India, Aug. 3 -- Cricketer Yuvraj Singh has joined healthtech startup UN:BLOC, currently in stealth mode, as a founder and investor.

The startup was floated earlier this year by founder Deepak Sahni, who earlier cofounded at-home diagnostics provider Healthians.

"We're not trying to build something loud. We're trying to change how a patient is seen, not as someone to be managed for life, but as someone who can be understood at the root," Sahni said in a statement.

Sources told Inc42 that the cricketer's investment is likely part of the startup's pre-launch funding round. UN:BLOC is also in discussions with a small group of founders, healthcare leaders and business executives to raise capital, with many expected to join its cap table in...