Year partnered with Savant: 2022
Sector: Advanced Manufacturing
Application: Medical Equipment
Product: Wheelchair automation module
Market Size: (Local) ZAR 4.3 million (Global) USD 2.7 billion
Differentiation: Cost-effective and versatile Wheelchair automation solution compatible with most standard wheelchairs.
Investment Stage: Pre-Seed
Stage: Venture and Grow locally
Founding Team: Vukosi Mboweni, Tiyani Chabalala
Vuhosi Medtech
Vuhosi MedTech manufactures cost effective wheelchair automating modules that can be easily attached to most manual wheelchairs in the market and convert them into full electric propelled wheelchair.
This module is offered along with a controlling joystick which is installed on the armrest of the wheelchair. Moreover, Vuhosi MedTech also supplies other add-on accessories like safety and all terrain wheels.
Value Proposition
The wheelchair module is compatible with most manual wheelchairs already in the market and unlike competitors’ solutions, this module does not need any installation of many components thus providing a seamless solution that results in a sustainable competitive advantage.
This also allows Vuhosi MedTech to remain ahead of its electric propelled wheelchair competitors who require full replacement of a manual wheelchair, thus making it expensive for people in serious need of autonomy.
