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Vik Luthra

Founder, Avocare

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Vik Luthra is founder and former CEO of Avocare, a Toronto healthtech company he started in 2016 after years of conversations with his wife, a family physician, about how much of a clinic's day disappears into phone calls. Avocare gave reception desks text, web-chat and Messenger channels, with an AI assistant handling routine requests. It is no longer operating.

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

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Quick answers

Who founded Avocare and when?

Avocare's own homepage, archived by the Wayback Machine on 2017-07-07, states under "Our Story": "Avocare was founded in 2016 by Vikram Luthra, an experienced entrepreneur and executive after a series of conversations with his wife, a family physician practicing in Toronto."

What was Vik Luthra's title at Avocare?

TechVibes reported on 2018-01-04 that he was "Vik Luthra, CEO of Avocare." An OBIO press item dated 2018-03-01 called him "Vik Luthra, Co-Founder and CEO, Avocare."

What did Avocare do?

MedStack's blog, dated 2017-07-04, describes Avocare as giving clinic reception desks digital channels — SMS, web chat and messaging — so patients don't have to rely on phone calls for bookings, refills and quick questions.

Is Avocare still operating?

No. Checked directly on 2026-09-25, avocare.ca no longer resolves (DNS lookup fails); its last Wayback Machine snapshot is from 2024-06-10.

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