As a passionate engineer, he is dedicated to creating and developing innovative solutions that meet the unique needs of businesses and individuals. With his latest venture, he aims to revolutionize the insurance industry across Africa.

Louw Hopley (photo), a South African engineer and tech entrepreneur, is the co-founder of Root, a startup revolutionizing the insurance sector through digital transformation.

Founded in 2016, Root offers an innovative digital infrastructure that enables industry players to design efficient, market-driven insurance products. With a modular and fully configurable platform, the startup reduces technological challenges for businesses, allowing them to focus on delivering value to their clients.

Root’s solution features over 500 open insurance APIs, facilitating omnichannel distribution, policy administration, and claims management. The platform is widely used by brands, retailers, insurers, and enterprises to create, launch, and manage insurance products while streamlining policy and claims administration.

Before co-founding Root, where he served as CEO until May 2024, Hopley launched Falkon Apps in 2012. This company specialized in consulting, designing, and developing mobile and web applications, collaborating with international clients to deliver solutions with a strong emphasis on user experience.

Hopley holds a degree in electrical and electronic engineering from Stellenbosch University. He began his professional journey in 2011 at Krit.com, a tech firm connecting clients with business leaders. From 2014 to 2016, he worked as a senior delivery engineer at Journey Apps, a platform dedicated to building custom industrial applications.

By Melchior Koba,

Editing by Sèna D. B. de Sodji