Healthtech startup Peping raises $400K led by Better Capital

Healthtech startup Peping has raised $400,000 led by Better Capital with participation from angel investors including Kunal Shah, Sandeep Kumar Dinodiya, Ganesh Balakrishnan, and Shubham Mishra.

The fresh fund will be used to advance Peping’s technology infrastructure, and team expansion and allocate resources for creative experiments,  said Peping in a press release.

Founded in 2022 by Chirag Maheshwari and Prateek Maheshwari, Peping is a patient-centric care and management platform providing dietary recommendations and interventions.

The Bengaluru-based startup is building a digital clinic that delivers solutions for managing dietary and lifestyle factors that contribute to conditions such as IBS, GERD, Gastric, Gastritis and Fatty liver.

The company aims to transform the delivery of this crucial aspect of treatment by implementing personalised care plans that examine various aspects, including lifestyle and test results, to diagnose and target the underlying causes of health problems.

Micro venture capital firm Better Capital raised its maiden fund of $15.2 million in November 2021 to scale its pre-seed and seed investment strategy in India. So far, it has invested in more than 60 startups including Teachmint, Slice, Rupeek, Kutumb, Filo, Airmeet, Khatabook and Rupifi, and OTO, among others.