Hyderabad teams will advance Payer AI Platform, says Ranjan
Illinois’ Simplify Alpha™ says its newly opened AI Engineering and Innovation Centre in Hyderabad is planned to scale to 1,000 professionals over the next two years, giving the Simplify Group™ companies their first base in southern India after Pune and Mumbai.
The centre, also to house teams from fellow Simplify Group™ companies Simplify Healthcare® and SimplifyX™, will provides a base for collaboration, customer engagement, and the development of solutions for complex business operations.
The centre was inaugurated on 9 Nov by Sridhar Babu Duddilla Garu, Minister for Information Technology, Electronics & Communications, Industries & Commerce, and Legislative Affairs, Telangana,
“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 Centres, 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 Babu Duddilla Garu.
Hyderabad gives the Simplify Group™ companies their first base in southern India. The city offers deep engineering, data, and AI talent alongside a strong healthcare and life sciences community, which aligns with the companies’ focus on payer technology and enterprise AI. A third location widens the talent pool the teams can draw from, strengthens continuity for customer delivery, and adds capacity for growth.
The centre supports knowledge exchange and collaboration while each business maintains its own customer focus and areas of expertise.
Simplify Alpha™ delivers managed outcomes across payer operations through its Solutions as a Service (SolaaS) model, combining AI-powered automation with human expertise and operational accountability.
“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® delivers the Payer AI Platform, helping health plans automate work, accelerate decisions, and scale expertise. With more than 18 years of payer experience, the company serves 80+ health plans and has 300+ solutions installed.
“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™ provides AI-native services that help enterprises simplify operations, modernize applications, and improve software delivery, with a focus on banking and lending, insurance operations, and investment 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™.
Simplify Group™ is a technology holding company building AI-driven businesses that turn operational complexity into competitive advantage. Simplify Group™ combines deep industry expertise, intelligent technology, and proven leadership to help organizations improve performance, reduce complexity, and scale with confidence.
Through its portfolio, including Simplify Healthcare®, Simplify Alpha™, SimplifyX™, and Simplify Ventures™, the group delivers domain-led software, automation, and execution models for healthcare and enterprise organizations.
Beyond its technology portfolio, Simplify Group™ extends its commitment to broader societal impact through Simplify Cares™, its initiative focused on enabling community-based care and broader health equity outcomes. Fiinews.com
