FinX Capital invests in South African healthtech startup
South African healthtech startup, Udok, has raised R10 million (about $613,000) from local venture capital firm, FinX Capital, to expand its offering across the country.
Udok is a digital healthcare company which was founded in 2018 to facilitate the delivery of online doctors’ consultations. Udok runs a connected care platform using proprietary intellectual property developed in house. The company has developed a digital ecosystem consisting of hardware and software to capture accurate medical information from patients. This enables providers to make diagnosis remotely in real time. Udok has been providing remote consultations directly to patients and via pharmacy clinics for the past year.
The founder and CEO of Udok, Dr Petrus van Niekerk states, “The company is proud to be appointed by The Clicks Group, the largest pharmacy retailer in South Africa, to deliver online consultations to their pharmacy clinics. This is a fundamental move towards making healthcare more convenient to South Africans and the rest of Africa.”
“Our mission is to make healthcare accessible to everyone on this continent through the use of a smart device which can be the patient’s own or with the help of a nurse,” Van Niekerk added.
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