Practo, a leading doctor search engine in Asia, today announced it’s expansion plans to 35 Indian cities and more than six international locations by March 2016. Practo is currently present in India, Singapore and Philippines and is growing rapidly in each of these markets.
As a result of the $30 million series B funding, Avnish Bajaj, Managing Director at Matrix India will join Practo’s Board of Directors. Every month, over one million users book 120,000 appointments via Practo Search. According to a statement released by the company, Practo’s search volume has grown more than 10x in the last one year.
“We are on a mission to improve human longevity by simplifying healthcare. Over the next 12 months we will expand to 35 cities in India and several more international locations to help hundreds of millions of consumers around the world find the best doctors and make better healthcare decisions,” said Shashank ND, Founder & CEO, Practo.
“From our first seed investment in Practo in 2011, the company has come a very long way, thanks to the hard work of an incredibly committed entrepreneurial team. The company has now scaled to being the market leader in online healthcare in India, a category that has created multiple multi-billion dollar companies around the world. We are deeply committed to Practo’s goals and aspirations to transform access to healthcare and positively impact society,” said Shailendra Singh, Managing Director at Sequoia Capital.