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Medlife International Private Limited
Medlife is India’s value-centric mobile app for online medicines order & home-delivery of medicines
About Medlife International Private Limited
Medlife International Private Limited was an online platform for pharmacy, diagnostics, and e-consultation services in India. It was founded in November 2014 by Tushar Kumar and Prashant Singh. The inspiration for the company came from Tushar Kumar's personal challenges in procuring medicines for his parents, which highlighted a significant gap in the Indian healthcare market. Having experienced a more streamlined healthcare system abroad, where appointments and prescriptions were managed digitally, Kumar was motivated to leverage technology to address these inefficiencies in India.
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The company commenced operations as an online medicine delivery platform and progressively expanded its services to include online doctor consultations and diagnostic services. All these services were accessible to consumers through a single mobile application. Medlife operated on an inventory-led model, procuring medicines directly from pharmaceutical companies and managing its own fulfilment centers. The business model focused on providing a comprehensive healthcare ecosystem, from digital prescriptions and online consultations to at-home delivery of medicines and wellness products. Revenue was generated from the sale of pharmaceutical and healthcare products, as well as fees for diagnostic and e-consultation services.
Over the years, Medlife achieved significant milestones, including several strategic acquisitions to bolster its service offerings. In November 2018, it acquired the healthcare startup EClinic to enhance its e-consultation capabilities. This was followed by the acquisition of MedLabz in January 2019, a digital healthcare and diagnostics startup, to expand its footprint in the lab testing market. In August 2019, Ananth Narayanan, former CEO of Myntra, joined Medlife as Co-founder and CEO. The company's growth trajectory culminated in its acquisition by PharmEasy in a deal valued at approximately $240 million, which was finalized on May 25, 2021. This merger was the largest consolidation in India's online pharmacy sector at the time, creating the largest healthcare delivery platform in the country. Following the acquisition, Medlife's operations were merged with PharmEasy, and its users were migrated to the PharmEasy platform.
At a glance
- Status
- Acquired
- Founded
- 2014
- Headquarters
- Bengaluru, India
- Employees
- 1,177
- Open positions
- None listed
- Dealroom signal
- 66.6/100
- Industry
- Health, Marketing
- Sub-industry
- BioTechnology
- Sector
- Biotech & Life Sciences, Testing, Retail, Biotechnology, Biotech and Pharma, Hard Tech, medical testing
- Technology
- Mobile app
- Client focus
- b2c
- Investment activity
- 2 companies, latest May 2019
- Capital deployed
- —
- Preferred round
- ACQUISITION
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Funding history
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| Deal type | Date | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACQUISITION✓Exit | May 2021 | $250M | $250M | PharmEasy | — |
| DEBT✓Debt | Aug 2020 | $6.8M | — | Undisclosed | — |
Financials
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Growth signals
Latest recorded traffic for Medlife International Private Limited is 120 monthly website visits, down 81.3% over the last three months. Medlife International Private Limited's team declined 2.2% over the past year.
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MyraBengaluru, IndiaUnique solution of technology and operations that makes buying medicines fast and efficient
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MedLabz.comMumbai, IndiaMedLabz.com is an online and offline healthcare platform which provides Diagnostics Services to both individuals and corporates
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Investors
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Series B and later1 investor entered at this stage
- SCSamena Capital
Other known investors1 additional known investor
PharmEasy
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