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Healthtech startup Babynama raises $700K led by Good Capital

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Healthtech startup Babynama raises $700K led by Good Capital
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Healthtech startup Babynama raises $700K led by Good Capital Babynama, a digital pediatric care platform, has raised $700,000 in its seed round led by Good Capital. The round also saw participation from Amplify and angels, including Abhishek Gupta (Founder, Fashinza), Ankit Gupta (Founder, Bicycle Health), Akshay Saxena (Founder, Avanti), Dhruv Dhanraj Bahl (Ex-COO, BharatPe), along with other founders from the IIT Bombay network. The proceeds will be used to advance its technology infrastructure, scale its team of expert pediatricians and support staff, and amplify its marketing efforts. Founded in June 2022 by Dr. Sumitra Meena and Ashish Meena, Babynama offers access to expert pediatricians through a chat-first platform. With over 1.5 million queries resolved and an average response time of under two minutes, Babynama claims to ensure parents receive timely, reliable, and personalized care. The platform’s key focus areas include 24/7 pediatric support, dedicated doctors team, parent education, community engagement, technology-driven care. Since its inception, Babynama claims to have achieved milestones, including assisting nearly 2 lakh parents in accessing timely care and identifying early signs of critical conditions such as respiratory distress, epilepsy, autism, and ADHD in children. The platform has also surpassed 10,000 paying customers, offering a wide array of services to support mothers and newborns. Looking ahead, Babynama plans to launch third-trimester care programs, developmental initiatives targeting key aspects of child growth, and interactive workshops to empower parents.

Mental health startup LISSUN acquires US-based Being Cares Inc

EntrackrEntrackr · 14d ago
Mental health startup LISSUN acquires US-based Being Cares Inc
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Mental health platform LISSUN has acquired US-based mental wellbeing startup Being Cares Inc, strengthening its mission to create an AI-driven, child-first behavioural development ecosystem in India. With this acquisition, LISSUN gains full ownership of Being’s technology and team, combining therapist-led expertise with AI-powered hyper-personalized care capable of decoding over 40 emotional and behavioural conditions, including autism, ADHD, speech delays, and learning challenges. Being’s founders, Varun Gandhi (CEO) and Abhishek Sharma (CTO), have joined LISSUN as Chief Product Officer and Chief Technology Officer, respectively. Being Cares Inc is a US-based mental health startup that provides AI-powered tools to map and address over 40 emotional and behavioral conditions. The platform uses data on real-world causes and effects to give personalized mental health guidance and has served nearly one million users globally. The integration aims to merge LISSUN’s clinical interventions with Being’s intelligent mental health mapping, which processes over 2,500 causes and real-world effects to deliver highly tailored guidance for parents and children. With Sunshine by LISSUN centres already addressing child development needs, this move positions LISSUN as a full-spectrum care provider, offering both digital guidance and in-person therapy through its growing phygital network. LISSUN plans to scale its Sunshine centres from 20 to over 200 in the next 2–4 years while expanding AI-led support via its virtual assistant, Ray, to millions of parents on platforms like WhatsApp. By combining real-time developmental insights, personalized therapy activities, and milestone tracking, the platform aims to deliver end-to-end mental health solutions across home, school, and clinical settings.

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