Docterz Raises ₹5 Cr, Nearly 60% From Doctors Using Its Software

Mumbai-based healthtech startup Docterz has raised ₹5 crore (₹5 Cr) from around 35 investors. Nearly 60% of the round, close to ₹3 crore, came from about 20 doctors who already use its platform. The investor group also includes Sugar Cosmetics' Vineeta Singh and CaratLane's Avnish Anand.

The company will use the money to drive organic growth, explore acquisitions and build practical AI-powered tools for doctors.

One platform for clinic workflows

Docterz was founded more than a decade ago by practising paediatrician Dr Atish Laddad. It sells electronic medical records (EMR) and clinic-management software to doctors, clinics and healthcare organisations. The product covers appointments, records, prescriptions, billing, vaccination management and patient engagement.

According to the company, its AI-based system learns from a doctor's prescription patterns to simplify recommendations. The platform also offers easy-to-understand medical information that doctors can share with patients. For vaccine stock, it tracks inventory, expiry dates and the use of medical supplies.

Patients get a WhatsApp-based assistant. They can use it to book appointments, check live clinic waiting times, and view medical records and appointment history without installing a separate app.

Users become shareholders

Several of the doctor-investors have used Docterz for years. Paediatrician Dr Dhananjay Sangle, one of them, said he has used it across his clinic's paediatric and OB-GYN practices for several years. Having customers on the cap table is a useful signal of product acceptance. Docterz still has to turn that trust into wider adoption among independent practitioners and healthcare organisations.

The next phase of growth rests on three areas. First, Docterz plans AI tools for documentation, administrative workflows and practice-data analysis. Second, it wants to grow its existing business while exploring acquisitions. Third, it aims to reach more independent practitioners and smaller clinics across India while building out patient engagement.

The startup also plans to deepen its integrations with India's digital-health ecosystem, including the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM). The harder test will be persuading doctors to move their existing records and workflows onto the platform and keeping them there. That depends on delivering tangible operational benefits and on handling patient data responsibly.