Investor Type | Firm |
Industries | Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Logistics (& Distribution) • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Consumer • Woman Focused |
Stages | Seed, Series A, Series B |
Investing | United States • Canada • Israel • Europe |
Investment Range | $500,000 - $5,000,000 |
Investment Sweet Spot | $1,500,000 |
Esplanade Healthtech Ventures is a Canadian venture capital firm with a focus on the health and wellness technology sectors. The firm has a presence in Montreal and Toronto, and invests in companies based in Canada, the United States, and Israel that target markets in North America and Europe. Esplanade Ventures emphasizes early stage investments, covering Seed to Series A rounds, and showcases a particular interest in companies engaged in the digitization of healthcare, consumer MedTech, and the consumerization of health and wellness. Their investment strategy revolves around a 'sweet spot' of CAD 1.5 million, with a minimum of CAD 500,000 and a maximum of CAD 5 million at their disposal. They seek to empower digital health entrepreneurs by providing not only capital but also advisory and distribution support. Esplanade Ventures prides itself on being led by healthcare practitioners, operators, and founders who collectively boast over 100 years of experience in the industry, and maintain a deep network that can assist in scaling and growth of their portfolio companies. The team is built with diverse experience, from Dr. Sheldon Elman, with 45+ years in healthcare, to other members with backgrounds in healthcare, venture capital, and public accounting. The firm showcases its portfolio companies, which include Aerial, Binah.ai, Bone Health Technologies, and others, illustrating their dedication to transformative health and wellness solutions. Esplanade Ventures operates with the vision of finding and fostering innovative technologies at the intersection of healthcare and technology, leveraging deep industry knowledge to build the future of digital healthcare.