

CureBay absorbs Saveo's pharma distribution unit to expand rural reach
Mint.“The acquisition was strategic in nature for us and they bring their partnerships on the procurement side of running warehouse management and the serviceability of an order that is coming from rural India," said Mohapatra.While the company declined to comment on the financial details of the transaction, it said that it had not raised additional funding to finance the acquisition and that it was done through the company's existing funds.The acquisition brings Saveo's 10,000 platform partners across Karnataka, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu into CureBay's network of 190 clinics.Most of the integrations of Saveo's pharma distribution business into CureBay have already been completed. “In a few of our markets, we are already hitting the market with the combined power of both the organizations and talent," said Mohapatra.India's rural healthcare market is fragmented with multiple models, including remote patient monitoring, mobile hospitals and more.
These markets are large due to the volume of patients, and not because of paying capacity.Remote health monitoring was estimated at $255 million in 2025 by IMARC Group, and is expected to hit $1.3 billion, growing at a compound annual growth rate of 20.52% between 2026 and 2034.Curebay competes with other rural healthcare startups like MedKart, iKure, Niramai, and Gramin Health. The company's revenue at the end of FY25 stood at ₹682 million ( ₹68.2 crore) and an exit annual run rate of ₹940 million ( ₹94 crore).“With the rural ecosystem improving, more insurance coverage, better 5G and telecom network and rising incomes, there is an opportunity to create an economically viable model,” said Bhanu Prakash Kalmath S.J., partner and healthcare industry leader at Grant
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