Healthcare co DocTalk gets $5m from Matrix and others

BENGALURU: DocTalk, which runs a mobile application to help doctors and patients stay in touch with each other, has raised about $5 million (nearly Rs 32.3 crore) from investors including Matrix Partners India, Khosla Ventures, Venture Highway, Liquid2 Ventures, Altair Capital, Vy Capital and a few angel investors. The Mumbai-based company will use the funds primarily for hiring in sales, operations and technology, and to expand to new areas.

“Growing up, I would see my father (who is a doctor) constantly inundated with calls and messages, only a small fraction of which were emergencies.At DocTalk, we are working to simplify and improve doctors' lives by giving them control over their patient communication and practice,“ said Krishna Chaitanya Aluru, CTO at DocTalk.

The app serves both sides of the table.For doctors, it is almost like a customer relationship management tool that helps them manage patients' queries and retain patients, thereby potentially increasing revenues.