15. Sheraan Amod
Vital Stats:
- Business: RecoMed
- Industry: Healthtech
- Business est: 2017
- Website: Recomed.co.za
Sheraan Amod is the tech-entrepreneur that launched RecoMed, the platform that simplifies finding a doctor near you at any hour of the day or night. This is not Amod’s first business nor will it be his last, it is however, his most successful so far.
Users can see who the nearest doctor is, their operating hours and can book the next available appointment. Users are also able to recommend their medical professional and comment on their experience. This start-up recently launched Discovery Health’s in-house Wellness Clinics programme.
“Every month, more than one million doctor-related Google searches are made in South Africa alone. I can’t even guess how many phone calls are made by patients and call centres to organise healthcare bookings nationally — probably hundreds of millions. I saw an opportunity to make this process simpler, quicker and more seamless, and to close the loop between searching, calling and booking, by developing a platform that allows people to do both, search for doctors and book appointments” explains Amod.