Bold Care, a men’s health and wellness platform serving a large market dedicated towards men, raised an undisclosed pre-seed round of fundraising from an array of strategic investors including, Rajesh Ranavat, the Executive Director at Fung Strategic Investments, Abhishek Shah, founder of leading digital marketing agency, CommerceX, partners at growX ventures, Sheetal Bahl, Manu Rikhye, AshishTaneja, KabirKochhar, former founding partner at The Glitch, and MohitSatyanand. Founded in 2019 by Rajat Jadhav, Rahul Krishnan, Harsh Singh and Mohit Yadav, Bold Care is a digital platform that offers free sexologist consultations and discreet delivery of holistic sexual wellness kits.

Healthcare has always been a primary focus for Rajat and Rahul who started an e-pharmacy back in 2015, which was one of the earliest startups in the space. Bold Care has come together through their learnings and intent to create a positive change in a largely untapped issue of men’s sexual wellness. The venture is also being supported as part of Gurgaon based leading incubator, Huddle, who have been incubating and advising Bold Care since its early inception, as part of their diverse portfolio and tailor-made support functions to help grow promising startups.

Talking about the fundraise, Rajesh Ranavat said, “What attracted me to Bold Care was the very clear vision and passion of the founding team targeting the men’s health and wellness space where the concept to an operational model was implemented in record time. Bold Care has come up with an easily accessible digital solution backed by professional consultation and high quality medication where the client can consult under full confidentiality. The launch of this platform has come at the right time where telemedicine will become a more acceptable means for interaction between doctors and patients. The platform has the ability to substantially scale up into adjacent areas of opportunity. I am very excited to be part of Bold Care’s journey and future prospects, and it has been an energizing experience interacting with Rajat and the founding team.”

“The men’s health and wellness space is covered in mystery and largely inefficient in India”, highlighted Bold Care co-founder, Rajat Jadhav. He further added, “At Bold Care, we have created the easiest way for men to get free consultations with licensed andrologists and personalised treatment plans delivered. Our holistic plans include scientifically backed prescription medicines and natural supplements. Usually, sexual problems are symptoms of serious health conditions such as heart ailments. We aim to help men find a lasting, permanent solution, and treat the symptoms as well as highlight the underlying causes. Through features that include monthly follow ups with our customers, we can make necessary adjustments to their plans.”

All of Bold Care’s treatment plans and products are designed by their Medical Advisory Board – a panel of doctors who have worked extensively on different aspects of men’s health and wellness such as andrology, fertility, and urology to name a few. Dr. S.S. Vasan, a member of Bold Care’s Medical Board, is the President of the South Asian Society for Sexual Medicine and the Chief Medical Officer at Manipal Fertility. Talking about Bold Care, Dr. Vasan said, “When I first interacted with Rajat, I was thoroughly impressed with their vision for the company. Together, in the coming months, we will be building high-quality products to address every aspect of men’s health such as heart health, immunity, improved sleep and other such issues that are spurred within the body.”

Bold Care’s treatment plans have been effective for almost 95% of their users who seek comfort with the entire experience. In addition to providing quality products, giving users an easy, friendly experience throughout their journey has been their communication since inception and this is evident with Bold Care’s rising customer retention of 70%, which is growing steadily each month. For more information on Bold Care, visit – https://boldcare.in

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The stigma around sexual problems is literally killing people. Yes, your erections are your body’s check-engine light – an early indicator of cardiovascular diseases. The number of men affected by sexual problems in India is on a steady rise. In fact, a recent survey showed that more men under 30 suffer from erectile dysfunction now than ever before. Thanks to email and WhatsApp, work hours never truly end and unhealthy lifestyle habits are making the situation worse.

Since discussing these problems with their partners and doctors isn’t easy, men try to avoid doctor visits by making excuses and try covering it up. This goes on until less embarrassing, but life-threatening problems, such as heart attacks, reveal themselves. With scams and false claims everywhere, getting a reliable solution easily is close to impossible. Scared of judgement from society, men hesitate to talk about their sexual health. 90% of men – our fathers, brothers, husbands, friends – never take a consultation.

India is called the “impotence capital of the world”, with 90 million men silently suffering from mild to severe sexual problems – almost three times the number of men with diabetes. In an attempt to re-invent the treatment process for men’s sexual health, a startup called Bold Care lets you consult licensed sexologists for free and get personalized treatment kits for problems like erectile dysfunction and premature ejaculation.

Bold Care is an online men’s sexual wellness platform which helps Indian men get easy online sexologist consultations and personalized treatment kits delivered to their doorstep. It  curate all the doctors on one platform and ensures the highest quality of medicines. It’s kits include personalized treatment plans with exercises, diet and lifestyle changes. With unlimited post-consultation follow-ups, Bold Care helps to find a permanent cure for  sexual problems.

Bold Care is founded by Rajat Jadhav, Rahul Krishnan, Mohit Yadav and Harsh Singh, who have known each other for the last 12 years. In late 2016, Rajat and Rahul started an e-pharmacy startup during a time when this space was picking up momentum. By mid-2019, the four of them got together to focus on specialised men’s sexual health, an issue which is affecting relationships and society at large.

“We want to build a movement for men to fully understand and appreciate their bodies, and open up when something goes wrong” says Rajat Jadhav, the CEO of Bold Care. Bold Care aspires to be India’s first mentech startup – using smarter technologies to improve every aspect of men’s health. Problems like erectile dysfunction have a huge impact on your mental wellbeing”, says Rajat, “Just by opening up to someone, you’ve won half the battle. On our platform, everyone has a dedicated Bold Care Assistant, available 24 x 7 via WhatsApp, ready to answer any questions about treatment plans or just offer a sympathetic ear. Sometimes a little advice beats a little blue pill, and we want to encourage that.”

With Bold Care, the team wants to spark a conversation about sexual health and destigmatize the taboos around it. They envision an India where people seek help for their sexual issues just like they’ve started opening up about mental health issues in the past few years. A change is needed and Bold Care believes technology is the best catalyst.

For more information, please see: www.boldcare.in

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