Okadoc is the GCC’s first instant online appointment booking platform that seamlessly connects healthcare providers and doctors with their patients. Patients can use Okadoc to find doctors across 140+ specialties who accept their insurance, instantly book appointments online, attend video consultations, receive reminders, reschedule, cancel or even request earlier availability. Okadoc provides both a 24/7 intelligent medical calendar system and a fully interoperable solution that integrates with most hospital and clinic management systems. It helps practitioners, clinics and hospitals reduce 'no-shows', optimise their bookings, attract and engage new patients. Okadoc's online marketplace delivers an efficient, seamless, and simple healthcare experience for anyone, anytime, anywhere. In 2019, Okadoc was named Arabian Business Start-up of the Year, and Healthcare Innovator of the Year at the 2019 Entrepreneur Magazine’s Agility Awards, and was recognised as the International Healthtech Start-up of the Year by CV Magazine. In February 2020, the company announced that it had raised $10 million Series A, this being the largest Series A for a healthtech company in the region. This round takes the total investment raised so far to over $12 million (Okadoc had previously raised a $2.3 million seed round).Headquartered in Dubai, Okadoc was founded in 2018 by Fodhil Benturquia, a veteran of the technology ecosystem in the region, having co-founded MarkaVIP in 2010 and later led Souq.com in Saudi Arabia. Prior to founding Okadoc, Fodhil was Group CEO of Noon.com and played a massive role in building and scaling the company to become one of the largest e-commerce companies in the region. Based on his track record, Fodhil was named among the GCC’s top 100 inspiring leaders of 2019 by Arabian Business magazine and listed in the same magazine’s 40 top entrepreneurs and business leaders under 40.