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PlanMyMedicalTrip.com, a Pune-based startup that offers international patients access to medical care at competitive prices, has raised Rs 1.25 crore from angel investors Bhanu Vikram Parsotam, Rohan Desai and Paras Patel.
The company intends to utilise the fresh capital to increase its catalyst network across the world, besides expanding its reach to countries that are rich with prospects for medical tourism such as Thailand, UAE, Brazil and Germany.
"Even though our team strictly adheres to the company's growth strategy to achieve its goals, this funding will help us serve our customers even better. It will also assist us in keeping our energies focused on our philosophy of 'humanity is the only religion'," PlanMyMedicalTrip.com founder and chief executive officer, Anurav Rane, said in a statement.
Launched in 2012, PlanMyMedicalTrip.com leverages its over 1,500 tie-ups with reputed hospitals and doctors in India and Turkey to provide services to international patients. The platform has treated over 3,000 patients since it launched in 2007 under the brand name Best Medical Centers.
PlanMyMedicalTrip.com aims to establish tie-ups with all hospitals across India along with making inroads into other potential medical tourism destinations such as Brazil, Thailand, Egypt, Germany and Dubai. Its targets to capture 15% of the thriving medical tourism market which is expected to reach $8 billion by 2020, Rane said.
