Local language health info provider myUpchar raises $5 mn in Series-A funds

myUpchar has partnered with doctors to create credible and authoritative health content in 13 Indian languages

Delhi-headquartered myUpchar, which provides health information in Indian languages, has raised a Series-A round of $5 million from Nexus Venture Partners, Omidyar Network and Shunwei Capital, the company said in a statement. myUpchar, which is trying to increase healthcare awareness across the socio-economic spectrum in India, is already accessed by more than 10 million people. With the funding, it hopes to enrich its product and technology by strengthening of voice, video and virtual reality interfaces, along with the development of newer interfaces that will make large-scale remote provision of health services a reality. 

myUpchar is looking to serve 500 million aspirational