Malaysian healthtech startup BookDoc has closed a seed round of funding led by Prince Abdul Qawi, a nephew of the Brunei sultan.
Launched in October 2015, the company offers an app that enables users to search and book doctors. Also, it allows employers to monitor their staff’s health and medical coverage, as well as manage their medical benefits.
BookDoc’s paying clients include Frost & Sullivan, University of Nottingham, Tricor Group, an unnamed Asian telco and also unnamed regional logistics company. The company plans to expand to Singapore, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Thailand, and the Philippines in the next few months.
In the meantime, it has announced a partnership with transportation app GrabTaxi, which will likely be helping BookDoc patients reach on time to their appointments.
One of BookDoc’s founders, Chevy Beh is the son of Beh Chun Chuan, the founder and chairman of BP Healthcare, a Malaysian medical services group that has over 1,200 employees and 20 subsidiaries today.
Another founder, Joel Neoh, has previously started and sold two Malaysian startups, Groupon Malaysia and Says.com, though he’s currently more involved running Kfit, a site for people to subscribe to fitness services. At BookDoc, he’s involved only as an “active advisor,” the company’s spokesperson told TechInAsia.