Oct-2021
EmergConnect raises $350,000 to fund emergency room wait time predictor
EmergConnect, a Hamilton startup, has raised $350,000 CAD in what the company classified as an all-equity, SAFE, pre-seed investment round that closed in September. The financing was led by Loyal VC, a global startup index fund, and saw participation from Maple Leaf Angels and Front Row Ventures.
With its mission to “revolutionize emergency care,” EmergConnect offers a mobile platform that allows patients to register, triage, and get an individualized prediction of their wait time in emergency rooms (ERs). The app can be accessed by patients at home, in the ER, or in a virtual care setting.
Ron Galaev, EmergConnect’s founder and CEO, started working on the company in the summer of 2020 with the assistance of Health Ventures, an experiential learning program that introduces students to the health innovation landscape based in McMaster University. The company was founded in August that year, and is anticipating to launch its flagship product in the coming months, Galaev told BetaKit.
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