#38 - DocTour (Mexico & Brazil, Telemedicine) | Founder journey - Gabriel Garza, Co-Founder & MD
Description
Gabriel Garza is Co-Founder and Managing Director of DocTour, a Telemedicine startup based in Cancun, Mexico.
DocTour started with a mission to address the healthcare needs of international tourists visiting Mexico by offering affordable telemedicine consultations. The platform has since expanded to offer comprehensive corporate health services, white-label solutions for insurance companies, and a new focus on managing chronic diseases. DocTour is also working on a new social impact project that will provide free telemedicine consultations for children and families in rural areas of Mexico, bringing much-needed healthcare to underserved communities.
Gabriel is originally from Monterrey, Mexico, and is based in Porto Alegre, Brazil. With a background in international commerce and economics, he worked at global companies like Cemex and managed large-scale projects across multiple countries before transitioning to entrepreneurship. Gabriel also spent time in France, where he completed two master’s degrees and developed a passion for sustainable development and social impact. He later moved to Brazil for family reasons and has lived there for more than 8 years. His passion for leveraging technology to make healthcare more accessible, combined with his strong belief in social responsibility, drives the innovative solutions he continues to develop at DocTour.
Content:
04:30 The multiple cities inside and outside Mexico where Gabriel lived since an early age
07:30 The two Master’s degrees that Gabriel completed in France
10:10 Gabriel’s international experience at Cemex with a focus on business processes optimization
14:00 His transition to consulting after Cemex
15:00 Gabriel’s relocation to Brazil and his first business in language translation
17:00 The origins of DocTour
23:30 Gabriel’s connection to Mexico
25:20 His best advise for aspiring founders
Learn more:
Gabriel in LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gabriel-alejandro-garza-caro/
DocTour in LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/doctour/
DocTour website: https://www.doctour.app/home/
Episode page: https://www.mexpreneurs.com/podcast-doctour
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