India’s Medical Tourism Startups Grow Despite Limited Venture Funding

Some companies help people travel to India for medical treatment.

They help patients choose hospitals, meet doctors and arrange visas, flights, hotels and care after treatment.

Patients come from many countries because treatment in India can cost much less.

Long waiting times in places such as the United Kingdom are also encouraging some people to look abroad.

Several startups say their businesses are growing quickly.

However, investors have provided only a small amount of funding to the whole sector.

Experts say these companies mostly provide services rather than building hospitals or other large assets.

That may make it harder for them to become very large businesses.

Some experts think they could eventually earn more from follow-up care or be bought by hospitals.