Cent raised US$15 million in a Series A round co-led by Blume Ventures and South Park Commons. The company runs preventive health centers that offer full-body scans for early disease detection. Several individual investors also joined the financing.
Investor support
The individual backers included Arun Sarin, Srinivas Narayanan, Sharath Narayana, Aprameya Radhakrishna, and Krishan Sridhar. They joined the round alongside the two co-leads. Cent said the new capital will help it move faster.
Company footprint
Cent operates centers in Bengaluru, Mumbai, and Delhi NCR. It first ran its screening protocol through partner labs. The company has served 10,000 members.
Screening protocol
A single visit combines full body MRI, low dose CT, DEXA, ECG, ECHO, and over 100 biomarkers. The process takes about two hours. It targets people who feel healthy but may carry early disease.
Cent wants to build preventive health for a billion Indians. It plans to make detection cheaper every year. The company is also recruiting doctors and builders to join the work.