Practo

Opinion

05 January, 2021

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 investing, ......

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Consumer

28 December, 2020

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 ......

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Healthcare

12 October, 2020

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 in ......

General

17 August, 2020

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

25 June, 2020

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 ......

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Healthcare

15 April, 2020

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 public at its Noida hospital ......

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TMT

21 June, 2019

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 ......

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TMT

31 October, 2018

As ru-Net rebrands, here's why its India portfolio needs a breath of fresh air

Russian venture capital firm ru-Net, which has invested in at least 10 companies in India since foraying into the country ......

TMT

02 January, 2018

Here are the Indian startups that may join the unicorn club in 2018

The multi-billion-dollar funding rounds in Flipkart, Paytm and Ola in 2017 camouflaged not just the fact that overall venture capital ......

TMT

29 December, 2017

Flashback 2017: Health-tech startups ride AI wave; e-pharmacies lead fundraising

Funding into the health-tech sector stabilised in 2017 from the over-exuberance seen in 2015 and slowdown witnessed in 2016. Investors ......