Practo

Founded in 2008, the Bengaluru-based firm gets about 20% of its revenue from international markets

Practo makes offline bet with co-branded dental clinics in Bengaluru, Delhi, Mumbai

Practo plans to expand this offering to Pune, Hyderabad, and Chennai initially and then eventually reach tier two cities in the country. It has a target to launch over 100 Practo Dental clinics across the country.

Practro aims profitability next fiscal; plans IPO soon

Practo is looking to enhance presence in smaller cities and towns and leverage AI to analyse data and provide much better analysis and outcomes in healthcare.

Healthtech startup Practo lays off 41 employees

Affected employees who put out public posts on social media said that they were terminated due to restructuring within the company. Practo, however, denied any such restructuring.

75 start-ups that are firming up India’s position in the global digital economy

From 471 in 2016 to 72,993 start-ups as on June 30, 2022, India registered a whopping rise of 15,400 percent in the number of startups in six years, according to Ministry of Commerce and Industry. From tea to taking payloads into space, beauty, accommodation, UX-UI, fintech, clean tech, and agritech, the Indian start-up ecosystem has 100 unicorns and still growing. Here’s a look at some start-ups that are playing a role in boosting the country’s share and innovation prowess in the global digital economy.

Practo elevates senior executive Siddhartha Nihalani as Co-founder

In the new role, Nihalani will focus on building products for Practo’s digital-first surgery business.

Storyboard | Practo gets a new 'friend' in Rahul Dravid. Here’s why

In an exclusive chat with Storyboard, Srikanth Pinninti, executive vice-president – marketing, shares the telehealth company’s goals for the new campaign as it expands into the secondary care market.

Coronavirus pandemic | Now book a COVID-19 test online via Practo for Rs 4,500

Patients with a valid doctor’s prescription and a requisition form filled and signed by the doctor will be allowed to opt for the test.

Practo ties up with Thyrocare to offer bookings of COVID-19 test on its platform

Any patient with a valid doctor’s prescription and a requisition form filled and signed by the doctor will be allowed to opt for a Covid-19 test.

Coronavirus pandemic | Telemedicine startups eyeing government backing

Founders are forming an industry level body to offer all help to the government in this crisis and also press for the need to frame operational guidelines for this sector.

Cloud telephony firm for likes of Ola, Uber sees huge potential for the tech in govt services sector

Given that everyone has access to a mobile phone, a phone call is the best tool to reach out to the masses, said Exotel CEO Shivakumar Ganesan

Bangalore startup Practo under income tax scanner over 'undervaluation' 

The Income Tax Department obtained valuation reports by two different Bangalore accounting firms in 2014 under which it has issued a notice to the health-tech startup Practo.

Google-backed startup Practo lays off 150 staffers

The Google-funded startup has offered two-month salary to employees who have been asked to leave

Startup funding deals decline by 50% in January, 2017

2017 has started with a cautious mood in the Indian startup investor community. Volume of deals declined to almost half in January from a year ago, as investors adopt a wait and watch approach post demonetisation of economy.

Online healthcare startup Practo raises $55mn in funding

The series D funding also saw participation from three new investors -- u-Net, RSI Fund (owned by Recruit Holdings) and Thrive Capital. With this, the company has raised close to USD 180 million so far.

STARTUP CORNER: How venture debt is helping startups stay afloat

Lending mechanisms in India revolve around collateral, business models and revenue generation — neither of them a startup‘s biggest strength. This is where venture debt firms step in, helping startups to sustain operations till they get equity funding.

Practo partners Ola to ensure stress-free drive for you

Consumers across India will now be able to book an Ola cab ahead of their doctor‘s appointments, directly from Practo app.

Young Turks catches up with IBLA Startup of The Year winners

Practo and Delhivery were presented with the Startup of The Year Award at 11th India Business Leader Awards. CNBC-TV18 caught up with the founders to find out what is keeping them busy.

Dalmia Biz to venture into healthcare aggregation space

In an interview with CNBC-TV18's Adith Charlie, Vivek Gupta, CEO of Dalmia Biz, talks on the new foray.

Startups need to have enough cash for 2 years: Experts

Tightened funding environment has increased uncertainties in the startup industry and it is imperative for startups to have enough cash to survive for 18-24 months, said Kris Gopalakrishnan, Co-founder of Infosys.

Ganesh Natarajan's co to invest in start-ups, build products

Ganesh Natarjan, the former CEO of Zensar Technologies, has started his venture with a kitty of Rs 5 crore that will fund start-ups over the next 6 months.

Practo appoints Manish Dugar as CFO

Dugar will be responsible for the leadership of Practo's financial legal and regulatory operations, Practo said in a statement.

Budget 2016: Here's a wishlist from the start-up community

CNBC-TV18 caught up with some of the most successful start-up entrepreneurs‘ and investors on the sidelines of the Surge Summit in Bangaluru to find out what they wanted from the Budget.

Emerging enterprises hail PM Modi's Startup India action plan

New enterprises today applauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Startup India action plan, saying it will help them gain foothold and encourage more entrepreneurs to start businesses.

Practo acquires Qikwell to smoothen hospital appointments

The buyout makes Practo the world's largest appointment booking platform with nearly 40 million appointments managed every year, it said in a statement.