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Prassant Kumar — Healthcare technology leader, angel investor, mentor and author, Founder & CEO, Caresoft Systems, based in Mumbai.
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Prassant Kumar is the founder of Caresoft Systems, a bootstrapped Indian healthcare software company whose hospital information system runs in more than 1,000 hospitals across 12 or more countries. He speaks, advises and invests across healthcare IT and applied AI, and is based in Mumbai.
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Prassant Kumar has spent twenty-five years building the software that Indian hospitals run on. He founded Caresoft Systems in the early 2000s and grew it without external capital into a platform used by over 1,000 hospitals in more than 12 countries, certified at CMMI Level 5 with ISO 27001 and PCI DSS. He works with hospital boards on digital strategy, with healthtech companies on product and go-to-market, and with early founders as a mentor and angel investor. He speaks regularly on hospital digital transformation, applied AI in clinical settings and health data interoperability.
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25 yearsBuilding hospital information systems
1,000+Hospitals running the software
12+Countries served, across Asia and Africa
BootstrappedTwo decades, no external capital
- Full name: Prassant Kumar
- Current role: Founder & CEO, Caresoft Systems
- Company: Caresoft Systems Private Limited — https://www.caresoft.co.in
- Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
- Areas of expertise: Hospital Information Systems, Healthcare IT, Digital health, Artificial intelligence in healthcare, Health data interoperability, ABDM, Hospital digital transformation, SaaS product strategy, Bootstrapped business building
- Markets served: India, United Arab Emirates
- Available for: speaking, consulting and advisory, mentorship, angel investment
- Media contact: [email protected]
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- Why hospital IT projects fail, and the four decisions that save them — Keynote · 30 min · Hospital boards, CIOs, medical directors
- AI in the ward, not in the demo — Keynote or workshop · Healthcare leadership, technology teams, investors
- Building a software company in India without raising money — Fireside · 40 min · Founders, startup ecosystems, business schools
- The interoperable hospital: ABDM and what comes after — Panel or keynote · Policy forums, hospital associations, health IT teams
- Healthcare for the next 800 million — Keynote · Public health, CSR, impact investors
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Who is Prassant Kumar?
Prassant Kumar is a healthcare technology leader based in Mumbai, India. He is the founder of Caresoft Systems Private Limited, a bootstrapped hospital software company whose systems run in more than 1,000 hospitals across 12 or more countries. He works as a keynote speaker, consultant, mentor to healthtech founders and angel investor, and writes on Indian healthcare technology.
What does Prassant Kumar speak about?
His talks cover hospital digital transformation, applied artificial intelligence in clinical settings, health data interoperability and ABDM, healthcare access outside metro India, and building a software business without external funding. Sessions are written for the specific audience rather than delivered from a fixed deck.
How do I invite Prassant Kumar to speak at my event?
Send the event date, city, audience profile and session format through the contact form on this site. Speaking enquiries are answered within one working day, and a briefing call is scheduled before anything is confirmed.
What kind of consulting work does he take on?
Independent hospital digital strategy and HIS selection, applied AI readiness, healthtech product and go-to-market advisory, and interoperability or compliance readiness including ABDM. Engagements typically run four to eight weeks, or as a monthly retainer.
Does he invest in healthcare startups?
Yes. He writes early angel cheques into healthtech and adjacent B2B software, usually at pre-seed and seed stage, with a focus on India and emerging markets. He also takes advisory and board-observer roles where hospital-side credibility is the thing the company is missing.
Where is he based and does he travel?
He is based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, and travels for engagements across India, the Gulf, East and Southern Africa, the United Kingdom and the United States. Virtual sessions are available for events elsewhere.
Is there a fee for mentorship?
Paid founder mentorship runs on a six-month minimum. A small number of unpaid slots are reserved each quarter for pre-revenue founders working on healthcare access, rural care or public health, with priority to founders outside the metro cities.
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