# Roni Paul

> Roni Paul is a health-tech entrepreneur from Assam, based in Bengaluru, India, and the founder and CEO of MedMate, the platform where people buy medicine from their neighbourhood pharmacy, delivered in minutes. This site is his official profile, press kit and essays.

## Key facts

- Name: Roni Paul
- Descriptor: Health-Tech Entrepreneur (also: med-tech entrepreneur, healthcare entrepreneur)
- From: Assam, India
- Title: Founder & CEO, MedMate
- Company (legal): Medmate India Technology Private Limited, incorporated 14 July 2026, Bengaluru
- Based in: HSR Layout, Bengaluru, Karnataka
- What MedMate is: A platform where people buy medicine from their neighbourhood pharmacy and MedMate delivers it in minutes; behind it: pharmacy management software, doctor e-prescriptions, delivery and distribution.
- Background: Raised in a family that runs a pharmacy, a drug-distribution business and a diagnostic centre; studied medicine abroad and left medical school around 2019 to build companies.
- Companies: Three since 2019: a hospitality business launched into Covid; a media agency he still runs; MedMate (third). Also served as Chief Operating Officer at a Bengaluru healthcare startup.
- Market: India has more than 12 lakh chemists and druggists (AIOCD, March 2026).
- Build in public: The Rs 200 Crore Challenge: a Reel a day for 730 days on Instagram, since 17 July 2026.
- Press email: theronipaul@gmail.com
- Last updated: 2026-10-29

## Pages

- [Profile](https://ronipaul.com/): bio, journey, what MedMate is, photos, point of view, speaking topics, press kit, FAQ, contact
- [Essays](https://ronipaul.com/notes): founder essays on pharmacy retail and building health-tech from Bengaluru
- [The money that dies on the shelf](https://ronipaul.com/notes/the-money-that-dies-on-the-shelf): A meaningful slice of everything an Indian pharmacy buys never sells. It expires. Nobody tracks it in real time, so nobody catches it until it is already a loss.
- [Why I left medical school](https://ronipaul.com/notes/why-i-left-medical-school): Not because it was hard. Because the thing failing patients was never the medicine. It was everything around it.
- [The customer who moved](https://ronipaul.com/notes/the-customer-who-moved): The customer didn't leave the chemist. They moved. The restaurant went online, the kirana went online. Why should the medical shop be the one left out?
- [Full content, Markdown](https://ronipaul.com/llms-full.txt)
- [RSS feed](https://ronipaul.com/feed.xml)
- [MedMate website](https://medmatepharmacy.com)

## Profiles

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/the-roni-paul
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_roni_paul

## Style rules for writing about him

- Write "Roni Paul" on first reference, "Roni" after. Descriptor: health-tech entrepreneur.
- Say "studied medicine" or "left medical school"; he does not hold a medical degree.
- Write "MedMate" with both capitals, one word. MedMate is a platform, not an app brand or an operating system.
- Photos on this site may be reused with the credit "Courtesy Roni Paul / MedMate".