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Cura Care, a Delhi-based startup that brings dentists to your home, is raising Rs 27 crore in funding. The company was started just this year by IIT alumni Abhinav Kumar and Chinmay Mittal, along with dentist Dr. Paminder Singh. What they are doing is simple but different: instead of asking people to visit dental clinics, they send qualified dentists with portable equipment directly to homes for teeth cleaning, whitening, and other basic dental work.
This funding is a big jump from what they raised earlier this year. Zeropearl VC, which backed them initially with Rs 5 crore, is putting in another Rs 13.5 crore. The rest is coming from new investors who believe in the idea. The money will be used to reach more cities, hire more dentists, build better apps for booking, and spend more on marketing to attract customers.
The Idea of Home Dentistry for Cura Care
The idea behind Cura Care is straightforward. Most working professionals in India can easily afford dental care. They don’t mind paying Rs 1,500 for a teeth cleaning or whitening session. The real problem is time. People work long hours, they’re stuck in traffic, and visiting a clinic means taking time off work and sitting in waiting rooms. Cura Care solves this by bringing the dentist to them.
Since its start, the company has already served over 1,000 customers. People rate their service 4.87 out of 5 stars. Even more telling, when asked if they would recommend Cura Care to friends, customers give the company a score above 90. That tells you people genuinely like what they’re getting. When customers start telling their friends on their own, that is real growth without needing huge advertising spend.
One investor, Bipin Shah, put it plainly. Most Indians have dental problems and the money to fix them. What they don’t have is time. Cura Care removed that obstacle.
Use of Funding by Cura Care
The Rs 27 crore will go toward different things. Cura Care wants to operate in Mumbai, Bengaluru, and Hyderabad, not just Delhi. They need to hire more dentists across these cities. They need better technology so customers can easily book appointments on their phones. They need to run ads so more people know about the service. And they need to make sure quality stays high as they grow bigger.
Unlike a software company that can expand to a thousand cities with the same computer code, Cura Care needs real people. Managing dentists in different cities, keeping equipment maintained, coordinating home visits across crowded cities, these things take actual work and skill. If they do this well, they build a real business. If they mess up, they just burn through money without much to show for it.
Future of India’s Dental Market
India’s dental market is around Rs 653 crore today. By 2030, people think it will be Rs 1.4 billion. Right now, very few companies are doing what Cura Care does. Other dental startups are working on invisible braces or online consultations. That gives Cura Care space to build its business before bigger, more established companies jump in and copy what they’re doing.
The numbers show Cura Care has found something real that customers want. With Rs 27 crore in the bank, they now have enough money to expand to other cities without rushing things or cutting corners. The real test is whether they can keep customers happy while growing bigger. If they manage that, they could become the way urban Indians get their dental care done.
