Built from the root up.
We’re Root 7, a South African technology company founded in 2022 and based in Sandton. We build practical technology for the services people rely on every day: water, energy and healthcare.
For the services people can’t go without.
When the water stops, the power goes out or a patient’s history can’t be found, people have nowhere else to turn.
That’s what ties our work together. It isn’t one sector. It’s the services where there is no second option. We started in healthcare, and we see the same challenge in water and energy: systems people depend on every day, running on information that’s incomplete, late or hard to reach.
We’re a young company, and we’re comfortable saying so. iHERS is our first platform. We built it for a national health authority, which owns it, and our job now is to bring it into service and run it alongside them until their own team is ready to take it on.
We have proofs of concept in progress in water and energy, and we’re always glad to hear about other essential services. The projects that suit us best have a clear route to real-world use: a real problem, people ready to use the solution, and a practical way to keep it running.
Above all, we build for the person at the far end of the system: the nurse finishing a double shift, the clerk facing a long queue, the patient who has already told their story four times. If it doesn’t work for them, it doesn’t work.
Three things we believe.
Problem before product
We work out what needs to change before we decide what to build. Solving the wrong problem quickly doesn’t help anyone.
People are part of the design
A system has to work for the people using it, even on their hardest day. That shapes our design from the very start.
Built beyond launch
Going live is where the real work begins. We stay to get a system into service, keep it running and hand it over to people who can carry it forward.
Company details.
- Company
- Root 7 (Pty) Ltd
- Registration
- 2022/458690/07
- Founded
- 2022
- Leadership
- Dr Kavisha Ramdayal, Founder and CTO
- Ownership
- 100% woman-owned
- Based in
- Sandton, Gauteng, South Africa
- What we do
- Water, energy and healthcare
Questions about Root 7, answered.
What does Root 7 do?
Root 7 is a South African technology company. We build practical technology for the services people rely on every day: water, energy and healthcare.
What has Root 7 built so far?
Our first platform is iHERS, an integrated healthcare electronic records system. We built it for a national health authority and are now bringing it into service with them. We also have proofs of concept in progress in water and energy.
Who does Root 7 work with?
Public-sector organisations, utilities and municipalities, healthcare organisations, infrastructure operators, and delivery and funding partners.
How does a project with Root 7 run?
Every project follows the same seven stages: understand, architect, design, build, verify, deploy and operate. We start with the problem, build for real conditions, and stay to keep the solution running.
How do I start a conversation with Root 7?
Tell us what isn’t working through the contact form, by email at hello@root7.co.za or on WhatsApp at +27 76 566 0661. We reply within two working days.
Have a problem you’d like to solve?
Tell us what isn’t working and what you’d like to change. We’ll reply within two working days, and we’ll always be honest about whether we’re the right fit.