The startup based in Bengaluru, India, has raised a whopping $251.2 million according to Crunchbase. Aghadi pointed to an Indian startup – Practo – that may also enter the UAE to give Meddy and others in the space a run for its money. Meddy may have some competition from outside the Middle East as well. Vezeeta, based in Saud Arabia startup seems further along having raised $12 million in a Series C funding round back in September 2018. Vezeeta is another and it operates in Egypt, Saudi Arabia and UAE, among other Middle Eastern nations, per its website. Aghadi explained that Okadoc – which, like Meddy is also based in Dubai, is a competitor in the UAE. Meanwhile, in the UAE, Meddy is not alone in its endeavor to help patients find doctors and book appointments with then. And hospitals and clinics patient portals using which appointments may also be booked online has a plethora of doctor booking platforms like ZocDoc and Atrium Health, which helps people to book appointments at nearby urgent care locations. The blog post claims that Meddy has facilitated more than 100,000 online appointments and has generated $50 million in revenue for participating hospitals and clinics. Meddy is also being used in Qatar, also in the Middle East but not part of the UAE. The plan is to use the money raised in the Series A to expand to other emirates within the United Arab Emirates.

In an email response to questions, Aghadi said that the platform is being used by 2000 doctors from 150 hospitals and clinics in Dubai and Sharjah, two of the seven emirates that make up the United Arab Emirates. In a blog post, the CEO of the company – Haris Afghadi – wrote that the startup founded in 2016 has filters through which people can find the doctor best suited for their needs and help to book an appointment with that person. Aside from a consumer-facing product, Meddy also helps doctors to boost their online presence that help them to manage appointment books, patient reviews and analytics.

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