JULY 20184With an estimated global worth of 3.7 trillion and double-digit annual growth across all wellness sectors since 2010, the wellness industry is one of the world's largest and fastest growing industries at present. The market registered a growth rate of 1820 percent during 2012, to touch a market size of USD700bn. In fact, government by recognising Wellness as one of the priority sectors in its Make in India campaign has given impetus to the sector.As a consequence of the alarming state of global health, both supply and demand for services and products that promote good health have increased exponentially. The ratio of the number of individuals looking for ways to improve their overall health is being proportional to the number of businesses capitalizing on opportunity. The market is offering a huge potential for those who are introducing innovative measures in the wellness segment. Elevated disposable income and awareness are triggering a shift of the urban population towards a positive approach regarding wellness and that is what is boosting the new start-ups in the country. As per according the November data from start-up tracker Tracxn about 117 fitness startups which are marketplaces for discovery and booking of fitness centres, coaches and membership pass for various gyms and fitness classes, have been founded since 2015. These start-ups are reshaping the wellness platform to a considerable level. The most recognizable names in this aspect are altering the dimensions and promise a substantial growth of almost 30 percent every year.Our current edition features a list of "10 Best Startups in Wellness". The list comprises of a new genre of start-ups that are providing balanced food to elevating the overall health of the stressed urban population and are creating landmark developments. We also recommend you to read our cover story on `Nimba Nature Cure', a premium Naturopathy and Wellness Retreat institute. Do let us know your thoughts.Nandini MukherjeeManaging EditorStart-ups in the wellness space are paving the way for a bright future EDITOR'S NOTE Vol 4 · Issue 1- 1 · July, 2018 Publisher Alok Chaturvedi Managing Editor Nandini Mukherjee Editorial Team Amit Raja Naik Lakshmi G Pooja Devi Shefali Mathur Tashi Sangmo Chandrika P Patra Deepshikha Singh Sales & Marketing Himanshu James Garima Anand Editorial Queries editor@startupcity.com To subscribe Visit www.startupcity.com/subscribe Cover price is Rs. 150 per issue.Printed and Published By Alok Chaturvedi on behalf of Siliconmedia Technologies Pvt Ltd and Printed at Precision Fototype Services at Sri Sabari Shopping Complex, 24 Residency Road Bangalore-560025 and Published At No. 124, 2nd Floor, Surya Chambers, Old Airport Road, Murugeshpalya, Bangalore-560017. Editor Alok ChaturvediCopyright © 2018 SiliconMedia Technologies Pvt Ltd, All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part of any text, photography or illustrations without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. The publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or illustrations. Views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the magazine and accordingly, no liability is assumed by the publisher.sales@startupcity.comGroup Art Director Ashok KumarCirculation Manager Magendran PerumalVisualisers Manjunath Vimal Raj MSr. Manager Sales & Marketing Amrit Singhsiliconindia
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