Abhishek Lakra: Building Wellcare Healthcare with Purpose

In the fast-evolving world of healthcare trading and distribution, where margins often overshadow meaning, Abhishek Lakra, Founder of Wellcare Healthcare, is building something refreshingly different — a business rooted in trust, relationships, and responsibility.

From a modest school journey in Delhi to supplying institutions like AIIMS and exporting healthcare products internationally, Abhishek’s story is less about overnight success and more about consistent character, discipline, and belief.

Early Life: Lessons Beyond the Classroom

Abhishek completed his schooling at St. Mark’s Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh, New Delhi. Academically average, scoring around 70%, he carried something more powerful than grades — a dream to make his family proud.

Sports became his first mentor. Winning over 30 medals and being awarded “Best Player of the Year 2014,” Abhishek learned resilience, teamwork, and discipline early on. These values later became the backbone of his entrepreneurial mindset.

“Sports taught me how to fall, rise, and compete again,” he reflects. “Those lessons guide every business decision I make today.”

College Years: Confidence Through Theatre and Engineering

Abhishek pursued B.Tech in Electronics & Communication Engineering from Guru Teg Bahadur Institute of Technology (GGSIPU), graduating with 71%. While engineering trained his logic, theatre shaped his personality.

As an active member of the theatre society ETCETERA, Abhishek and his team earned over 100 wins across institutions, and he personally received Best Actor awards from Sahitya Kala Parishad (Government of Delhi), IIT Delhi, Hindu College, and more.

“At one point, I felt I earned a theatre degree more than engineering,” he laughs. But life offered clarity — passion without direction doesn’t sustain. He chose entrepreneurship over performance, guided by purpose.

Behind his journey stood his parents — who, despite limited access to education themselves, ensured all three children completed theirs. “They gave us courage, not comfort,” Abhishek says.

The Struggle Phase: Preparation in Disguise

Between 2018 and 2020, Abhishek experimented with several professional roles — teaching, content marketing, social media management, and consulting. Not everything worked, but every experience added a new skill.

“In hindsight, that phase wasn’t confusion — it was preparation,” he explains.

Those years sharpened his communication, leadership, and operational thinking, quietly setting the foundation for what would become Wellcare Healthcare.

The Birth of Wellcare Healthcare

In 2020, Abhishek founded Wellcare Healthcare with a simple belief:

“Quality healthcare should be accessible, reliable, and driven by care — not just commerce.”

The motivation was deeply personal. His family had spent 14 years living in rented homes after moving from their village to the city for a better future. Eventually, circumstances pushed them back. Yet the dream remained — to one day give his parents a home of their own.

“Everything I build today is rooted in that promise,” Abhishek shares.

Identifying Market Gaps

What made Abhishek’s approach different was not just products, but philosophy. He noticed five major gaps in the healthcare trading ecosystem:

• Lack of trust
• Weak commitment
• No clarity between short and long-term relationships
• Fear of saying no
• Revenue over relationships

“Long-term businesses are built on relationships, not transactions,” he believes. At Wellcare, value, ethics, and consistency come before margins.

What Wellcare Healthcare Does

Wellcare Healthcare operates as a healthcare trading and distribution company, working as a channel partner to reputed brands across India and abroad.

Core Services

• Healthcare trading & distribution
• Channel partnerships with trusted brands
• Domestic & international exports

The company has executed exports to Nepal, Sudan, and the Middle East, and continues to expand its footprint.

Market Presence

• 100+ active dealers across India
• Registered on GeM Portal
• Supplier to AIIMS (Delhi, Jammu, Odisha, Jhajjar, Rishikesh)
• Trusted partner for major dialysis chains operating 50+ hospitals nationwide

Their guiding line remains:
“Working Towards Your Better Life.”

Challenges: Trust and Capital

Like most founders, Abhishek’s journey was not smooth.

1. Building Smart Trust

Early betrayals taught him not to stop trusting — but to trust wisely.

“I developed what I call a ‘trust meter,’” he says. Relationships are now evaluated on consistency and action, not words.

2. Managing Capital Constraints

Starting lean meant cash flow pressure. Instead of slowing down, Abhishek built transparent banking relationships, secured working capital limits, and structured growth responsibly.

“These partnerships became growth enablers, not just financial tools,” he notes.

The Turning Point

The biggest shift came in February 2025 — emotionally and professionally.

On 7th February, his brother’s wedding took place. On 10th February, his daughter was born. Responsibilities multiplied, finances were tight — yet his mindset expanded.

Instead of shrinking, Abhishek took a bold step:
He rented a bigger office, expanded partnerships, and scaled operations.

The result?
Sales increased, collaborations strengthened, and Wellcare entered a new growth phase.

“My daughter’s birth turned fear into focus,” he says.

Vision for the Next Five Years

Abhishek doesn’t want Wellcare to remain only a trading firm. His vision is to transform it into a solution-driven healthcare brand.

Future priorities include:

• Launching practical products for doctors and patients
• Strengthening global partnerships
• Expanding national and international presence
• Supporting vision-driven entrepreneurs

“When the right people are guided properly, sustainable businesses are created,” he believes.

Advice to Aspiring Entrepreneurs

Abhishek keeps it simple:

“You don’t need money to start. Money is secondary. What you need is belief, intent, and commitment.”

He compares a business to a child — it isn’t born strong. It becomes strong with daily care, patience, and responsibility.

“Stand by your vision consistently, and resources will follow.”

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