# Abhijit Gupta

> Abhijit Gupta is a pre-seed investor at Iron Pillar (Pune) backing Insurance and Health Care. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Iron Pillar](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ironpillar)
- Location: Pune, India
- Total investments: 1
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://in.linkedin.com/in/abhijitguptaprofile

Abhijit Gupta is a pre-seed investor at Iron Pillar in Pune focused on Insurance and Health Care. It is widely accepted that the most successful entrepreneurial ventures come from personal experiences and that is exactly how Abhijit Gupta founded his previous startup, Praxify. Having experienced the inefficiencies of the healthcare ecosystem firsthand and having identified the need to make healthcare more personal and patient centric, hefounded a category-defining digital health company focused on bringing clinical insights at the point of care to doctors by overlaying to existing EHR systems. Praxify was eventually acquired by athenahealth (America’s leading EHR platform) in June 2017 where he launched and headed the company’s mobility efforts and created America’s most lovable mobile EHR platform with a single pane view of patients across different care settings. Prior to athenahealth and Praxify, Abhijit was part of the founding team of Azingo, which had created a mobile platform similar to Android, and was acquired by Motorola and eventually by Google. A serial entrepreneur and an early stage investor today, Abhijit currently has investments in more than 30 exciting startups and is a LP in few venture funds globally. He is also associated as an advisor to multiple government health initiatives along with the Harvard FXB group, and is an advisor to a bunch of startups, where he enjoys spending time brainstorming ideas, problems and solutions with early stage founders. When not working on solving problems related to the healthcare industry, Abhijit loves to travel and explore diverse places and cultures. He enjoys spending time with his kids in exploring new learning platforms while unlearning and learning a lot himself in that process. He understands the ins and outs of the healthcare system and is currently working on crafting the building blocks of modern primary care at Fold Health.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Insurance | 1 | 100% |
| Health Care | 1 | 100% |
| Human Resources | 1 | 100% |
| Health Insurance | 1 | 100% |
| Employee Benefits | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Plum | Plum provides an employee health benefits and insurance platform that enables companies to manage workforce coverage, wellness programs, and healthcare services through a centralized digital system. The company offers group health insurance, life insurance, and accident coverage, along with integrated healthcare services such as teleconsultations,health checkups, and mental health support for employees and their families. Its platform aggregates insurance policies, healthcare services, and employee benefits into a unified interface, allowing organizations to manage enrollments, track claims, and monitor utilization through analytics dashboards. The system includes digital tools for policy administration, claims processing, and real-time reporting, reducing manual workflows and improving visibility for HR and finance teams. | $1M | Pre-Seed | Jan 22, 2020 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Gemba Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gemba-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Incubate Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/incubate-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Tracxn labs](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tracxn-labs) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Iron Pillar

VC Fund · Mumbai, India

Iron Pillar is a venture growth investor focused on mid stage technology investments in India. They back proven and innovative companies in the Consumer Tech and Enterprise Tech sectors, post a Series A round of venture capital funding. Headquartered in Mumbai, with a presence in Mauritius, Palo Alto, Shanghai and Singapore, the 6-member IronPillar founding team brings 100+ years of combined experience and directly relevant and complementary skill sets in venture investing, M&A/investment banking, operations and technology.They actively partner with technology entrepreneurs and early stage investors to support companies by leveraging Their experience and networks in India, the U.S. and China/Asia.

5 contacts available at Iron Pillar.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Abhijit Gupta | Entrepreneur In Residence | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/abhijit-gupta-2 |
| Anand Prasanna | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anand-prasanna |
| Ashok Ananthakrishnan | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ashok-ananthakrishnan |
| Devavrat Jatia | Vice President | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/devavrat-jatia |
| Mohanjit Jolly | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mohanjit-jolly |

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## FAQ

### What does Abhijit Gupta invest in?

Abhijit Gupta invests primarily in Insurance, Health Care and Human Resources startups, most often at Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in India. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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