Paytm, the fintech decacorn, announced that it is preparing to airlift 21,000 oxygen concentrators (OCs) to India as part of the #OxygenForIndia project, which is scheduled to arrive in the first week of May. Government hospitals, Covid treatment centers, private hospitals, nursing homes, and Resident Welfare Associations will all receive these machines right away. People have already contributed INR 5 crore to the project, which the corporation has matched rupee for a rupee, bringing the total to INR 10 crore. Paytm is now targeting to collect over INR 14 Cr to source over 3,000 OCs over the next few days, buoyed by the immense support and contribution from people across the country.
In collaboration with logistics startup Delhivery, Zomato Feeding India has launched the “Help Save My India ” project to procure oxygen and related supplies for hospitals and families in need. Unacademy, the edtech unicorn, has donated INR 7 crore to Zomato ‘ s Feeding India project to purchase medical supplies.
Dream11, the fantasy gaming unicorn, has donated INR 15 Cr to GiveIndia and ACT Grants (a million each) to aid in emergency Covid response efforts in India. “Half of this will be spent on addressing the current issue of supplying medical equipment and hospital beds, while the other half will be used to support large-scale vaccination drives.
CRED, headquartered in Bengaluru, has also initiated a fundraising campaign to help healthcare organizations purchase oxygen concentrators. Milaap has invited its members to donate their CRED coins toward the purchase of oxygen-related equipment, which will be facilitated by the startup. The initiative ‘ s goal is to raise funds to purchase equipment capable of producing one billion litres of oxygen.
Fintech unicorn Zerodha has announced plans to include ambulances and a step-down hospital to tackle the deadly second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. In the cities of Mumbai and Bengaluru, fully equipped ambulances will be available. Each ambulance is fitted with a ventilator, critical care equipment, medicine, a nurse, and a paramedic, according to Zerodha. Half of them will have a doctor on board, while the other half will use remote doctors, according to the study. Five ambulances are also fitted with freezing capabilities.