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The Founders Journey ft. Michael Millar of Verto
Watch on YouTube ↗So You Want to Build a HealthTech Startup? Here's How | Michael Millar
Watch on YouTube ↗First seen on the TechTO stage in 2023. Every talk is searchable — ask the archive about Michael ↗
In their words
Do you know that healthcare data doubles every 74 days? The entire corpus of healthcare knowledge, if you wait 74 days, has now doubled.
In the next 30 years we need to double the capacity of healthcare just to preserve the bad healthcare system that we have right now.
You find that stuff that every doctor, nurse, pharmacist hates doing. And if AI can do it, congratulations. You found your niche.
When did I go downstairs to a basement and register a company? 2009. When did I actually quit my day job and focus on that? 2017.
A digital twin is about taking data about real-world assets and bringing it into a digital universe, so that not only can you track those assets in real time, but you actually can simulate and predict how they're going to evolve over time.
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Quick answers
What is Michael Millar known for?
Founding Verto Health, a Toronto healthtech company building digital-twin software for hospitals, and for his work in Canadian health IT, including eHealth strategy at the Ontario Ministry of Health.
What did Michael Millar do before Verto Health?
About 15 years in healthcare IT, including eHealth strategy work at the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, before going full-time on Verto in 2017. He has a computer science degree and a Master of Health Informatics.
How many times has Michael Millar spoken at TechTO?
Twice — a 2023 Founder Journey interview and a 2025 talk on how to build a healthtech startup.