Japan’s Mynavi leads ₹65 crore funding round in healthcare edtech Virohan

Healthcare education startup Virohan has raised ₹65 crore ($7.5 million) as part of its ongoing Series B funding round, led by Japan’s Mynavi Corporation, as investors sharpen their focus on India’s shortage of skilled healthcare workers.

The round also included participation from existing investors Blume Ventures, Bharat Inclusive Technologies Seed Fund and Rebright Partners, the company said.

Virohan plans to deploy the capital to enhance product development, improve operational efficiency and expand its leadership team as it moves towards profitability. The funding will also support deeper university partnerships, technology-driven learning systems and improved placement outcomes, the company said.

Founded in 2018, Virohan operates at the intersection of higher education and healthcare employment, targeting gaps in allied healthcare roles where demand continues to outpace supply. While India produces a large number of medical graduates, shortages persist in roles such as lab technologists, radiology technicians, optometrists and operating theatre assistants, particularly outside major urban centres.

“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, chief executive officer of Virohan. He added that the company aims to impact one million learners by 2030 and expand internationally.

Virohan positions itself 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.

The startup also collaborates with employers such as Medanta, Dr. Lal PathLabs, Healthians and Lenskart to align curricula with industry needs and build direct hiring pipelines. Since inception, Virohan said it has trained over 13,000 students and partnered with more than 2,000 healthcare employers.

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 across the globe is growing at an unprecedented pace,” said Hidekazu Ito, managing director at Mynavi India, citing Virohan’s industry-aligned model as a scalable approach.

As healthcare infrastructure expands across Tier II and Tier III cities, the need for outcome-linked skilling models is likely to intensify—placing companies such as Virohan at the centre of India’s evolving healthcare workforce ecosystem.