Pakistani telemedicine startup Sehat Kahani has gained $2.7 million in a Series A funding round led by the health tech fund Amaanah Circle from Singapore.
Epic Angels, Cross Fund, USAID Investment Promotion Activity, Augmentor, Impact Investment Exchange and the Elahi Group of Companies also participated in the funding round.
WHAT IT DOES
Founded in 2017 by two women doctors, Dr Sara Saeed...
Ailaaj, a digital health platform offering personalised patient care services in Pakistan, has raised $1.6 million in a seed round led by local financial services conglomerate JS Group of business tycoon Jahangir Siddiqui. The funding round also drew the participation of Leonine Tech Ventures and East Asian private equity investors.
WHAT IT DOES
The health startup operates a vertically...
Marham, an online healthcare platform in Pakistan, has recently raised $1 million in a seed round led by Indus Valley Capital with the participation of Weihan Liew, a serial tech entrepreneur in Southeast Asia.
WHAT IT DOES
Marham is a mobile app and web-based platform launched in 2015. It claims to be the first health startup in Pakistan that enabled patients to book consultations with doctors...
Pakistani online pharmacy Dawaai has announced that it raised $8.5 million in a recent investing round led by US-based 500 Startups and participated by local venture capital firm Sarmayacar. Kingsway Capital, Crimson Seed Capital and Mentors Fund also took part in the round.
WHY IT MATTERS
Launched in 2014, Dawaai is touted to be Pakistan's largest pharmaceutical marketplace that offers authentic...
A nation of over 200 million citizens, Pakistan is a major player in South Asia, with a large population to care for. Like many countries around the world, it is struggling to address the shortage of doctors and prevalence of chronic diseases while ensuring access to affordable medicine. But where there are challenges, there is also room for innovation. Today, we are seeing entrepreneurs and...
