Paperplane

Paperplane, operating as Paperplane Communications Private Limited, is a health-tech company that provides a digital telemedicine platform for hospitals and doctors. Founded in 2021 by Devansh Swarup (CEO), Dhruv Upadhyay (COO), Aryan Pandey (CPO), and Varun Goel (CTO), who were batchmates at SRM Institute of Science and Technology, the Bengaluru-based startup aims to streamline clinical operations. The founders, who have prior internship experience in product development, were motivated by the challenges faced by medical practitioners during the COVID-19 pandemic to create a solution for patient management.

The company's core service is a portable, AI-first digital clinic built on WhatsApp, designed to help medical practitioners manage their practice. The platform automates and simplifies clinic procedures, including appointment booking, follow-up reminders, patient data collection, and the generation of digital prescriptions. It offers a dashboard, accessible via an app and website, for managing operations, patient records, staff, and revenue. For patients, the system provides a familiar interface through WhatsApp for booking appointments, receiving reminders, paying consultation fees, and interacting with their doctors. Paperplane also provides doctors with a personalized clinic website integrated with WhatsApp and Google Maps.

Paperplane operates on a subscription-based business model, offering monthly packages to doctors, clinics, and hospital chains. The company has received a total of $433K in funding from investors including Cornerstone Venture Partners Fund, 100X.VC, and LetsVenture. The platform serves over 500 medical practitioners and more than 100,000 patients across India.

Keywords: digital clinic, telemedicine platform, WhatsApp clinic, healthcare technology, practice management software, patient engagement, EMR, digital prescriptions, appointment scheduling, medical practice software, health-tech, telehealth India, doctor-patient communication, clinical operations, virtual receptionist, healthcare SaaS, medical records management, online consultation, automated reminders, clinic branding