Virohan raises $7.5M led by Japan's Mynavi Corporation

Virohan, a healthcare education company, on Friday raised Rs 65 crore ($7.5 million) as part of its ongoing Series B funding round, as investors increase bets on India’s widening shortage of skilled healthcare workers.

The round was led by Japan’s Mynavi Corporation, with participation from existing backers Blume Ventures, Bharat Inclusive Technologies Seed Fund, and Rebright Partners.

The startup will use the capital to drive product development, improve operational efficiency, and expand its leadership team as it works toward profitability. The latest funding will also help to deepen university partnerships, strengthen technology-led learning systems, and improve placement outcomes.

Founded in 2018, Virohan operates at the intersection of higher education and healthcare employment, an area that has drawn growing attention as India’s hospital chains, diagnostic labs, and outpatient care providers struggle to hire trained technicians, nurses, and paramedical staff at scale.

While India produces a large number of medical graduates, shortages persist in allied roles such as lab technologists, radiology technicians, optometrists, and operating theatre assistants, particularly outside major cities.

Virohan’s model positions it not as a traditional college but as an industry partner to universities. It works with more than 20 higher education institutions, including UPES, CMR University, and G.H. Raisoni University, to design and deliver undergraduate programmes in allied healthcare, nursing, and healthcare management.

Alongside academic partners, the startup collaborates with employers such as Medanta, Dr. Lal PathLabs, Healthians, and Lenskart to align curricula with industry requirements and create direct hiring pipelines. Since its inception, Virohan said it has trained over 13,000 students and built relationships with more than 2,000 healthcare employers.

“The healthcare system runs on the strength of skilled professionals, yet millions of roles remain unfilled due to broken pathways between education and employment,” said Kunaal Dudeja, CEO of Virohan, adding that the startup aims to impact one million learners by 2030 and expand internationally.

Hospital chains and diagnostics firms have expanded aggressively over the past decade, but talent supply, particularly for mid-skill roles, has lagged behind demand. Analysts say this imbalance is likely to intensify as healthcare penetration increases in Tier II and III cities and as ageing populations drive higher utilisation of medical services.

For Mynavi, which operates large human-resources and education businesses in Japan, the investment reflects a broader strategy to address workforce gaps in high-demand sectors. “The demand for skilled healthcare professionals in India and globally is growing at an unprecedented pace,” said Hidekazu Ito, Managing Director at Mynavi India, citing Virohan’s industry-aligned education model as a potential blueprint for scale.

While the healthcare education segment remains fragmented, spanning government institutes, private colleges, and short-term vocational programmes, startups like Virohan are betting that tighter employer integration and outcome-linked training will differentiate them in a crowded market.