Best HealthTech Companies in Nova Scotia, Canada
The 46 best HealthTech companies in Nova Scotia, Canada in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: STI Technologies Limited.
Our analysis of 71 HealthTech companies
$9.5b in tracked funding; 81% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
Ranked: Best HealthTech companies in Nova Scotia
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | STI Technologies Limited Provides financial reimbursement, patient management and engagement solutions | $17M | 154 mo ago | Acquired | — | 2001 | Craft CMSPHPYii+11 | — | — |
| 2 | Adaptiiv Solution for developing 3D bolus for cancer patients 48Growth top 35%Funding top 38%Talent top 38%Tech top 39% All 6 signals ▾Growthtop 35% Fundingtop 38% Talenttop 38% Techtop 39% Globalbottom 36% Marketbottom 32% Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo Funding: Raised $8.6M across 9 rounds · 9 rounds over 10 yrs (0.9/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100 | $9M | 12 mo ago | Series B | Alex Dunphy Co-Founder & CTO | 2016 | WordPressMySQLSalesforce+33 | — | — |
| 3 | The Rounds Provider of HIPAA and PIPEDA-compliant online network for physicians | $8M | 42 mo ago | Series A | Will Harris Co-Founder | 2012 | ReactJSSAmazon Web Services+13 | — | — |
| 4 | Curv Health Provider of AI-based diagnostic tool for measuring physical activity and health data | $6M | 53 mo ago | Seed | Shea Balish Co-Founder & CEO | 2017 | Webflow EcommerceWebflowStripe+15 | — | — |
| 5 | Medusa Medical Cloud-based suite solution for professionals | $4M | 157 mo ago | Acquired | — | 1996 | — | — | — |
| 6 | NovaResp Developer of AI-enabled CPAP algorithm for sleep apnea patients 21AI top 45%Funding bottom 47%Talent bottom 45%Global bottom 36% All 5 signals ▾AItop 45% Fundingbottom 47% Talentbottom 45% Globalbottom 36% Marketbottom 26% AI: Product described with: artificial intelligence Funding: Raised $3.1M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 5 yrs (0.6/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 21/100 | $3M | 27 mo ago | Seed | Hamed Hanafi Founder & CEO | 2016 | — | — | — |
| 7 | BlueLight Analytics Provider of solution for customer relationship management | $3M | 92 mo ago | Series A | Furey JP CEO | 2009 | — | 30 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | — |
| 8 | Talkatoo Provider of voice-based software solutions for veterinarians | $1M | 59 mo ago | Seed | Shawn Wilkie Co-Founder & CEO | 2019 | WordPressMySQLPHP+29 | — | — |
| 9 | Nxtgen Care Provider of app-based solution for home care management of elders | $1M | 85 mo ago | Seed | David Burke Founder & CEO | 2017 | — | — | — |
| 10 | Bright Breaks Cloud-based platform for employee wellness benefits | $996K | 16 mo ago | Seed | David Howe Co-Founder & CEO | 2017 | WordPressBetterDocsMySQL+31 | — | — |
| 11 | Densitas AI-based evidence-based decision-making tool for breast health | $363K | 128 mo ago | Seed | Mo Abdolell Founder & CEO | 2011 | WordPressMySQLPHP+24 | 21 patents AI-driven quality assessment and review of medical imaging data | — |
| 12 | Allumiqs Provider of sample preparation tools and software for omics analytics | $290K | 84 mo ago | Seed | Peter Hickey Co-Founder | 2018 | WordPress Block EditorCart FunctionalityWooCommerce+31 | — | 1 partnership |
| 13 | Health QR Medication adherence platform for pharmacists | $250K | 122 mo ago | Deadpooled | — | 2013 | — | 103 patents Immunotherapeutic vaccines, antibody therapeutics, and lymphoma diagnostic assays | — |
Top 12 HealthTech companies in Nova Scotia
#1
Series B · Halifax, Nova Scotia · founded 2016 · 30 employees$8.6Mraised▾
Adaptiiv is a company that offers software for developing 3D bolus for cancer patients. Their solutions include Uniform Thickness Bolus, Modulated Electron Bolus and Brachytherapy Applicator. Uniform Thickness Bolus solution uses patients CT scan reports to form a personalised bolus, they develop 3D model of the bolus which is printed using a 3D printer. Modulated Electron Bolus enables doctors to change the thickness of the bolus for medicine dispensing. Brachytherapy Applicator is used to treat various skin lesions including basal and squamous cell carcinoma.
- Aug 2025Series B$5.9M
- Jan 2025Series B$969.8K
- Apr 2020Series B$3.4M
- Jun 2019Series A$1.8M
#2
Seed · Halifax, Nova Scotia · founded 2017 · 32 employees$996.3Kraised▾
Cloud-based platform for employee wellness benefits. The platform allows users to book yoga sessions, fitness, and nutrition classes. It provides an analytics dashboard for tracking wellness programs and generating PDF reports of employee wellness. It also offers AI based integrations with Microsoft teams and google calendar. It is available to download from Google Play Store and Apple App Store. It is a tool available on the subscription based pricing model.
- Apr 2025Seed$251.8K
- Nov 2024Seed$78.4K
- Sep 2022Seed$1.1M
- Jul 2021Seed$250K
#3
Seed · Halifax, Nova Scotia · founded 2016 · 14 employees$3.1Mraised▾
Developer of AI-enabled CPAP algorithm for sleep apnea patients. The company's flagship product, cMAP, uses artificial intelligence algorithms that predicts and prevents episodes of apnea before they occur, allowing for personalized therapy to be delivered via PAP machines.
- May 2024Seed$2.2M
- Jan 2023Seed$1.5M
- Jun 2021Seed$1.1M
#4
Series A · Halifax, Nova Scotia · founded 2012 · 24 employees$7.8Mraised▾
Provider of HIPAA and PIPEDA-compliant online network for physicians. It offers a free and engaging platform for physicians to connect and collaborate. Provides tools for doctors to communicate in real-time across specialties and across the continent.
- Feb 2023Series A$1.2M
- Sep 2022Series A$3.9M
- Dec 2014Seed$565K
- Apr 2014Seed$1M
#5
Seed · Halifax, Nova Scotia · founded 2017 · 26 employees$6.5Mraised▾
Provider of AI-based diagnostic tool for measuring physical activity and health data. It provides a mobile device that uses the power of machine learning and transforms the video camera on mobile into a diagnostic tool for measuring human movement. The device can measure data related to athletic abilities and fitness levels and can track and visualize progress over time to improve outcomes and performance.
- Feb 2022Seed$4M
- Aug 2019Seed$1.5M
- Jun 2019Seed—
- 2017Seed$120K
#6
Acquired · Halifax, Nova Scotia · founded 2001 · 100 employees$16.5Mraised▾
STI Technologies is a health-care technology company that provides Canadian patients with greater choice and broader access to the best medications and health care products. They provide financial reimbursement, patient management, and patient engagement solutions through partnerships with pharmaceutical companies and an online portal. Use smart card technology to process prescription dispensing, payment and better medication adherence. Helps in providing Canadian patients with greater choice and broader access to the best medications and healthcare products. It provides sales, marketing, and regulatory efficiencies to manufacturers, physicians, patients and pharmacists. Also offer innoviCares patient engagement platform.
- Sep 2013PE$17M
#7
Series A · Halifax, Nova Scotia · founded 2009 · 19 employees$3Mraised▾
Provider of solution for customer relationship management. The solution offered by the company aids in wait time management, patient feedback management, improving patient experience, patient retention, and more. MARC Light Collector is a device that aids in curing light characterization and sample preparation for clinical studies.
- Nov 2018Series A$3M
#8
Acquired · Halifax, Nova Scotia · founded 1996 · 40 employees$3.5Mraised▾
Cloud-based suite solution for professionals. The company provides a software solution that enables paramedics to capture patients' pre-hospital data, They also offer chart patient care and share information in real-time, manage electronic patient care reporting (ePCR) workflow and analyze patient data, and more.
- Jun 2013Series A$900K
- Aug 2006Series A$2.6M
#9
Seed · Halifax, Nova Scotia · founded 2019 · 27 employees$1.1Mraised▾
Provider of voice-based software solutions for veterinarians. It helps veterinarians from dictating their notes instead of typing. It is a software SaaS-based product that helps in data savings.
- Aug 2021Seed—
- Feb 2021Seed—
- Jul 2020Seed$400K
- Oct 2019Seed$700K
#10
Seed · Dartmouth, Nova Scotia · founded 2017 · 8 employees$1Mraised▾
Nxtgen Care is a provider of an app-based solution for home care management of elders. For caregivers, it provides location awareness, reminders for medications, appointments & family date, remotely programs daily caregiving & activity schedule. It uses intrusive sensors and provides insights via an app.
- Jul 2019Seed$1M
#11
Funding Raised · Halifax, Nova Scotia · founded 2021$16.5Kraised▾
Network of practitioners and vendors providing wellness support and curated products. It offers a directory of verified professionals providing consultations and coaching. A marketplace provides access to products designed to support health. The network also provides customized wellness programs for companies.
- 2024Grant (prize money)$16.5K
- 2023Grant (prize money)—
#12
Seed · Halifax, Nova Scotia · founded 2018 · 12 employees$290Kraised▾
Provider of sample preparation tools and software for omics analytics. The company uses artificial intelligence for sample prep, mass spec services, and data analytics required in omics analytics and research to elevate the quality, reliability, and pace of research. Also, it offers sample preparation kits, reagents, proteins, and diagnostics kits.
- Jul 2019Seed$290K
Funding & investor landscape
Notable founders
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of HealthTech coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time flat
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
How research on Digital Health is moving in Canada
A read on the academic research around Digital Health — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 2,157 Canada-affiliated papers.
- Ministry of Health313
- University of Toronto275
- McMaster University160
- University of British Columbia137
- McGill University114
- Health care3→42
- Health informatics3→37
- Public health2→22
- Wearable computer2→20
- Remote patient monitoring2→15
- Health care12→180
- Health informatics50→142
- Public health21→87
- Psychological intervention6→67
- Mental health2→51
- Health care44→291
- Public health42→196
- Health informatics99→246
- Nursing research47→147
- Health administration81→180
Where digital health is researched across Canada
Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.
Who's filing medical devices patents in Canada
Canada medical devices patent filing is cooling — 23,091 filings from 8,000 assignees (2016–2025), led by Medtronic Cryocath, Trudell Medical INT, UNIV Health Network; annual filings 2103→2001.
- Medtronic Cryocath802
- Trudell Medical INT750
- UNIV Health Network586
- Orthosoft473
- Kardium452
- Baylis Medical420
- Sunnybrook RES INST410
- Titan MED390
Common questions
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