Nomic Bio
Hiring
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Nomic is doing for proteins what Illumina has done for DNA
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Top Healthcare Startups in Canada
This list has 37 startups and was last updated on Oct 15, 2026. 6 of them are hiring right now. Biggest hubs: Toronto (17), Kitchener (5), and Waterloo (4). Largest teams: Nomic Bio, Aviron Interactive, and Phoenix. Latest round: Vimy Pharmaceuticals raised $1.01M (Oct 13, 2026).
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Aviron transforms workouts with game-based exercise machines, making…
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Phoenix
Hiring
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Canada's digital health clinic for men
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MedMe Health
Hiring
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Software for pharmacies to move beyond dispensing
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Flint
Hiring
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Securing Nurses for Your Future
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Discovering the true signals of disease to power life-changing drugs.
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HQ: St. John's, Canada
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We make unmakeable proteins with radical advanced biomanufacturing.
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HQ: Edmonton, Canada
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Exoskeletons to help people walk, starting with children
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Makes guilt-free plastics from food waste
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Decoda Health
Hiring
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The all-in-one EMR built for med spas and elective care
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Biodegradable and carbon neutral textiles, engineered from food waste.
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Virtual Care for Type 2 Diabetes Reversal
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HQ: White Rock, Canada
Molagri
Hiring
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Resistance free pesticides.
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Skin patches for generic drug delivery.
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Surgical robotics for every operating room
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Vena Medical is providing physicians with the world's smallest camera…
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Clinical intelligence layer for skilled nursing facilities.
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Accidental Death Insurance for Surgery
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We teach your immune system to attack and cure cancer
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Mobile surveys for researchers
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Communication and publishing tools for scientists
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HelpWear is striving to better at-home healthcare by developing affordable and accessible products for patients all around the world. HelpWear is currently…
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KemNet supplies reformulated drugs for specific groups of patients.
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Deep Meditate is an app that helps you de-stress, sleep, and…
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Incorporated: 2026
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$12.6M · Equity · Apr 2026
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HQ: Markham, Canada
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$3.5M · Equity · Jun 2026
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$2M · Debt · Jun 2026
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Incorporated: 2026
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$1.86M · Equity + debt · Jun 2026
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$1.5M · Equity · Apr 2026
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Incorporated: 2024
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$1.01M · Equity · Oct 2026
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HQ: Richmond, Canada
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$167K · Equity · Oct 2026
North
Acquired
What they do:
Wearable computing hardware: biosignal gesture recognition
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LSK Technologies
Acquired
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A diagnostic lab in a box
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Kenota (formerly ExVivo Labs)
Shut down
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Kenota is revolutionizing the way we test for disease
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Zergo
Shut down
What they do:
We make a urine test that helps women get pregnant.
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Penta Medical
Shut down
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Smart hardware for injury recovery.
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Questions and answers
How many startups are on this list?
There are 37 startups on this list, last updated on Oct 15, 2026.
Which of them are hiring?
6 of them are hiring right now, including Nomic Bio, Phoenix, and MedMe Health.
Which of them have the largest teams?
By team size: Nomic Bio (100 employees), Aviron Interactive (90 employees), and Phoenix (70 employees).
Which of them raised money recently?
Latest rounds: Vimy Pharmaceuticals — $1.01M Equity (Oct 2026), ARC Medical — $167K Equity (Oct 2026), and Edesa Biotech — $3.5M Equity (Jun 2026).
Where are they based?
The biggest hubs are Toronto (17), Kitchener (5), and Waterloo (4).