The online pharmacy and drug database, HealthKartPlus has secured $6 million in fresh funding from MakeMyTrip founder Deep Kalra and other investors such as Sequoia Capital, Omidyar Network, Intel Capital & Kae Capital.
Bright Lifecare Pvt Ltd, which operates e-commerce platforms HealthKart and HealthKartPlus declared that the two entities will function separately hereafter with HealthKartPlus rebranded itself as 1mg.
“1mg is a perfect example of how a technology product can address multiple unsolved problems in healthcare space by bringing the power of information in the hands of the consumers,” says Prashant Tandon, Founder, HealthKartPlus.