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Velobiotics Story

When Science Meets Love — A Father’s Mission to Heal 100 Million Guts

It all started in 2008, with fear in a father’s heart.
My three-year-old daughter lay weak and dehydrated in a hospital bed, fighting a severe bout of viral diarrhea — a “simple stomach bug,” they said.

My wife and I are both medical doctors. We had done everything right: kept her hydrated, started probiotics early, and followed every standard guideline. Yet after days of worsening symptoms, she was still deteriorating. Watching her tiny body connected to IV fluids, her lips dry, her energy gone — that image is one I will never forget.

When she finally recovered, two long weeks later, relief gave way to something else: disbelief.
How could modern medicine — with all its science — fail to prevent what probiotics were supposed to help?

That moment changed everything.


🔬 The Search for Answers

Driven by both medical curiosity and parental determination, I began to dig deeper.
The science on probiotics was clear — study after study showed that they could reduce diarrhea duration and speed recovery.
So, why didn’t they work for my daughter?

What I discovered was shocking:
Most commercial probiotics never reach the gut alive.
They die in the stomach’s acidic environment — long before they can do any good. The bacteria counts printed on labels often didn’t match what was inside, and what did survive rarely made it to where it mattered most: the intestines.

That realization was the turning point.

If probiotics were to truly help people — children, mothers, families — they needed protection.


⚙️ The Breakthrough: From Problem to Patent

My search led me to scientists at South Africa’s Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) who had spent over 15 years developing a revolutionary idea:
a way to encapsulate probiotics in microscopic protective layers that shield them from stomach acid and heat, allowing them to reach the gut alive and active.

It was a eureka moment.

This wasn’t just another supplement innovation — it was the key to unlocking the true potential of probiotics.

We perfected and licensed the patent for this process, now known as SCO₂ Microencapsulation Technology, capable of delivering up to 1000× more live probiotics to the gut than standard capsules.

That’s when Velobiotics™ was born — built on three pillars that came from that hospital experience:
👉 Protect. Deliver. Thrive.


🌍 From a Hospital Room to a Global Vision

What began as one father’s quest to protect his daughter has grown into a global mission to touch 100 million lives by 2035.

Today, Velobiotics is not just a probiotic company — it’s a movement of science, love, and purpose, transforming the way the world experiences wellness.

Our patented technology powers a range of targeted probiotic solutions for every stage of life:

  • 💗 Femina™ & Her-Biotics™ – For women’s intimate and hormonal health

  • 💪 His-Biotics™ – For men’s digestive and energy balance

  • 👶 BioKid™ – For children’s growing immune systems

  • 🤰 PregBiotics™ – For pregnancy and prenatal wellness

  • ⚖️ GutSlim™ – For weight management and metabolism

  • 🌱 Velo16™ – For everyday gut and immune support

Each product carries the same promise born from that moment in 2008:
1000× More to Your Gut — Guaranteed.


❤️ A Father’s Promise 

“Velobiotics is not just science — it’s personal.
I built this for my daughter, and for every family that’s ever felt helpless watching a loved one suffer when medicine wasn’t enough.
Our mission is to make probiotics that truly work — to protect, to deliver, and to help every person thrive.”

Dr. Chomba Chuma, Founder & CEO


🌎 The Future of Wellness

Today, Velobiotics stands at the frontier of probiotic innovation — blending African ingenuity with world-class science — and leading a new era in targeted wellness.
From Johannesburg to New York, from London to Dubai, our goal is clear:
to make science-backed wellness accessible to everyone, everywhere.

We’re not just building a brand.
We’re building a legacy — one healthy gut at a time.

 

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20s
It makes me confident during my

It makes me confident during my workouts

Very Happy so far with the GP1

Very Happy so far with the GP1. I ordered the tummy toner and the collagen
and the digestive capsules will received yesteday started today will let you know.

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Femina COMBO Care
Natasha Elenie Ferreira
Im totally satisfied

Im totally satisfied. Love the products

The best product ever👏🏼😃

I absolutely love this product, it’s working wonders on me🥹👏🏼😃I’m literally recommending it to everyone I know.

Great results once again

Great results once again 🙏thanks

30 Chewable Tablets
They have helped me alot

They have helped me a lot

I'm the girl

I've been experiencing smelly discharge after my periods and during, but since I have started using this products,I have regained my confidence. Thanks Velobiotics

30 Chewable Tablets

The best!

Too soon to tell for skin and hair but my gut is

Too soon to tell for skin and hair but my gut is very happy

30 Chewable Tablets
We love them

We love them ❤️

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BioKid™ Probiotics Chewables
Fanelesibonge Makhathini
30 Chewable Tablets
Super awesome

Am so happy using biokid it’s absolutely the best probiotics my son is no longer feeling bloated and having tummy aches. All thanks to Biokid 😍

i love the capsules

i love the capsules, my stomach feels less gassy since i started taking them

The girl she is.

The infection started coming out the next day.
I highly recommend.
I'm so glad that I bought this it'll be my go to from now on.
Ladies go grab yourself one.

30 Capsules
I’m seeing & feeling the difference

I’m seeing & feeling the difference. Lepousse is healthier & yeast infections are kept at bay.

Do not purchase

No positive effects at all. A complete waste of money.

I'm seeing really really good results with the Gut Slim Probiotic SuperGreens

I'm seeing really really good results with the Gut Slim Probiotic SuperGreens.. It's been 4 weeks now. Very impressed. Sadly delivery took over a month. I'll probably order again.

Side note... Based on my research this product is the South African equivalent of the famous neurobiologist Dr Andrew Huberman's daily drink AG1 Greens. Again, seeing good results.

20s
Great product

Great product, it works wonders.

What an amazing product

What an amazing product, probiotics were definitely the missing piece in my wellness journey.🌸💫

Been good for me for 2 weeks now

Been good for me for 2 weeks now.

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GutSlim Probiotics Diet Shake
Yvonette Theunisen
Great shake

Great shake ,doesn’t have a bad taste and it helps me control my meals as someone who use to struggle with eating,it helps me eat better

Vanilla-Fudge
I love this product

I love this product, it is good for my guts

30 Chewable Tablets
Velobiotic probiokid supplimens are the bestever

Velobiotic probiokid supplimens are the bestever, since we started till now i have seen a huge difference on my son’s daily food routine,he eat properly and he is active through out the day even atschool he has improved meaning his focus has also improved

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Love the real science behind these probiotics

Love the fact that there is real science behind the development of the probiotics and I can be confident that the product is going to work!
I use these every day for my gut and can feel the difference.

The

The best!

Awesome healing

I had bloating and constipation. Drinking these capsules within day 3 I saw a huge difference. No more bloating, I go to the toilet 2 times in a day now. I'm so happy, I purchased this product. The other probiotic brands did not work for me. I'm sticking to velobiotics forever. I can't wait to buy the 60 capsules. I'm truly grateful for this product to more healing of my gut. 🥂

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