EXCLUSIVE: Healthcare startup Innovaccer to enter unicorn club, in talks with Tiger Global for $100-$150 million funding
The SaaS startup was valued at $400 million last February, when it raised $70 million from a clutch of investors including Tiger Global and Steadview Capital. Innovaccer takes millions of data points such as patient profiles, risk factors and types of disease, and channels that data to digitise solutions for hospitals, clinics and patients
Mumbai / February 15, 2021 / 10:24 AM IST
Innovaccer, a Silicon Valley-based software startup focused on the healthcare industry, is in talks to raise about $100-150 million from Tiger Global at a valuation of over a billion dollars, sources close to the development said. This will make it India’s newest unicorn, at a time when enterprise software firms are raising large rounds at a rapid pace.
More than 200 Indian origin persons occupy leadership positions in as many as 15 countries including the United States and United Kingdom. Of these, 60 hold Cabinet ranks, according to the first of its kind-released by a US-based organisation working among Indian diaspora. Drawing from government websites and other publicly available resources, the 2021 Indiaspora Government Leaders List on Monday recognised more than 200 leaders of Indian heritage who have ascended to the highest echelons of public service in 15 countries across the globe, with more than 60 of these leaders holding Cabinet positions. It is a huge source of pride to have the first woman and first person of colour as the Vice President of the world s oldest democracy be someone of Indian heritage. We wanted to use this seminal moment on Presidents Day to highlight a host of others in the diaspora who also are in public service, said Indiaspora founder MR Rangaswami, a Silicon Valley-based entrepreneur and inve
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List of Indian Diaspora Members Holding Highest Positions Globally to Be Unveiled Today
Vice President Kamala Harris waves after being sworn in during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, as President-elect Joe Biden watches .AP/PTI Photo)
The latest to join the list is US Vice President Kamala Harris, the first Indian-American to hold the post.
FOLLOW US ON: A list of more than 200 members of the over 550 million-strong Indian diaspora holding highest positions globally, including heads of state, will be unveiled on Monday, showcasing the achievements of the community leaders across different sectors. Indiaspora, a US-based organisation representing the community globally, will release for the first time ever a list of over 200 such leaders from 15 countries on the occasion of US President s Day on February 15.
Indian diaspora leaders are reaching the pinnacles of public leadership, now serving as presidents, prime ministers, Cabinet officials, legislators, and in dozens of other key roles in 15 countriesSAN
List of Indian diaspora members holding highest positions globally to be unveiled on Monday
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Indiaspora, a US-based organisation representing the community globally, will release for the first time ever a list of over 200 such leaders from 15 countries on the occasion of US President s Day on February 15.
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The latest to join the list is US Vice President Kamala Harris, the first Indian-American to hold the post.
Washington: A list of more than 200 members of the over 550 million-strong Indian diaspora holding highest positions globally, including heads of state, will be unveiled on Monday, showcasing the achievements of the community leaders across different sectors.