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Adrian Schauer on the TechTO stage

Adrian Schauer

Founder & CEO, AlayaCare

HealthtechMontrealOn TechTO stages since 2019

Adrian Schauer is the founder and CEO of AlayaCare, the Montreal company whose software runs home-care agencies in Canada, the US and Australia. He started it in 2014 after building and exiting two earlier mobile software companies. AlayaCare raised a $225M Series D in 2021, and Schauer won EY Entrepreneur Of The Year for Eastern Canada in 2025.

On the TechTO stage ×2

First seen on a TechTO stage in 2019. Every TechTO talk is searchable — ask the archive about Adrian

In their words

Fundamentally, we're animated by the purpose of enabling the type of care we would want our loved ones to receive at home.

TechTO, Jul 2020 · watch at 0:38

In general, home care does not have a demand problem. It has a supply problem.

TechTO, Jul 2020 · watch at 6:55

To enable the type of care we want our loved ones to receive, we have no choice but to essentially be the operating system for the home care provider. So that means our customers essentially run their business on our software.

TechTO, Apr 2019 · watch at 0:26
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Quick answers

What is Adrian Schauer known for?

Founding AlayaCare in 2014 and running it as CEO. AlayaCare's cloud platform handles the full workflow of a home-care agency — intake, care plans, scheduling, billing, and the mobile app caregivers use on visits.

What did Adrian Schauer do before AlayaCare?

He built and exited two mobile software companies, Mobivox and Vortex Connect. He also co-founded the Madiro Fund, a non-profit backing health solutions in low-income countries, and angel-invests in startups.

What did Adrian Schauer say on the TechTO stage?

In April 2019 he said 550,000 home-care visits a month ran through AlayaCare's mobile app, and that caregiver satisfaction tracks patient satisfaction almost line for line. In July 2020 he argued the pandemic would push care out of congregate settings and into the home for good.

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