ELI - 535 | Building India's Largest B2B Medical Supply Platform | Vivek Tiwari, Medikabazaar

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Vivek Tiwari discusses his journey in building Medikabazaar, India's largest B2B medical supply platform, and the challenges faced in the healthcare sector.

Welcome back to the ELI Podcast! In this episode, Priya sits down with Vivek Tiwari, the Founder of Medikabazaar, India's pioneering B2B online marketplace for medical supplies and equipment.Vivek shares his entrepreneurial journey—from his corporate experience at Tata and setting up dialysis clinics, to building a platform that solves complex procurement and supply chain challenges for hospitals. We discuss the early days of B2B e-commerce, overcoming the marketplace "chicken and egg" problem, and the massive scale Medikabazaar operates at today. Vivek also dives deep into VIZI, their patented AI/ML hospital inventory management software, and explains how it is uniquely tailored to tackle Indian healthcare challenges and disease patterns.🎧 Check out more episodes and resources at: https://eli-podcast.com⏱️ Timestamps:0:00 - Introduction to Vivek Tiwari & Medikabazaar0:58 - Vivek’s Background: From Corporate Life to Healthcare Entrepreneurship3:32 - How Medikabazaar Works: Solving Hospital OPEX & Procurement Pain Points6:56 - Navigating the Early Days of B2B E-commerce in 201510:01 - Managing Massive Scale, Growth, and Customer KRA/KPIs12:24 - Catering to…

People in this episode

Host: Priya Ranjan Mohanty

Guest: Vivek Tiwari

Topics covered

• B2B medical supply
• entrepreneurship
• healthcare technology
• supply chain management
• AI in healthcare

Keywords

• B2B e-commerce
• medical supplies
• procurement
• hospital management
• AI/ML technology

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Medikabazaar, Tata

Products: VIZI

Places: India, Indian healthcare

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