Optum presents CNBC-TV18 HealthX Elevate returns for a second edition. And the timing could not be better.
Global healthcare sector is in the midst of a structural reckoning.
Hospitals are raising their digital investment budgets. Artificial intelligence now flows through clinical workflows from diagnostic imaging to chronic disease management. And remote care platforms have become permanent infrastructure. Healthcare startups have been at the forefront of this transformation. Today, they vie for attention in large numbers, with solutions spanning diagnostics, digital therapeutics, and integrated care delivery. The journey from promising concept to global impact requires more than capital. It requires validation, visibility and engagement with the global healthcare ecosystem.
The second edition of Optum presents CNBC-TV18 HealthX Elevate answers the call, providing a platform to discover and celebrate India’s most exciting healthcare startups. If the successful inaugural season showed that some of healthcare’s most important advances now emerge from agile young enterprises, Season 2 is ready to take them global. Braced for Impact
The second edition of HealthX Elevate signals its expanded mandate and ambition with an expanded call for entries. Selected startups will be put through a rigorous jury-led evaluation.
Successful participants – those who demonstrate clinical value and measurable outcomes within a durable business model – will be recognized at a flagship event, laying down a marker of innovation and progress for global healthcare. Additionally, curated conversations with founders, investors, policymakers and industry leaders will reflect the collaborative nature of modern healthcare, turning Season 2 of HealthX Elevate into a true summit of ideas, expertise and opportunity.
For founders working at the frontier of healthcare, the 2026 edition is about more than just recognition. It’s an opportunity to strengthen credibility before the audiences that matter most. As visibility on CNBC-TV18 and across Network18’s media channels catapults the brightest healthcare startups to global renown, dialogue with industry leaders will enrich their strategic thinking. New pathways of growth and partnership will appear, as they are exposed to a worldwide network of investors and collaborators. The experience of participating in second edition of HealthX Elevate will become a transformative milestone in the evolution of young healthcare startups.
Recognition With Purpose
Season 2 of HealthX Elevate captures a defining moment in the global healthcare story, symbolising the confidence of an industry entering a new phase of maturity. Hope has given way to the expectation that India will produce the next breakthrough solutions to enduring healthcare challenges. Those solutions might already exist, waiting for the right platform to showcase their possibilities. The campaign also offers a window into the future, shaping how the world accesses healthcare, and the technologies that will bridge the gaps that exist.
A Defining Moment
Global healthcare challenges are too vast for incremental solutions. The world needs startups that think at scale, build with rigour, and measure success in lives transformed. HealthX Elevate Season 2 exists to find them. A simple registration page is the starting point of a journey to the ultimate stage. Those who get there will find the might of the healthcare ecosystem unite to propel their ideas forward, and help them write the next chapter of the global healthcare transformation.
Registrations for HealthX Elevate 2026 are now open. Visit https://ms.cnbctv18.com/healthx-elevate/ to register now. Note To Readers
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