DoctorApp, raised over € 85,000 on the Crowdfundme.it equity crowdfunding platform in less than a week. Faster and more organized access to healthcare is a dream for both doctors and patients. “All of us have experienced the frustration of facing long queues for an interview with the family doctor, without knowing when we would finally be able to enter the office. Not to mention the time wasted trying to book a visit by contacting the call centers »he underlines Alessandro Giraudo, CEO and Founder of the startup.
Then let’s think about what happens on the other side of the fence: every family doctor or pediatrician manages at least 1,200 patients, navigating between continuous visits and phone calls. An incredible stress for everyone. DoctorApp intervenes on the causes of this stress, eliminating queues and communication difficulties through an easy-to-use tool.
How DoctorApp works
97% of Italians own a smartphone (Digital 2021 report, We Are Social data and and most people today regularly use multiple apps. Using DoctorApp for a patient is as easy as booking a table in a restaurant from the phone. “We worked immediately with the aim of developing a solution that was simple for anyone. Patients can book a visit directly from their smartphone or computer. And those unfamiliar with technology can ask a relative for a hand. Family Unit function can be booked in a few steps in place of an elderly parent or grandfather – explains Giraudo. DoctorApp also makes a totem available to doctors and clinics for direct booking on site. According to our studies, we get to lighten the telephone load of the single doctor up to 80% ».
Good news for doctors, that using DoctorApp they have more time available, but also for patients. Too often, in fact, the quality of visits worsens precisely because of the constant phone calls that interrupt the professional. A situation that has been further aggravated by the spread of the new coronavirus and the many control practices introduced to combat it. That’s why DoctorApp offers doctors an intelligent study management tool that goes beyond just booking visits and includes, among other things, a pre-triage questionnaire on Covid-19, the agenda and a function to monitor the vaccination requests.
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DoctorApp is the first patented tool to simplify the management of appointments in doctors’ offices. Although it has been designed on the basis of the needs of general practitioners and pediatricians, it is also suitable for specialists and private clinics. During the darkest period of the pandemic, he helped over 110 doctors manage quota income in their studies, in full lockdown.
DoctorApp boasts 100,000 active users, over 32,000 total bookings per month (12,000 from mobile) and 292 doctors who regularly use it as a practice management tool. 87% of doctors, after trying the instrument for a first period, renew after two years.
“The conditions for an explosive growth of the startup are all there, just as there are concrete possibilities of Exit in the next five years”. Says Marco Rizzelli, general manager of SeedMoney, the Business Angel company that accelerated DoctorApp. “From 2015 to date, in Europe there have been at least 18 exits involving digital systems in the healthcare sector. Like Mondocteur, the online medical consultation booking platform purchased by Doctolib in 2018 for 45 million euros or Dottori.it, another medical booking platform, this time Italian, also acquired by Doctolib in 2021 “.
Thanks to the funds raised in crowdfunding, DoctorApp will invest in the development of new functions dedicated to specialists and will hire qualified personnel within the team. In addition, it will implement a series of marketing actions to make itself known to potential customers and offer discounts and promotions to doctors who will spread the word among colleagues. The Apollíon fund, active not only on the financial markets, but also in private equity, has also joined the campaign that has just begun with a share of 100 thousand euros. “We are happy to be able to accompany and support DoctorApp in its growth path, certain that the Health-Tech sector will play an increasingly important role in the medium term and will be able to create value for Apollíon’s investors”. Salvatore Zungri, administrator of the fund, declared.