On the TechTO stage ×2
Manny Abraham of Orbcare presents My Health Tech Journey
Watch on YouTube ↗Manny Abraham of OrbCare presents The Last 20 Years
Watch on YouTube ↗First seen on the TechTO stage in 2018. Every talk is searchable — ask the archive about Manny ↗
In their words
Patients have their worst days of their lives when they're sick, and these people work nine hours a day, don't get paid a lot, and they're asked to use your technology. So it has to work. It has to work fast, it has to work easy, and it has to be the best.
Today doctors spend two hours in their software system for every one hour of patient engagement. Just think about that.
How many of you think your hair salon has better access than your health care provider?
Quick answers
What is Manny Abraham known for?
Building four health-tech companies over 20+ years in Toronto — the EMR companies Cogent and Nightingale, and OrbCare, which he founded in 2013 and which filed for bankruptcy in 2019. He now runs Reven AI.
What does Manny Abraham do now?
He is the founder of Reven AI, a Toronto company that uses AI models plus human review to automate document-heavy workflows, including in healthcare.
What happened to OrbCare?
It filed for bankruptcy in November 2019 with more than $1.9 million in debts, about a year after a $2 million seed round led by iGan Partners. Former staff bought some of its assets and launched Adracare.
How many times has Manny Abraham spoken at TechTO?
Twice — HealthTO in June 2018 and TechTO in November 2018, both drawing lessons from his 20 years building health-tech products.