On the TechTO stage ×1
First seen on the TechTO stage in 2019. Every talk is searchable — ask the archive about Nikolai ↗
In their words
We've raised just over 35 million dollars Canadian, and we deliver around 165 million dollars in patient value to our dentists on an annual basis.
It's the doctor that we see the most in our lifetimes. It's a massive industry — 129 billion dollars spent in US dental services, 15 billion in Canada. And let's be honest here, everybody hates going to a dentist.
Dentists are missing a lot of tools. They're doctors, and they've been taught for 10 years how to deliver care, not how to deliver patient experience.
Quick answers
What is Opencare?
A dental marketplace connecting patients with vetted dentists across North America, with offices in Toronto and San Francisco. Its own site says it has built "a curated network of top-rated dentists" and that those practices have cared for over 100,000 Opencare patients with 98% positive reviews.
How big was Opencare when he spoke at TechTO?
About 40 people, with just over C$35M raised and roughly C$165M a year in patient value delivered to dentists on the marketplace — his own figures on the TechTO stage in February 2019. Treat them as a dated snapshot, not current scale.
Why dentistry?
He told TechTO it is the doctor most people see most often over a lifetime, the industry is large — he cited US$129B spent on US dental services — and almost nobody enjoys the visit. His view was that if you can make people go to a dentist, you can move them on other health behaviours.