Practo
TMT
Practo going public is definitely on the cards: co-founder and CEO Shashank ND
Practo, largely competing in the medicine delivery and doctor consultation space, is ramping up infrastructure for secondary healthcare foray as ......
TMT
Matrix Partners to exit two portfolio companies at huge loss after six years
Two firms that rolled into Matrix Partners’ portfolio around six years ago are all set to give the early stage ......
General
Grapevine: Mastercard may invest in Airtel units; Practo eyes financial foray
Global payments processor Mastercard is in talks with Airtel Africa for a strategic investment in the latter’s mobile payments...
Opinion
Outlook 2021: Health-tech trends to watch this year
Let’s get the not-so-good news out of the way first. Globally, there has been a 12% decline year-on-year in health-tech...
Consumer
Matrix Partners-backed OZiva dials VC investors for larger cheque
Plant-based nutrition brand OZiva is in discussions with a new set of venture capital firms to raise a larger round ......
Healthcare
Healthcare PE deals fall from perch in July-Sept, M&As little changed
The number of private equity deals in India’s healthcare sector dropped in the July-September period to their lowest level...
General
Grapevine: Practo raises down round; RIL hardnosed on Amazon in Future Retail
Online healthcare portal Practo has raised $32 million (Rs 240 crore) in a new round of funding led by Chinese ......
Consumer
Matrix Partners leads Series A round for nutrition brand OZiva
Early-stage venture capital firm Matrix Partners India has led a $5 million (Rs 37crore) Series A funding round in plant-based...
Healthcare
Will the Covid-19 crisis infuse a fresh lease of life into health-tech startups?
Earlier this month, India’s second-largest hospital chain Fortis Healthcare Ltd started e-consultation services for the...
TMT
Trifecta Capital backs health-tech startup in large venture debt deal
Trifecta Capital has written a big-ticket cheque to a health-technology startup in another sign that venture debt is gaining popularity...