Through policies, tech, and services, innovation in healthcare can provide solutions to existing or potential problems within the healthcare system.
Advancing our health ecosystem is critical to the wellbeing of our citizens, especially in the face of inadequate standards of care, an aging population, chronic disease, inefficient systems, mental health crisis, and inequitable access.
These promising Canadian ventures are building innovative health solutions for a better future.
Meet the Top Founders
Van Tech Med
Founder, Vanessa Lo
VanTech Med is a startup developing cost effective and innovative medical devices and applications. Their aim is to create user-friendly solutions to address widespread health challenges across the globe. VanTech Med’s flagship product M.R VEIN solves the prevalent issue of difficult intravenous (IV) access in healthcare settings.
ezPT
Founder, Priyesh Sharma
ezPT Tech develops clinical workflow solutions for Physiotherapy clinics. They have built a patient documentation software that uses generative-AI to automate charting for physiotherapists. Their social impact goal is to reduce administrative burden, enable them to finish notes quicker than typing and dictation, and provide them with more direct treatment time with patients to improve clinician productivity and patient outcomes.
Tickit Health
Founder, Daniel Penn
Tickit Health solves the challenge of effective communication and data collection in healthcare and education sectors, specifically for at-risk populations. Current traditional methods often fail to elicit high-quality, actionable data, leading to misallocated resources and inadequate care.
EdeeCare
Founder, Hanieh Zahiremami + Raj Chatterjee
Edee is solving the problem of epilepsy management for individuals living with epilepsy and their caregivers. Epilepsy is a neurological disorder characterized by recurrent seizures that can significantly impact a person’s quality of life and pose risks to their well-being. Edee’s mission is to revolutionize care and management for individuals with epilepsy by providing advanced solutions that enhance seizure detection, prediction, and personalized care planning.
Hanieh was awarded BC Business 30 under 30. Read more here!
ElderPRIME
Founder, Rob Parker
ElderPRIME is a revolutionary smartphone app for aging adults and their families to co-manage healthcare and empower seniors to live independently. To help elders communicate more effectively with healthcare practitioners, ElderPRIME will track symptoms, medications, and questions, and then compile that information into a simple agenda for the appointment.
ElderPRIME was the recipient of the People’s Choice Award and the first Runner Up of the AGE-WELL National Impact Challenge!
Brood
Founders, Lizzy Karp, Emma Devin, + Gillian Damborg
Brood is solving the care gap by providing in person care for families of all kinds while offering sustainable, supportive career paths for care workers. Their team of certified care workers provide life-saving and transformative care for new families, currently specializing in birth and right after. Providing accessible, inclusive care in families homes improves health outcomes, especially for those in underserved communities, while unlocking new revenue verticals in the home care economy.
FMRK
Founder, Faisal Khan
FMRK is an emerging diagnostic testing company, empowering community healthcare practitioners with the ability to conduct rapid and accurate diagnostic testing on-site. They aim to alleviate the burden on emergency rooms and doctors’ offices without compromising patient care. Their device eliminates the need for samples to be sent to external laboratories reducing turnaround times, optimizing resource allocation, enhancing patient care, and improving overall healthcare efficiency.
Interested to learn more about these founders and the Impact Investor Challenge, contact Ashima Chopra at ashima@spring.is.
About Spring Activator
A certified B Corporation®, Spring Activator is a global incubator, accelerator, and advisory firm that empowers entrepreneurs, investors, and entrepreneurial ecosystem builders to change the world through innovation. With its advisory services, it has helped over 70 different incubators, accelerators, foundations, and governments across five continents enhance their capacity to maximize impact both in their local communities and globally.
Through its impact programs, Spring has helped more than 2100+ entrepreneurs and raised over $30M in funding. Provided training support for over 170+ impact Investors.
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