A seasoned technology executive and entrepreneur, his venture RecoMed aims to improve healthcare access across Africa, with a specific focus on South Africa.

South African tech entrepreneur and business executive Sheraan Amod (photo) is the founder and chief executive officer of RecoMed, an online platform for booking medical appointments.

Launched in 2013, RecoMed provides a seamless connection between patients, healthcare practitioners, and other stakeholders in the healthcare industry. The platform allows patients to conveniently schedule medical consultations privately via their computers or mobile phones, offering access to a broad network of nearby healthcare providers.

RecoMed also connects healthcare providers with a diverse array of medical schemes, life insurers, websites, and other channels, thereby facilitating increased patient flow to their practices. Additionally, RecoMed enables patients to obtain and download prescriptions and locate the closest pharmacy.

The platform currently records over 100,000 bookings each month and attracts more than 200,000 monthly visitors. It boasts a network of over 3,000 registered and available practitioners.

Concurrently, Amod serves as the chairman of The Virtual Agent, a company that provides a data and client relationship management tool tailored for real estate agents in South Africa. His involvement with RecoMed builds upon a substantial prior entrepreneurial track record.

In 2004, he established Trafik Students Network, a marketing startup. Following this, in 2009, he launched Personera, a software platform integrating social media to promote personalized products and fan merchandise. In 2013, he founded Springlab, a technology company and investment firm.

Amod earned a bachelor's degree in computer science and electrical engineering from the University of Cape Town in 2007. He further obtained a master's degree in engineering management from Stellenbosch University in 2008. Between 2007 and 2009, he worked as a social media expert at DiploFoundation, an organization focused on international relations and diplomacy. From 2017 to 2020, he chaired En-novate, an immersion platform dedicated to fostering innovation.

He was honored with the Frost & Sullivan Innovation Award in 2017. In 2021, his startup RecoMed was recognized by the Yale Africa Startup Review as one of the 30 most innovative young companies in Africa.

By Melchior Koba,

Editing by Sèna D. B. de Sodji