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Digital Healthcare Service Providers
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Health Care
Medical Technology
Business Model Description

Invest in B2B / B2C tech-based companies offering digital healthcare services, including development of Operation Management System, telemedicine, as well as a marketplace for pharmaceuticals.

First Womentech Asia (FWA), founded in 2013, specializes in Hospital Operating Management System, with their product, Peth Yoeung, which automates all operations in hospitals and clinics. In 2021, Ssivix Lab Pte. Ltd. and FWA signed a venture partnership to support healthcare service providers with on-demand telehealth consulting services. (12)

Peth Yoeung's Data Management System covers an increasing part of the hospitals at national level and ~20% of private hospitals. (12)

Pilltech, founded in 2021, is a pharmaceutical marketplace that connects suppliers to pharmacy owners. It has B2B and B2B2C models, offering a POS system with subscription in addition to the traditional fee on sales. As of 2022, it has not raised external funding. (13)

MeetDoctor (MD), founded in 2018, is a digital one-stop healthcare service provider, offering online consultations with medical specialists, medicine delivery, home lab test and medical appointments. In addition to providing medical care at affordable costs, they also aim help patients connect with doctors/hospitals from abroad. In 2022, IG Group (IGG) invested in MD in pre-seed round. (14)

Expected Impact

Digital solutions in healthcare to improve efficiency and accessibility of the healthcare system by communities and people that need them the most.

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Updated: 30 Aug, 2022 Date of Production: 31 Aug, 2022
Cambodia
Indicative ReturnDescribes the rate of growth an investment is expected to generate within the IOA. The indicative return is identified for the IOA by establishing its Internal Rate of Return (IRR), Return of Investment (ROI) or Gross Profit Margin (GPM).
20% - 25% (in IRR)
Investment TimeframeDescribes the time period in which the IOA will pay-back the invested resources. The estimate is based on asset expected lifetime as the IOA will start generating accumulated positive cash-flows.
Short Term (0–5 years)
Market SizeDescribes the value of potential addressable market of the IOA. The market size is identified for the IOA by establishing the value in USD, identifying the Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) or providing a numeric unit critical to the IOA.
USD 100 million - USD 1 billion
Average Ticket Size (USD)Describes the USD amount for a typical investment required in the IOA.
< USD 500,000
Direct ImpactDescribes the primary SDG(s) the IOA addresses.
Good health and well-being (SDG 3)
Indirect ImpactDescribes the secondary SDG(s) the IOA addresses.
Gender Equality (SDG 5) Reduced Inequalities (SDG 10) Sustainable Cities and Communities (SDG 11)

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