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Annamalai, 45, a computer engineer, the company is expected to reach revenue of Rs 100
crore within the next four years.
3. iKure Techsoft
Based in: Kolkata
What it does: Sets up rural health centres
Target Revenue: Rs 1 crore this year
Funding: Rs 45 lakhs from Intellecap Impact and Calcutta Angels, Rs 70 Lakh from
WEBEL
Kolkata-based iKure Techsoft has built a network of rural health centres where doctors
are available through the week and pharmacists dispense only accredited medicines. In
addition the company has built a back-end software platform on which all health records
are stored. This is used to centrally monitor key metrics such as doctors' attendance,
treatment prescribed and pharmacy stock management.
Sujay Santra, iKure's founder said the idea for the business came to him when he realised
that his relatives and friends in a West Bengal village could not relate to his work at a US
technology firm. "I was not doing anything which would impact them directly," said
Santra, 36, who left Oracle to launch his healthcare venture.
4. Aakar Innovations
Based in: New Delhi
What it does: Builds low-cost machines that produce sanitary napkins
USP: The napkins are biodegradable
Target revenue: Rs 60 lakh this year
Funding: Rs 6.15 lakh loan from the NIF; Rs 3.6 lakh Mahindra 'Spark the Rise' grant
5. nanoPix
Based in: Hubli
What it does: Image and video processing products for agriculture, healthcare
USP: Machine vision-based blood smear analysis and automated cashew sorting