Connect and Heal, Bengaluru-based health-tech startup, has announced the joining of Nishant Kashyap as Vice President (VP) – Engineering. In this position, he will be responsible for the entire technology platform and consumer facing applications. 

Kashyap has over 16 years of technology experience across Development, Information Security, Automation, RPA, and Performance Engineering & Internal Tools. Previously, he has worked with leading companies like LinkedIn, Myntra, Oracle, Yahoo, Adobe Systems, and a few startups. 

One of his most recent stints was at API Holdings (Pharmeasy). He managed the design and development of platform tools and setup information security practices, automation processes, in-house RPA development, and performance engineering practices from scratch, along with setting up the entire process. He oversaw the growth of the engineering teams from 10 people to 100+ across various functions and the company scaling to more than 5X in just four years.  

Nishant Kashyap, VP - Engineering, Connect and Heal, said, "There is rapid growth in the Indian healthcare ecosystem, with technology playing a significant role. We have a unique opportunity at Connect and Heal to positively impact this ecosystem by developing cutting-edge healthcare platforms for the lives we touch - enabling ease of access and high-quality health outcomes."