<div>Digital healthcare startup Practo, on Thursday (24 September) announced the acquisition of rival firm Qikwell, a leader in appointment scheduling at hospitals for an unrevealed amount.</div><div> </div><div>The company said that with the acquisition, Practo becomes the world’s largest appointment booking platform with nearly 40 million appointments managed every year.<br> </div><div>Shashank ND, Founder & CEO, Practo said, “This is our 4th acquisition in the last 5 months. We continue our mission to help simplify and digitize healthcare globally and make Practo your health app. I am very pleased to welcome Krishna, Ragavendra and the Qikwell team to Practo. Practo has been the pioneer in digital health and with this acquisition Practo now becomes the world’s leading appointment management platform.”</div><div> </div><div>He further added, “Over the coming months, we will continue our aggressive expansion and as build the world’s leading healthcare technology platform.”<br> </div><div>Practo started its aggressive strategy in April when it acquired digital fitness solution provider Fitho, followed by Genii in July and Insta Health earlier this month.</div><div> </div><div>The Bengaluru-based company raised $ 90 million from a group of investors like Tencent, Google Capital and Sequoia India, taking its total rose funding to $ 125 million.</div><div> </div><div>Qikwell started in 2011, by Krishna Prasad Chitrapura and Raghavendra Prasad TS at present has over 100 employees and offers appointment in 250 Hospitals in 19 cities. It also has over 6000+ top doctors across in leading hospitals like Apollo, Fortis and Narayana Hrudalaya.</div><div> </div><div>The company will continue to be led by its founders, added the statement.</div><div> </div><div>“Qikwell is thrilled to join Practo in our quest to enable digital healthcare worldwide. We share the same passion, vision and commitment to customers in offering great products. We chose Practo over some other options because together we can offer superior, comprehensive and integrated solutions.” - said Chitrapura.</div><p>(BW Online Bureau)</p>
