Epiq Capital plans to invest in about 8-12 companies with an average cheque size of around $20-25 million. It manages assets worth $300 million and the cumulative valuation of its nine companies is around $15 billion
Over the past six months, Pristyn Care ran a pilot programme for the hair transplant services segment in five cities -- Delhi-NCR, Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru and Hyderabad.
The report said that masturbation addiction, penile enlargement, and erectile dysfunction, were some of the highest searched keywords among men across age groups.
As part of the initiative, IGF will raise funds on the crowdfunding platform ImpactGuru web platform and the surgeries will be performed by Pristyn Care's expert ophthalmologists.
A now-deleted LinkedIn post from Pristyn Care co-founder Harsimarbir Singh on "interview hacks" has not gone down well on social media.
When it comes to cataract procedures, 73 percent have expressed concerns about losing their vision, going through a painful surgery, or needing a lengthy recuperation period.
Pristyn Care said it is looking to add doctor consultation online services and improve effectiveness in primary healthcare
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This round was led by Sequoia Capital, Tiger Global, Winter Capital, Epiq Capital, Hummingbird Ventures and Trifecta Capital.
With this funding, the valuation of the startup has more than doubled in the last seven months and is now at $1.4 billion, making it the latest digital health start-up to become a unicorn.
India's startup ecosystem saw a new unicorn being minted along with several other large financing rounds this week, according to data sourced by Tracxn.
Pristyn Care currently performs surgeries for over 50 diseases in over 30 cities and towns in India.