2022年7月13日

MediBuddy將利用Clinix在20個二、三線城市的網絡來擴大其用戶基礎，進一步擴大其業務規模。Clinix在農村地區擁有廣泛的業務，通過我們的網絡和基礎設施技術支持，我們的目標是進一步擴大我們的覆蓋範圍和服務:此次收購標誌著MediBuddy在C輪融資中籌集了1.25億美元以來的第一筆重大交易。健康科技初創公司MediBuddy收購了專注於印度農村的在線谘詢平台Clinix，交易金額未披露。該協議將使MediBuddy能夠進一步擴大其在該國非大都市地區的影響力。MediBuddy將利用Clinix在20個二、三線城市的網絡，擴大用戶基礎，進一步擴大業務規模。MediBuddy首席執行官Satish Kannan說:“Clinix在農村地區有廣泛的業務，通過我們的網絡和基礎設施技術支持，我們的目標是進一步擴大我們的覆蓋麵和服務，並實現覆蓋大部分人口的目標，這些人無法獲得高質量的醫療解決方案。”Clinix由阿拉溫德·杜利帕拉和薩欽·皮皮裏於2020年創立，用戶可以用手機快速預約醫生。這家初創公司還運營著由輔導員領導的自助服務亭，患者可以直接向醫生谘詢。此次收購標誌著MediBuddy在2月份由一批投資者領投的1.25億美元C輪融資後的第一筆重大交易。MediBuddy由Satish Kannan和Enbasekar Dinadayalane於2013年創建，用戶可以在其平台上預訂實驗室檢查、谘詢醫生和訂購藥品。2020年6月，MediBuddy與遠程醫療初創公司DocsApp合並，並將業務整合到一個單一品牌下——MediBuddy。 It claims to have a network of 90,000 doctors, 7,000 hospitals, 3,000 diagnostic centres and 2,500 pharmacies across multiple Indian cities. The healthtech company has more than 1,800 employees on its rolls. While 2021 was a bumper year for healthtech startups, they appear to have hit a roadblock in 2022. Last year, the homegrown healthtech sector raised $2.2 Bn in funding across 131 deals. Besides, more than 3,548 startups were active in the space in 2021. In 2022, many of the startups in the sector are facing financial difficulties, and the space has also seen merger and acquisitions. Earlier this week, MFine, which was under financial duress for months, announced its merger with the diagnostics arm of LifeCell International. In May, MFine had fired close to 75% of its staff in a mass layoff exercise. In June, Gurugram-based Breathe Well-being laid off 50 employees or almost 30% of its workforce. Meanwhile, Unicorn Pristyn Healthcare acquired telemedicine startup Lybrate for an undisclosed amount in June. According to an Inc42 analysis, the Indian healthtech market is estimated to grow to $21 Bn by 2025.