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Convenient care

• Congratulations to the Alodokter team for raising US$5.2M! The 500-backed healhtech platform received the fresh funds from Korean automotive manufacturer HL Mando and Beacon Venture Capital, the corporate VC unit of Thailand’s Kasikornbank.
• The team plans to further develop their digital healthcare ecosystem for their 25 million monthly active users. Founded in 2014 by Nathanael Faibis and Suci Arumsari, the company offers services such as online doctor consultations, in-person appointment booking, and informative articles on health.
• Last year, Alodokter acquired pregnancy-tracking app Diary Bunda from Japan-based Marubeni Corporation. 
• They also launched Alni, a chat-based virtual assistant for physicians. Alni employs conversational AI to help telemedicine practitioners pre-assess patients, among other things.
• Read the full story on Tech in Asia.