Quick answers
Did Elie Afif co-found Embodia?
Yes. Embodia's own about page (embodiaapp.com/h/about-us, read 2026-10-23) lists him under "Meet the team" as "Elie Afif, Co-founder, CTO" beside Maggie Bergeron, "Co-founder, CEO". The founding story on the same page, written in Bergeron's voice, says the two met "while dragon boating in Toronto in 2014", that Elie "proposed that we build an app" for video-based exercise programs, and "So in Oct 2014, we embarked on this journey together." The company was first called healthSwapp.
What is Elie Afif's role at Embodia today?
Co-founder and CTO, per Embodia's about page read 2026-10-23, which describes him as "a full stack software developer with experience in the healthcare industry." No third-party page confirming the role was found.
What did Elie Afif do before Embodia?
Chemical engineering. Embodia's about page (read 2026-10-23) says he holds a BEng from McGill University and an MEng from the University of Toronto and "worked for an engineering consulting firm designing air pollution control systems." It says he taught himself to code, "on the train to and from his job as a chemical engineer", then quit to work as a developer. No fetched page names the consulting firm.
Has Elie Afif spoken at TechTO?
No. Embodia's TechTO connection runs through co-founder and CEO Maggie Bergeron, who hosted TechTO Health's weekly online panels in spring 2020. No interview, podcast or press article about Afif was found (searches run 2026-10-23).