Gut Clinic rises $1 million to expand diagnostic capabilities in a $197 billion preventive healthcare market

Gut Clinic, a healthcare platform specialising in integrated gastroenterology, liver, and metabolic care, has raised $1 million (approximately Rs 9 crore) in seed funding.

The round was backed by a strategic consortium of over 15 investors, including healthcare ecosystem players and industry veterans. Notable participants include Dr. Amitoj Singh (Harvard-trained physician and preventative care specialist, University of Arizona), Dr. Aman Rajpal (University of California, San Francisco; international fatty liver expert), Ankur Kathuria (Alpha Wave Global), Juhi Bhatnagar (Forj Capital), and Deepak Garg (Senior Executive Vice President, Reliance Industries).

Founded by US-certified physician Dr. Akshat Kumar, Gut Clinic aims to combine deep clinical expertise with a scalable, technology-enabled care infrastructure. The startup is building an outpatient-first model, complemented by day-care and in-hospital centres.

It will use the raised capital to establish new centres, strengthen clinical systems, and expand diagnostic capabilities across a $197 billion preventive healthcare market that currently remains fragmented.

“This funding allows us to strengthen the clinical systems required to deliver consistent, high-quality outpatient care at scale,” said Dr. Akshat Kumar, Founder and CEO of Gut Clinic.

“We are not looking to replace hospitals, but to complement them by managing chronic and preventive gastro, liver and metabolic conditions more effectively outside acute settings. With gastrointestinal disorders on the rise, liver disease among the leading causes of mortality, and fatty liver affecting nearly one in three Indians, it is the need of the hour to bring our world-class clinicians closer to patients’ homes.”

The founding team also includes Dr. Manav Wadhawan, Chief Strategy and Medical Officer.

Currently operating in the Delhi NCR region, Gut Clinic plans to expand to Chandigarh, Punjab, and other parts of Northern India, with a target of establishing over 20 centres in the near-medium term. It aims to build what it calls India’s largest gastro-metabolic platform to significantly improve patient outcomes and the experience of care.