{
  "id": 15979285,
  "title": "CureBay Bags ₹100 Cr To Scale Rural Clinics Network, Enhance AI Screening Offerings",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/curebay-bags-100-cr-to-scale-rural-clinics-network-enhance-ai",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-22T00:30:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Inc42",
    "slug": "inc42",
    "url": "https://inc42.com/buzz/curebay-bags-%e2%82%b9100-cr-to-scale-rural-clinics-network-enhance-ai-screening-offerings/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Healthtech startup CureBay secured approximately ₹100 Cr ($10.6 Mn) in a pre-Series C funding round, led by IvyCap Ventures and other existing investors, alongside a ₹30 Cr debt facility from Trifecta Capital, Alteria Capital and VentureSoul Partners. Co-founder and CEO Priyadarshi Mohapatra explained the funding was secured due to strong investor interest. CureBay, currently operating in Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, and Bihar, plans to expand into Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, with its rural clinic network growing from 250 to 800 over the next two to three years. The company connects underserved patients with healthcare providers through rural clinics, community health workers, and a digital platform linking patients to doctors, hospitals, diagnostic labs, and pharmacies. CureBay also employs AI-assisted screening and care coordination for patient care, with existing AI products in skin conditions, dental health, and haemoglobin screening, plus plans to expand offerings. The startup also runs a subscription programme called Kavach to promote preventive care, reaching over 12 Lakh patients, 270 doctors, and 1,000 healthcare professionals across 4,500 pincodes. Despite being unprofitable, CureBay aims to double its annual recurring revenue (ARR) to nearly ₹340 Cr by the end of FY27, with monthly run rate projected to grow to ₹20 Cr and a 50% increase by March.",
  "summary": "Healthtech startup CureBay raised around ₹100 Cr ($10.6 Mn) in a pre-Series C funding round, comprising over ₹69 Cr in…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}