Best Healthcare IT Companies in Gauteng, South Africa
The 34 best Healthcare IT companies in Gauteng, South Africa in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Healthforce.
Our analysis of 248 Healthcare IT companies
$18.1b in tracked funding; 87% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
Ranked: Best Healthcare IT companies in Gauteng
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthforce Software for practice management systems for nurses and clinics | $3M | 64 mo ago | Seed | — | 2018 | WebflowAmazon Web Servicescore-js+13 | — |
| 2 | SyncroPhi Wireless vital signs monitoring system and paperless observation records | $1M | 127 mo ago | Seed | David Toohey CEO | 2007 | — | — |
| 3 | VitruvianMD AI-based solution for medical diagnostics | $659K | 62 mo ago | Seed | Ifthakaar Shaik Founder & CEO | 2017 | — | — |
| 4 | Athena Provider of medical payments management software for healthcare | $250K | 32 mo ago | Seed | Jabulani Nyembe Founder | 2022 | — | — |
| 5 | Guidepost Care platform allows caregivers to work together with patients to manage their chronic condition | — | 74 mo ago | Series A | Graham Rowe Co-Founder & CEO | 2003 | — | — |
| 6 | 3J Medical Provider of an online retail platform for medical supplies and equipment | — | — | Deadpooled | Jehdene Bentley CEO | 2018 | — | — |
| 7 | Aflu Med Healthcare Provider of suite of solutions to empower healthcare providers and improve patient outcomes | — | — | Unfunded | Lubabalo Mnyaka Founder & Managing Director | 2014 | LovableZohoRadix UI+11 | — |
| 8 | Altron HealthTech Provider of practice management software for healthcare professionals | — | — | Unfunded | — | 2019 | TypeScriptChart.jsMaterial Design Lite+9 | — |
Top 5 Healthcare IT companies in Gauteng
#1
Seed · Johannesburg, Gauteng · founded 2022$250Kraised▾
Provider of medical payments management software for healthcare. It offers a platform for medical bill management that enables patients to pay for healthcare in monthly instalments for healthcare surgeries and procedures.
- Jan 2024Seed$150K
#2
Seed · Johannesburg, Gauteng · founded 2018 · 27 employees$3Mraised▾
Healthforce is software enabling nurses and clinics to manage the medical practice. The platform enables providers to provide telemedicine services to manage patient health. The nurses can use the platform for remote patient health management, communicate with patients and doctors. The patients can earn points by uploading the health data on the platform.
- Jun 2021Seed$3M
#3
Seed · Johannesburg, Gauteng · founded 2017 · 6 employees$659Kraised▾
AI-based solution for medical diagnostics. The system can take diagnostic inputs such as radiological images, digital pathology images, symptom lists, and other kinds of patient data which are then analyzed by their proprietary AI engines to produce reports giving likely medical conditions, their probabilities, and possible courses of action to help clinicians make more informed decisions faster.
- Aug 2021Seed$659K
#4
Seed · Sandton, Gauteng · founded 2007 · 7 employees$1.4Mraised▾
Wireless vital signs monitoring system and paperless observation records. Its offerings include KEWS 100, small lightweight sensor modules worn in a disposable pouch that gives the patient freedom to move and give the staff the ability to provide continuous monitoring of body vitals, and KEWS 200, a wireless ambulatory patient vital-signs monitoring with paperless observation records and instant patient review at the point of care, KEWS 300 a CE-marked software suite which supports paperless patient observation rounds and clinical reviews at the point-of-care. When combined with the KEWSpod it provides real-time updates of patient records and instant recall of patient history.
- Mar 2016Grant (prize money)$493.3K
- Aug 2013Seed$1.4M
#5
Series A · Johannesburg, Gauteng · founded 2003 · 76 employees—raised▾
Guidepost Care platform allows caregivers to work together with patients to manage their chronic conditions. Their Carers use the Guidepost platform to track and monitor patients in their portfolio. The platform integrates data feeds from a number of different sources, pulling together a complete view of the patient’s data. Based on near-real-time data, the platform uses the platform to determine the best next steps for the patient’s care. Patients provide their own blood glucose readings periodically. Using the patient-provided data in combination with lab results and doctor feedback, Carers provide telephonic coaching, education and advice on dose titration for the patient’s medication. Coaching allows patients to understand their own condition, determine the changes they need to make in their lives and take action to achieve their health goals.
- Aug 2020Series A—
- Nov 2019Series A—
Funding & investor landscape
Notable founders
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Healthcare IT coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time falling
Funding & growth over time
funding flat · growth flat
How research on Digital Health is moving in South Africa
A read on the academic research around Digital Health — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 596 South Africa-affiliated papers.
- Department of Health78
- University of Cape Town67
- University of the Witwatersrand64
- Stellenbosch University48
- University of KwaZulu-Natal46
- Public health1→8
- Health care1→42
- Health informatics5→32
- Public health4→27
- Health administration2→22
- Nursing research2→21
- Health care12→90
- Health informatics19→94
- Public health13→84
- Nursing research13→66
- Health administration25→70
Where digital health is researched across South Africa
Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.
Common questions
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