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Ekincare names Rupal Kumar head of corporate sales
Industry veteran to drive enterprise growth and expand platform reach across India
MUMBAI: Corporate health platform ekincare has appointed Rupal Kumar as head of corporate sales, tasking the industry veteran with accelerating enterprise growth and expanding the company’s presence across India.
In his new role, Kumar will lead new customer acquisition, shape the firm’s sales strategy and strengthen ekincare’s footprint among organisations looking to provide personalised health benefits to employees.
Kumar brings more than two decades of experience in business development, strategic partnerships and team leadership across fintech, health tech and consumer durables. Before joining ekincare, he worked at Razorpay, where he helped scale the enterprise division for RazorpayX.
His career also includes leadership roles at MediBuddy, where he served as national head of strategic partnerships and director of sales for the South region. Earlier, he spent five years at Paytm leading regional payments businesses and building strategic alliances.
Welcoming the appointment, ekincare co-founder and chief executive Kiran Kalakuntla, said Kumar’s experience in expanding enterprise partnerships within the healthcare ecosystem would support the company’s next growth phase.
“We are excited to welcome Rupal to the team. His strong track record in scaling enterprise partnerships within the healthcare ecosystem makes him an ideal fit for our vision. As we enter this next phase of growth, his leadership will be instrumental in expanding our reach and advancing our mission to deliver integrated, accessible healthcare to every employee,” Kalakuntla said.
Commenting on his new role, Kumar said he looked forward to working with the leadership team to drive the company’s growth and deepen its impact in the corporate healthcare space.
“I am excited to join ekincare and work alongside the leadership team to drive our next phase of growth. I look forward to leveraging my experience in building enterprise partnerships and high-performing sales teams to accelerate our impact across India,” he said.
Founded in 2014 by Kiran Kalakuntla, Srikanth Samudrala, Dr Noel Coutinho and Somak Ray, ekincare has grown into one of India’s largest corporate health benefits platforms. The company now serves more than 2 million employees across over 1,100 organisations, including Fortune 500 firms such as PepsiCo, BlackRock and Visa.
Supported by a network of more than 50,000 healthcare providers across 500 cities, ekincare aims to make workplace healthcare more accessible, tech driven and scalable as India’s corporate wellness ecosystem continues to evolve.
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Former Tesla India director Prashanth Menon joins Venttup as strategic advisor
MaaS startup taps global leader to drive scale-up and expansion plans
KOCHI: Venttup has appointed Prashanth R. Menon, former India director at Tesla, as strategic advisor to steer its next phase of growth and global expansion.
Menon brings over two decades of experience across strategy, operations and business transformation. At Tesla, he played a key role in shaping the company’s India entry strategy and building its operations across multiple verticals, while also serving as chairman of the board for Tesla India.
In his new role, he will work closely with Venttup’s leadership team to drive scale-up strategy, strengthen operational efficiency and profitability, and support investor engagement and global market expansion.
Welcoming the appointment, Venttup co-founder and ceo sandeep nair said, “We are excited to welcome Prashanth R. Menon to Venttup. His deep global experience in strategy and transformation, combined with his leadership in scaling global organisations, will help us accelerate our journey towards building a world-class manufacturing startup from India.”
Before his India stint, Menon served as director advisory at Tesla in the US, where he led global teams focused on revenue growth, productivity improvement and cost optimisation. Earlier, he worked with EY, advising senior executives on corporate strategy, mergers and acquisitions, supply chain and operational integration.
Sharing his perspective, Venttup strategic advisor prashanth r. menon said, “I am impressed by the outlook and the energy of the Venttup leadership team, and their vision to build a sustainable and local supply chain to fulfil global needs. Venttup has a promising business model aligned with the Government of India’s Make in India initiative.”
Backing the move, Unicorn India Ventures managing partner bhaskar majumdar said, “A warm welcome to Mr Menon to the Venttup advisory team. His deep industry experience and understanding of global supply chain dynamics will significantly strengthen Venttup’s scale-up strategy and growth journey.”
With this appointment, Venttup is sharpening its focus on building a scalable, globally competitive manufacturing platform, signalling its ambitions to play a larger role in India’s growing deep-tech ecosystem.
