Hyderabad: Simplify Alpha has inaugurated its AI Engineering and Innovation Center in Hyderabad, marking the Simplify Group’s entry into southern India and strengthening its presence in India’s growing technology and artificial intelligence ecosystem.
The facility, inaugurated on November 9, will also accommodate teams from fellow Simplify Group companies Simplify Healthcare and SimplifyX, with plans to scale its workforce to 1,000 professionals over the next two years.
The center was inaugurated by Sridhar Babu Duddilla Garu, Telangana’s Minister for Information Technology, Electronics & Communications, Industries & Commerce, and Legislative Affairs.
It will serve as a base for collaboration, customer engagement and the development of technology solutions addressing complex business operations.
The Hyderabad facility brings together engineering, data and artificial intelligence capabilities across the three Simplify Group businesses, while allowing each company to retain its distinct customer focus and areas of expertise.
Speaking at the inauguration, Telangana IT Minister Sridhar Babu Duddilla Garu highlighted Hyderabad’s growing position as a global technology and innovation destination.
“Look at what we have achieved in just the last two and a half years. Our momentum in the tech sector is unmatched. We have brought in over 160 Global Innovation Centers, strengthening Hyderabad’s position as a hub for global innovation and deep domain expertise. We welcome Simplify Alpha™ to this ecosystem.
Partnerships like this create high-value jobs, build local expertise and help us develop solutions for the world,” said Sridhar Babu Duddilla Garu, Hon’ble Minister for Information Technology, Electronics & Communications, Industries & Commerce, and Legislative Affairs, Government of Telangana.
Simplify Alpha’s Hyderabad Center to Scale to 1,000 Professionals
The new AI Engineering and Innovation Center represents the Simplify Group’s first operational base in southern India. Hyderabad was selected for its established engineering, data and AI talent pool, along with its strong healthcare and life sciences ecosystem.
These capabilities align with the group’s focus on healthcare payer technology and enterprise AI solutions. The additional location is expected to expand the talent pool available to its businesses, strengthen continuity in customer delivery and provide additional capacity for future growth.
Simplify Alpha plans to expand the Hyderabad center to 1,000 professionals over the next two years, creating opportunities for collaboration across its technology and business operations teams.
The inauguration ceremony was attended by several government officials, diplomatic representatives and industry leaders, including:
- Laura Williams, U.S. Consul General, who attended as Guest of Honor
- Sai Krishna, IT Advisor, Government of Telangana
- Sarvesh Singh, Director & CEO, Telangana Life Sciences, Government of Telangana
- Meredith Metzler, Political Economic Chief, U.S. Consulate
- Siba Tripathy, Economic Affairs Specialist, U.S. Consulate
- Suniel Kummar, Commercial Advisor, U.S. Commercial Services
- Prashanth Nandella, Board Member & Advisor
- Phani Pattamatta, COO, HYSEA
- Kapil Chawla, Head of Startups, VC Partnerships, and Digital Natives, Microsoft
- Sourabh Jain, Deputy to Partnership Lead, Microsoft
Simplify Alpha Focuses on AI-Powered Payer Operations
Simplify Alpha provides managed outcomes across healthcare payer operations through its Solutions as a Service (SolaaS) model.
Its approach combines AI-powered automation with human expertise and operational accountability to help health plans manage complex business processes.
The Hyderabad center will support the company’s efforts to bring together artificial intelligence, healthcare payer expertise and operational execution to deliver solutions for customers.
Commenting on the new facility, Venkatgiri Vandali, Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Simplify Alpha, said the Hyderabad center would play an important role in supporting customer initiatives and expanding the company’s delivery capabilities.
“Health plans need partners who take responsibility for the result. Hyderabad gives our teams a base to bring AI, payer expertise, and operational execution together around the outcomes we commit to for our customers.
We are excited to launch a major customer initiative from Hyderabad, and it reflects the effort our teams have put into building the capability to deliver,” said Venkatgiri Vandali, Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, Simplify Alpha.
Simplify Healthcare to Expand Payer AI Platform Capabilities
Simplify Healthcare, another Simplify Group company operating from the Hyderabad center, provides its Payer AI Platform to help health plans automate processes, accelerate decision-making and scale expertise.
The company brings more than 18 years of experience in healthcare payer operations. It currently serves over 80 health plans and has more than 300 solutions installed.
The Hyderabad engineering teams will contribute to the continued development of the Payer AI Platform across five domains: benefits, provider, claims, customer experience and performance intelligence.
Ruchir Ranjan, Chief Executive Officer of Simplify Healthcare, highlighted the importance of combining healthcare domain knowledge with technology expertise to implement AI solutions across existing health plan systems.
“Health plans want to put AI to work while building on the systems they already trust, and that takes people who understand payer data, workflows, and business rules as deeply as they understand the technology.
Our Hyderabad teams will play a direct role in advancing the Payer AI Platform across its five domains: benefits, provider, claims, customer experience, and performance intelligence,” said Ruchir Ranjan, Chief Executive Officer, Simplify Healthcare.
SimplifyX to Strengthen Enterprise AI and Technology Services
SimplifyX, the third business operating from the new Hyderabad facility, provides AI-native services to help enterprises simplify operations, modernise applications and improve software delivery.
Its primary focus areas include banking and lending, insurance operations and investment operations.
The company will use the Hyderabad center to support its engineering and service delivery capabilities, while benefiting from collaboration across the wider Simplify Group ecosystem.
Mohammed Vaid, Founder, Executive Chair and Chief Solution Architect of Simplify Group, said India remains central to the group’s technology development and delivery operations.
“India has been central to how we build and deliver and Hyderabad gives us a third home there. Our AI Engineering and Innovation Center is an investment in the people who make that possible and in the collaboration that turns expertise into results,” said Mohammed Vaid, Founder, Executive Chair and Chief Solution Architect, Simplify Group™.
With the Hyderabad center, Simplify Alpha, Simplify Healthcare and SimplifyX will have a shared base for engineering collaboration, talent development and customer engagement.
The planned expansion to 1,000 professionals over the next two years also marks a significant workforce development target for the group’s newest India location.
