Flipkart in talks to acquire Bengaluru-based e-pharma player Pharmallama

The deal may result in Flipkart gaining access to technologies of the platform, the people said on condition of anonymity

Online retailer Flipkart is in talks to acquire stake in Bengaluru-based Pharmallama, according to a report by Mint.

Pharmallama is run by Mera Dawai Pvt. Ltd. The deal may result in Flipkart gaining access to technologies of the platform, the report added.

Pharmallama handles the pre-sorting of drug prescriptions, over-the-counter (OTC) medications, and vitamins into personalised pockets, organised by date and time.

Pharmallama was launched in June 2020 by Achintya Dayal, Arjun Raghunandan, and Deepesh Rajpal. Dayal and Raghunandan also run Kiplist, a travel tech startup that builds software-as-a-service (SaaS) tools, that serve the hospitality