[Funding alert] Monitra Healthcare Raises $500K In Pre-Series A Funding Round

Monitra Healthcare, India’s first 24×7 extended remote cardiac monitoring diagnostic platform has closed its Pre-Series A funding, led by 91Ventures and Lavni Ventures.

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Monitra Healthcare raised USD 500K in equity funding led by 91Ventures (syndicate fund led by Pranay Gupta) and Lavni Ventures (Social impact VC fund). The round also saw participation from ACG World (a multinational pharmaceutical company), AWE funds and UHNIs such as Lakshmi Narayanan (Former CEO, Cognizant Technology Solutions), Kishore Ganji (Astir Ventures, USA-based micro VC) and Arvind Ramamurthy (Partner, PwC India).

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Ravi Bhogu, CEO and Co-founder of Monitra, "Monitra Health is currently under the midst of a fast-paced expansion as it plans to accelerate entry into 10 major cities across India, access international markets through regulatory approvals and setting up 24x7 world-class patients monitoring centers in India. This ramp up will be supported by the development of AI to predict the possibility of cardiac disorders at an early stage, increasing the life expectancy of people. With Key Venture having a background in running healthcare transactions, they understood the impending threat of cardiovascular diseases, leading to a successful closure of the round with valuable partners.”

The transaction also saw participation from the existing investor, Indian Angel Network, who invested in the 3rd consecutive round. The investment holds significance in Monitra’s next phase of growth which is likely to enter international geographies, expanding distribution channels across East India and start monitoring every biomarker which transfers to the human skin (brain strokes, oxygen saturation, blood pressure and respiratory rate).

Pranay Gupta, Founder of 91Ventures, “We are glad to be part of Monitra’s journey and feel that the team is best suited to solve the cardiac monitoring challenge. Till recently, the family members of a cardiac patient feel completely helpless once the patient is out of the hospital. Monitra’s system is a big relief and a fundamental need for better Cardiac monitoring. It is great to see such startups now coming out of India.”

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Vasu Guruswamy, Co-founder and Partner of Lavni Ventures, “The robust real-time 24x7 heart monitoring solution developed by Monitra Healthcare is differentiated by a AI based screening report that is of high value, saving valuable time for cardiologists across the globe. The affordable and cutting-edge nature of the solution fits Lavni Ventures thesis of supporting deep-tech startups that help address the lower half of the socio economic strata. We look forward to the successful growth of Monitra Healthcare and are excited to participate in creating a positive global impact with their solution.”

About Monitra Healthcare Private Limited

Hyderabad-based Monitra Health started with a fundamental premise that healthcare monitoring shouldn’t be cumbersome for patients while collecting high-resolution high-quality bio-physiological data in real-time to help with early diagnosis and pre-emptive treatment of medical conditions. Monitra Health’s flagship product, upBeat®, is helping physicians better diagnose two most difficult-to-diagnose problems in clinical cardiology - unexplained fainting and palpitations. upBeat® is known in the industry for the most accurate tracings (as accurate tracings lead to accurate diagnosis) and world-class reporting.

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