Campus Fund

Portfolio · Investment Note

Raaz

Discreet, doctor-led care for the 95% of India beyond the metros male reproductive health delivered over WhatsApp, in the language people actually speak.

Healthtech ·
Telemedicine

Pre - Seed

Tier 2/3 & Rural India

January 2023

Twenty-five percent of Indian men face sexual dysfunction, and fewer than 1% have access to proper care. In the absence of real medical infrastructure, millions queue at ayurvedic and homoeopathic clinics — or fall prey to unqualified practitioners promising miracle cures. Raaz was built for exactly these men.

01 — The Opportunity

A vast need, met mostly by silence and quacks.

The male reproductive health market in India — focused on sexual dysfunction and infertility — is driven by a critical yet deeply underserved need. Cultural stigma prevents open discussion, and access to qualified professionals is limited. The result: millions of men suffer in silence, or turn to unqualified practitioners.

While urban centers have seen a wave of men’s wellness brands, the vast majority of India’s population — in tier-2, tier-3 cities and rural areas — remains largely overlooked. That gap is the opportunity: a solution that bridges accessibility while addressing the cultural and linguistic barriers that keep men from seeking proper medical care.

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Men in India living with
sexual dysfunction
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Projected agentic AI market by 2032 — up from $6B today (~43% CAGR)
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Of sexual dysfunction patients turn to unqualified practitioners
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Of affected men have access to proper, qualified care

Meeting patients where they already are. Raaz’s entire care model runs over WhatsApp, in Hindi and regional languages — from first consultation to doorstep delivery to doctor follow-up, with no clinic visit and no shame.

02 — The Solution

Raaz is rethinking how male reproductive health is addressed in non-metropolitan India through a mobile-first platform. Its WhatsApp-based service provides discreet, effective, and affordable access in vernacular languages — meeting patients where they are most comfortable rather than asking them to walk into a clinic.

At the core is an end-to-end care model: free doctor consultations for married men and a nominal fee for unmarried men; customized treatment plans combining medication and lifestyle change; discreet doorstep delivery with flexible payment; post-treatment follow-ups and continuous support; and exercise and lifestyle guidance delivered right in the chat. Unlike broad men’s-wellness brands, Raaz is hyper-focused on problem-solving for reproductive health — not lifestyle upsell — for a problem that is rampant yet largely ignored.

03 — The Founders

Raaz’s founding shows how personal experience and professional expertise can combine to close a real healthcare gap. The two founders met through the Takshashila Institution’s public-policy discussions and built a partnership around a shared conviction about India’s underserved.

 
 

The catalyst. During a conversation about India’s health gaps, Dr. Harshit recounted a case from his career — a farmer, untreated and financially exploited by local quacks, driven to a crisis point. It underscored how dangerous the vacuum in rural male health had become. Determined to act, Akash left his job and the two spent two months on a field study in Bihar, speaking directly with men about their health. Raaz grew out of that work.

 
 

Why It Works

A model built for trust, discretion, and access

04 — The Verdict

Campus Fund takes pride in backing entrepreneurs who turn critical healthcare challenges into scalable opportunities. Raaz stands at the front of rethinking how India’s non-metropolitan population accesses reproductive care.

The founders bring a genuinely complementary skill set — a technologist who has built for rural India, and a doctor with clinical and policy depth. Together with a WhatsApp-first, vernacular model and an evidence-based, doctor-led approach, they are addressing a market of real scale with real stigma, and doing it with unusual care.

Through their platform and vernacular approach, they aren’t just building a company — they’re pioneering a healthcare paradigm that could reach millions who have long been left out.