Artificial intelligence-based X-Ray Setu, which operates through Whatsapp, plans to onboard 10,000 doctors in small towns and rural areas where RT-PCR tests and CT-scans are not available to detect COVID-19 cases, a senior official of AI and robotics body Artpark said on Tuesday. Non-profit organisation Artpark CEO Umakant Soni told PTI that X-Ray Setu, developed in collaboration with start-up Niramai and Indian Institute of Science (IISc), detects COVID-19 with the help of simple X-ray which is processed using an AI system in the backend without charging any fee at present. The chest X-ray of a person is uploaded by the doctor or radiologist on Whatsapp bot of X-Ray setu which analyses the image and generates a report in 10-15 minutes.
X-Ray Setu, developed in collaboration with healthtech startup Niramai and Indian Institute of Science, detects COVID-19 with the help of a simple X-ray.
India: Early-stage investor pi Ventures to raise $76m for second fund
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Early-stage investor
pi Ventureshas launched its second fund with a target corpus of $75.6 million and a greenshoe option of Rs 185 crore ($24.8 million).
The second fund will invest in 25 tech Indian startups focused on disruptive artificial intelligence (AI)-based technologies and deep tech in seed-Series A stages.
With a ticket size of $1 million, the second fund will look for startups in areas of space technologies, material science, biotech and life sciences.
Its debut fund closed at $30 million in 2017-2018 and is backed by limited partners such as CDC Group, International Finance Corporation, Accel Partners, Small Industries Development Bank India, and family offices and entrepreneurs such as Binny Bansal, Bhupen Shah, among others.