Synopsis
Several startup founders are rallying behind Action Covid-19 Team Grants (ACT Grants), which announced a plan to raise Rs 75 crore for home health management, oxygen solutions, vaccinations and supplement medical workforce
ETtech
Illustration: Rahul Awasthi
Several startup entrepreneurs, investors and startup collectives have joined India’s fight against a ravaging second wave of Covid-19, donating funds and providing logistics to help hospitals procure oxygen and other essentials, and aggregating information that people in need can use.
Paytm founder and CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma, venture capitalist Prakhar Khanduja, Delhivery, EaseMyTrip, Zomato, Razorpay and Pharmeasy are among those who have stepped in to help the country’s stressed healthcare system to overcome the pandemic.
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