Acquisition · Financial Services

Care.fi acquires Aldun to speed up discharges

By Startup Enthusiast · 21 January 2026

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Care.fi, a Peak XV-backed healthcare fintech, acquired discharge-automation platform Aldun

The deal aims to cut discharge time to 10 minutes and expand into Tier-2 and Tier-3 markets

Aldun currently supports 10,000 monthly discharges across networks like Apollo and Fortis

Care.fi, a healthcare fintech company, acquired Aldun, a discharge-automation platform.
The acquisition aims to unify revenue cycle management with real-time claims, pre-auth, and settlement visibility.
The combined platform is called 'Healthcare OS' and handles patient financing to final settlements.
The goal is to reduce discharge time to 10 minutes after the final bill.
Aldun currently supports 10,000 discharges monthly.
The acquisition targets 300 hospital units and 1 lakh monthly discharges.
It also aims to reduce non-clinical costs like parking and extra room charges.
The deal seeks to increase bed turnover without capital expenditure on new beds.

Typical discharge processes take from 9 AM to 5 PM due to manual billing, insurance coordination, and settlement delays.
Faster discharges can improve patient experience and hospital cashflows.
The acquisition helps Care.fi expand into Tier-2 and Tier-3 markets.
It also aims to save over 10 lakh administrative hours annually.

Care.fi is a healthcare fintech company backed by Peak XV.
It provides financial services for hospitals and patients.
The company focuses on revenue cycle management and patient financing.
Aldun serves hospital networks including Apollo, Aster, Manipal, Fortis, and Max.
The combined platform handles everything from patient financing to final settlements.
The acquisition enables a unified system for claims, pre-auth, and settlement visibility.

Product: AI-powered healthcare operating system for hospitals.
Customers: Hospitals and healthcare providers.
How it makes money: B2B software and financing for hospital revenue operations and working capital.
What sets it apart: Combines revenue cycle software with an NBFC arm for hospital working capital.
Operations: Based in Gurugram and expanding across India and overseas.