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Enwei Li

Co-founder, Heali Medical Corp

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Enwei Li is a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner and a co-founder of Heali Medical Corp, started in 2020 with chiropractor Heather Sloan. The company's name joins the first letters of both founders' names. Heali makes kinesiology tape infused with menthol and magnesium, and the two founders pitched it on CBC's Dragons' Den in 2022.

Enwei hasn’t spoken on a TechTO, TechVancouver or TechWaterloo stage. This profile is here because Enwei co-founded Heali Medical Corp, which appears in 1 talk in the archive.

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Women founders face a funding gap. Here's how one business is navigating itThe Globe and Mail
2023
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Heali on Dragons' DenCBC Dragons' Den
2022

Quick answers

Who is Enwei Li?

A co-founder of Heali Medical Corp. Heali's about page, checked 2026-09-19, describes co-founder Li as a TCM practitioner with a passion for design and says the name HEALI combines the first letters of Heather and Li.

When was Heali started?

A TD-sponsored Globe and Mail feature published on 2023-07-31 reported that Li and Heather Sloan reconnected in 2020 to found Heali and released their first infused kinesiology tape in 2021.

Did Heali appear on Dragons' Den?

Yes. CBC's Dragons' Den pitch page lists Enwei Li and Heather Sloan of Concord, Ontario, asking for $200,000 for 10% in Episode 4 of Season 17, which aired on 2022-10-06. Heali's own blog, posted 2023-01-16, says the company accepted a joint offer from Robert Herjavec and Michele Romanow.

How did Heali fund its growth?

The Globe and Mail feature published on 2023-07-31, sponsored by TD, reported that Heali partnered with TD at the end of 2022 after struggling to fund inventory, patenting and certification.

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