi and a co-founder after the loss of Joshi's mother to Cholangiocarcinoma. The foundation focuses on supporting patients with gastrointestinal and biliary tract cancers, along with their families and caregivers, by addressing emotional isolation, gaps in care navigation, and misinformation. Its service suite centers on three operational layers: a community layer (the WhatsApp-based Healing Hearts Cancer Care Community and the Cancer Connect caregiver network), an expert layer (the Treatment Care Think Tank and a Medical Advisory Board of 50+ oncologists drawn from institutions such as Tata Memorial, MD Anderson, NCI, and PGIMER), and a digital layer anchored by the HOPE AI Chatbot — a text-based generative assistant deployed on WhatsApp and the web for 24/7 cancer-journey support — alongside The Journal, a Supabase-backed content platform for awareness articles.

The underlying technology stack is intentionally lightweight: a WhatsApp-integrated conversational chatbot, a Supabase backend powering The Journal, and QR-code generation via QR Server API for volunteer registration, with no native mobile apps published. There is no disclosed proprietary AI model, and the HOPE chatbot appears to be a third-party LLM-mediated text service rather than a custom-trained system. Distribution is entirely digital and self-serve, relying on the website, WhatsApp, LinkedIn, podcasts, newsletters, and webinars, with India as the sole operating geography.

Jarurat Care generates no service revenue; its operating model is donation-funded, with one-time and monthly recurring donation tiers ranging from ₹200 to ₹10,000, all eligible for 50% tax exemption under Section 80G of India's Income Tax Act. The organization holds 80G certification and states compliance with India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023. Strategic positioning is built around the founder narrative, niche disease focus (GI and biliary tract cancers including rare Cholangiocarcinoma), and the credibility conferred by its Medical Advisory Board, rather than around a technology moat or scale economies.

Name

Jarurat Care Foundation

Legal name

Jarurat Care Foundation

Website

https://jarurat.care

Company type

Private

Founded year

2023

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

India-based nonprofit founded in December 2023 that supports gastrointestinal and biliary tract cancer patients and caregivers through a WhatsApp community, a generative-AI chatbot, caregiver networks, and a 50-member oncologist advisory board, funded entirely by donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cancer Patient Support Services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Social Assistance (624), Other Individual and Family Services (62419)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Palliative Care, Hospice & Serious Illness Support (BPAGACAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Digestive Oncology (GI Cancer Care) (HLAKAEAF), Oncology Telemedicine Platforms (HLALAGAH)

Keywords

• Cancer patient support
• Gastrointestinal cancer care
• Caregiver mentorship services
• Nonprofit health support
• AI cancer chatbot

Headquarters

HQ city

Haldwani

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations: One-time and recurring donations from individuals supporting cancer patients. Monthly donation option available. Donations are eligible for 50% tax exemption under section 80G of the Income Tax Act.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Jarurat Care Foundation is a nonprofit NGO that provides free emotional, informational, and navigational support to cancer patients and their families, with a specialization in gastrointestinal and biliary tract cancers including Cholangiocarcinoma. Its core offerings include the Hope AI Chatbot on WhatsApp and web, a Cancer Care Community peer-support group (Healing Hearts), a Cancer Connect caregiver mentorship network, a Treatment Care Think Tank of oncology experts, and The Journal educational content hub.

Product overview

Jarurat Care Foundation operates as a community-driven NGO offering a unified suite of cancer support services centered around their Hope AI Chatbot (available on WhatsApp and web), the Cancer Care Community (Healing Hearts) group, Cancer Connect caregiver network, and Treatment Care Think Tank expert team. The organization also provides educational content through The Journal, all supported by a Medical Advisory Board of 50+ oncologists.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Cancer Connect: A group of committed caregivers ready to assist with connecting patients, caregivers, and healthcare professionals.
• Treatment Care Think Tank
• Hope AI Chatbot

Products and services

• Hope AI Chatbot Generative AI assistant that provides immediate text-based cancer support and guidance, available on WhatsApp and the Jarurat Care website for cancer patients and caregivers.
• Cancer Connect Community group of committed caregivers assisting with connecting cancer patients, caregivers, and healthcare professionals for guidance and support.
• Treatment Care Think Tank Expert team of oncologists, officials, dieticians, and spiritual advisors that provides tailored patient care solutions and secondary medical opinions for cancer patients.
• The Journal Approved-articles blog hub on jarurat.care publishing cancer awareness and support content, powered by a Supabase backend that delivers articles live from the database.
• Cancer Care Community (Healing Hearts) WhatsApp-based community providing emotional support, guidance, and solidarity for cancer patients, caregivers, and healthcare professionals in India.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

AI capability2 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• InternshalaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerInternship platform partnership for posting internship opportunities related to research, outreach programs, digital initiatives, and awareness campaigns.
• LinkedInminorGTM or Marketing PartnerProfessional networking platform used for posting volunteer opportunities and professional engagement with potential supporters.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Cancer Patients Aid Association (CPAA): CPAA is a long-standing Indian cancer nonprofit providing patient support, awareness, and access-to-care services nationwide. Comparable as a direct peer in cancer patient support, community engagement, and donation-driven operations.
• CanSupport: CanSupport is one of India's largest nonprofit providers of home-based palliative and supportive care for cancer patients, operating multidisciplinary teams similar to Jarurat Care's Treatment Care Think Tank. Directly comparable in mission, donor-funded model, and cancer support focus.
• Pallium India: Pallium India is a leading Indian nonprofit focused on palliative care access, including for cancer patients. Comparable in mission around serious-illness support, community-driven service model, and reliance on donations.
• V Care Foundation: V Care Foundation is an Indian cancer support nonprofit offering emotional support, financial aid, and information to cancer patients and families. Directly comparable peer operating in the same donor-funded cancer patient support niche.
• Cankids...Kidscan: Cankids is a large Indian nonprofit supporting children with cancer and their families through treatment access, care coordination, and advocacy. Comparable as a peer in the cancer support / community / caregiver ecosystem, though focused on pediatric oncology.

Regional players

• Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation: The Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation is a US-based nonprofit dedicated to bile duct cancer — Jarurat Care's specific niche. Comparable in rare-cancer focus, patient support, and awareness mission, though operating in a different geography.

Broad incumbents

• Tata Memorial Centre: Tata Memorial Centre is India's premier government cancer treatment and research hospital, whose oncologists also sit on Jarurat Care's advisory board. A broad incumbent — not a peer in the support/NGO sense, but a key clinical counterpart and referral partner.
• Indian Cancer Society: The Indian Cancer Society is one of India's oldest and largest cancer-focused nonprofits, providing awareness, screening, rehabilitation, and patient support. A broad incumbent operating in the same cancer support space but with much greater scale and reach.

Emerging players

• Onco.com: Onco.com is an India-based cancer care navigation platform connecting patients with oncologists and providing second opinions and treatment guidance. Comparable as an emerging player in digital cancer support and treatment navigation, with overlapping second-opinion use cases to Jarurat Care's Treatment Care Think Tank.
• Wysa: Wysa is an AI-driven mental health chatbot deployed across channels including WhatsApp-style messaging, focused on emotional support. Comparable as an emerging player combining AI conversational support with sensitive, health-adjacent use cases in India and globally.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/jaruratcare

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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