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Sequoia Capital Backed 1mg Acquires Varanasi Based Dawailelo
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Sequoia Capital Backed 1mg Acquires Varanasi Based Dawailelo

Sequoia Capital-backed online pharmacy 1mg has recently acquired Varanasi-based startup Dawailelo. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. “We are very keen on building a pan-India presence rapidly,” said Prashant Tandon, CEO of Gurgaon-based 1mg, which is pushing to expand operations in tier-II and -III cities. “The team at Dawailelo has done a great job understanding the requirements of the customers and has created a unique model that has shown great promise for tier II and III cities.” Founded by Aditya Agrawal (CEO) and Arpit Sarin (COO) in 2013, Dawailelo is a healthcare startup which helps people connect with medical stores, doctors, pathology labs through its website and app. The startup has huge potential, realizing which Pixr8 covered their story while they were still in t...
Some Serious Questions Asked From Two Varanasi Boys About Their Startup Dawailelo.com
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Some Serious Questions Asked From Two Varanasi Boys About Their Startup Dawailelo.com

How many of you live in metro? And your family lives in tier 2 and tier 3 cities? Who takes care of your family’s health when in need while you are busy in your work? Two youngsters also came across same questions and came up with a solution: Dawailelo. Dawailelo helps the people through their services in tier 2 and tier 3 cities where there is acute need of genuine, affordable and accessible health care services.     Hailing from tier 2 city like Varanasi, the two founders Arpit Sarin and Aditya Agrawal wanted to know whether others are facing the same problem and thus they conducted a survey of 2000 residents to understand the roots. They came to know that majorly the old age patients are suffering from one or other chronic diseases and need health care at home, peopl...