Based in Kolkata, iKure is an Indian social business that recently raised angel funding through the Intellecap Impact Investment Network, according to VC Circle. The amount itself is unknown at the current time. iKure has received a lot of other attention, however, and was recently shortlisted for the mHealth Initiative of the Year at the Frost & Sullivan Healthcare Excellence Awards.
The early-stage company has garnered a solid reputation through its work at creating healthcare technologies specifically for -- and created with -- rural communities through delivery system. Its goals include touching over two million individuals in the next two years. The collaborative development model is based on training people to become health workers and having health camps in the communities.
Why This Trend Is Growing
- Rural Healthcare Technologies
- Opportunity to innovate through mobile health clinics and telemedicine services in remote areas.
- Community-based Healthcare Training
- Opportunity to innovate through training locals as healthcare workers and creating health camps in rural areas.
- Mhealth Initiatives
- Opportunity to innovate through developing mobile health technologies for emerging markets.
Industries Being Reshaped
- Healthcare
- Opportunities for healthcare providers to expand their reach by adopting remote healthcare technologies.
- Technology
- Opportunities for technology companies to create and implement innovative solutions for remote healthcare delivery.
- Social Enterprises
- Opportunities for social enterprises to create sustainable models for improving healthcare access in underserved areas.
