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Healthcare technology startups raise capital for clinical automation, elder care, and pain management
Indian healthtech startups raised fresh capital this week for clinic AI, elder care, and pain management. MyKare.ai, Age Care Labs, and Heatonics secured a combined Rs 109 crore ($13M) in funding.
Healthcare technology startups in India raised fresh capital this week across clinical automation, elder care, and pain management. The deals signal growing investor confidence in tools that reduce administrative workloads, improve senior living infrastructure, and offer drug-free recovery options.
MyKare.ai lands $3.2 million to scale AI-native hospital operations
Healthcare operating system provider MyKare.ai secured $3.2 million in Series A funding, including an additional $1 million, from investors including the founders of Papa.com and a Middle East family office. The company plans to strengthen artificial intelligence capabilities, speed up product development, and support international expansion.
Founded in 2021, MyKare.ai builds an AI-native platform that automates patient acquisition, appointment scheduling, follow-up management, and other administrative workflows. Its agents use voice AI to handle patient inquiries, identify intent, answer calls, and update CRM records. The approach pulls multiple front-desk tasks onto a single system. The platform is already used by healthcare organisations in India, the Middle East, the UK, and the US, placing the company in a competitive field alongside Yellow.ai, Haptik, and Hyro. This growing use of AI Agents & Automation in clinical settings reduces manual effort and frees up staff for higher-value work.
Age Care Labs raises Rs 85 crore to build integrated elder care platform
Age Care Labs, which runs elder care brands Emoha and Epoch Elder Care, raised Rs 85 crore in Series B1 funding from Rainmatter, Pegasus Finvest, Shrem Group, and family offices. The investment is part of a planned Rs 250 crore round and will expand service offerings, technology, and healthcare capabilities.
"At Emoha, our mission has always been to help seniors age with dignity, independence, and joy," said Saumyajit Roy, Co-founder and CEO of Emoha. Shrem Group will also partner with Emoha to create Shremoha, a premium independent living platform that combines real estate, hospitality, and geriatric care. The companies plan to develop senior communities with wellness services, emergency response, and coordinated care. India's ageing population, changing family structures, and demand for professionally managed living are driving this shift, and the partners aim to build an integrated platform spanning living, healthcare, and hospitality.
Heatronics gets Rs 1.8 crore for India-made pain management devices
Heatronics, a healthcare startup making medical-grade heat therapy devices, raised Rs 1.8 crore in seed funding led by Inflection Point Ventures. The capital will go toward marketing, manufacturing upgrades, and distribution.
The company's hCore range includes 10 SKUs designed from over 500 customer interactions. Devices use an NTC sensor to monitor surface temperature and adjust heat in real time, with an automatic shut-off for safety. Heatronics manufactures its products in a Noida facility and holds CDSCO licensing and ISO 13485 certification. "What stood out to us was the founders' deep understanding of consumer needs and their ability to translate those insights into high-quality, clinically compliant products," said Vinay Bansal, CEO and Founder of Inflection Point Ventures. The company enters a pain relief market where over-the-counter painkiller sales exceed $2.25 billion in India and spending on pain management devices is projected to reach $336 million by 2030. Its focus on drug-free recovery and AI for Healthcare solutions-such as temperature-sensing controls-points to a rising segment of evidence-based wellness tools.
Why this matters for healthcare professionals
These funding rounds reflect three concrete shifts. Administrative automation, like MyKare.ai's voice agents, can cut down time spent on scheduling and triage. Senior care models, such as the Shremoha partnership, are creating new roles for clinicians in integrated living communities and geriatric care coordination. Meanwhile, validated, locally made recovery devices like Heatronics' hCore give clinicians non-pharmacological options for pain management. For healthcare leaders, these investments signal where operational efficiency, long-term care, and at-home recovery technology are headed-and where future partnerships and procurement decisions may focus.