Pakistani Telemedicine Startup Secures $1 Million in Pre-Series A Funding

A telemedicine startup, ‘Sehat Kahani’ has secured $1 million in Pre-Series A funding in a bid to develop its business model against the mass consumer retail market.

The investment came from the patrons of the startup, including the Islamic Development Bank, 10Pearls Ventures, the Mentors Fund, the Singapore-based Korean Impact Fund, the Impact Investment Exchange, KASB Securities, and the Din Group.


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In a statement that entailed the announcement, the Co-founder and CEO of Sehat Kahani, Dr. Sara Saeed Khurram, appreciated the investors for their support and said,

The trust by investors has further reflected the massive success of Sehat Kahani. We are also proud of our government partnerships during COVID-19 that helped people get access to online doctors for their day-to-day ailments as well as our coverage for otherwise compromised ICUs in Pakistan.

Sehat Kahani’s Co-founder and COO, Dr. Iffat Zafar, extended Dr. Khurram’s sentiments and added,

We are absolutely grateful to all the investors for trusting Sehat Kahani and becoming a part of our journey. After successful engagement with corporates, we are excited to replicate our existing successful business model towards another challenging territory of taking the solution to the mass consumer retail market in 2021 and beyond.

Sehat Kahani is a competitor of DoctHers — another company that Dr. Khurram co-founded in 2013 (and left in 2017), AugmentCare, and other doctor booking platforms including Oladoc and Marham.


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Founded in 2017, the startup has evolved into a telemedicine platform that offers on-demand health services to patients across Pakistan through web and mobile applications (including offline clinics) through its 5,000 female doctors.

Sehat Kahani claims to have provided over 350,000 consultations prior to securing the Pre-Series A funding. Besides helping patients directly, it works with corporate clients who offer health services to their employees.

Its clients hail from the banking, insurance, telecommunication, media, and pharmaceutical sectors and the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS).



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