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Hypercare

Hypercare is a Toronto healthcare communication and coordination platform, described by its founder as 'Slack and PagerDuty for healthcare,' that replaces pagers, fax and consumer texting with secure real-time messaging, on-call scheduling and clinical task hand-offs. Co-founded by Albert Tai, it runs in 60+ healthcare organizations, including SickKids.

Health TechTorontoFounded 2017hypercare.com
60+healthcare organizationsHypercare / About
$500Kfirst angel funding (2018)Foothill Ventures interview 2020

The people

Albert TaiCo-founder & CEO · 1 TechTO talk
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Umar AzharCo-founder & CTOprofile coming
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Joseph ChoiCo-founder & COOprofile coming

What they build

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About

Hypercare grew out of Albert Tai's master's research at the University of Toronto, where he shadowed on-call physicians and found them still coordinating care with pagers and fax machines. The mobile-first, healthcare-compliant platform consolidates on-call schedules in real time and lets clinicians message, send consults and delegate tasks. It is used across North America, including at SickKids and Health Sciences North.

Backers

Raised $500K from U.S. angel investors in 2018; later investors not confirmed here

Some figures are founder-stated, not independently confirmed

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Quick answers

What does Hypercare do?

It is a mobile-first, healthcare-compliant communication and coordination platform, replacing pagers, fax and consumer texting with secure real-time messaging, real-time on-call schedules, consults and clinical task hand-offs.

Who founded Hypercare?

Albert Tai (CEO), Umar Azhar (CTO) and Joseph Choi (COO). The idea began during Tai's master's at the University of Toronto; the company was founded around 2017.

Who uses Hypercare?

More than 60 healthcare organizations across North America, including SickKids and Health Sciences North, supporting thousands of clinicians.

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