SocialBoat, a provider of women-focused health and fitness programs via its mobile app, raised $200,000 ( ₹1.62 crores) in an angel funding round.
Plan B Capital led the investment round with participation from angel investors, including Abhijit Kane (of Postman), Videt Jaiswal (of Airblack), Bhuvan Gupta (of OfBusiness), and Prateek Sharma (of AheadVC).
The Gurugram-based startup plans to deploy the new proceeds to scale up its fitness programs and hire more talents in 2023.
According to the SocialBoat website, its programs cater to women-specific goals like – managing PCOS, postpartum care and mobility, and general healthy living. The company claims that it has over 5,000 users and 850 communities.
Commenting on the funding news, Swapnil Vats, co-founder of SocialBoat, said: “We have recorded organic growth of 145% month-on-month led by influencers who invited their followers to their teams. In 2023, we aim to scale to tier II cities and explore fitness content in vernacular languages.”
Online fitness and wellness
According to our database, digital health startups providing online fitness and wellness programs have raised close to $5 billion in funding to date.
The latest funding rounds in the online fitness sector include:
Nabta Health, an AI-enabled app for women to track and manage their activities, including health, fitness, wellness, fertility, pregnancy, menopause, weight, and sleep, raised $1.5 million in Seed funding, led by Basim Anwer of Regionality Group of Companies, with participation from Priya Oberoi (founding general partner of Goddess Gaia Ventures), Sarper Tanli (operating partner of TVM Capital Healthcare) and Nadia Mannell (founding general partner of Seed South Capital).
FitOn, a digital fitness and wellness app, raised $40 million in Series C funding, bringing the company’s total funding to date to $70 million. Delta-v Capital led the investment round with participation from Accel, Maverick Ventures, Second Avenue Partners, Mantis VC, and UTA VC.
Palta, a London-based developer of an AI-powered health and wellness app, has raised €84.2 million in Series B funding led by Per Brillioth at VNV Global with participation from Target Global, VNV, Black Ice Capital, and Winter Capital.
Kickoff, a fitness coaching app, raised $7 million in funding led by 645 Ventures with participation from FJ Labs and Expa.
