Who founded HelpWear?

HelpWear was founded by Andre Bertram, Dr. Derek Exner in 2015.

Who are HelpWear's investors?

HelpWear's investors include Garage Capital, Pallasite Ventures, Saltagen Ventures, UCeed Funds, Y Combinator, Earl Grey Capital, Innocreative Capital LLC.

Where is HelpWear headquartered?

HelpWear is headquartered in Toronto, CA.

HelpWear

YC S17

Toronto, CA · Founded 2015 · 2 employees · 7 known investors

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HelpWear develops HeartWatch, a medical-grade ambulatory ECG monitor with a novel dry-electrode design for extended wear in cardiac arrhythmia detection and patient monitoring.

Also known as HelpWear Inc

Digital Health Hardware Healthtech Medical DevicesCanadaAmerica / Canada

Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (S17)

HelpWear was founded in 2015 by Andre Bertram and Dr. Derek Exner.

Andre Bertram Co-founder · ChairmanFounder and CEO of HelpWear, which develops medical-grade ambulatory ECG monitors for cardiac arrhythmia detection.

Dr. Derek Exner Co-Founder / Chief Medical OfficerDr. Derek Exner is a cardiologist and electrophysiologist who holds a Canada Research Chair in Cardiovascular Clinical Trials and is an Associate Dean of Clinical Trials at the University of Calgary. He co-founded HelpWear, where he serves as Chief Medical Officer, and has extensive expertise in cardiac implantable electrical device therapy and clinical research.

Scott Klein Chief Executive OfficerScott Klein led a cardiac monitoring division at Medtronic from launch to $500M in revenue and directed global commercial strategy at Abbott for cardiac devices including the HeartMate 3 LVAD and CardioMEMS HF System. He is now CEO of HelpWear, which develops ambulatory ECG monitoring technology.

Frank NguyenChief Technical Officer2015–2023

Investors · 7

Garage Capitallisted by Garage CapitalWaterloo

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Pallasite Ventureslisted by Pallasite VenturesVancouver · $100K – $1.5M

Saltagen Ventureslisted by Saltagen VenturesHong Kong

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UCeed Fundslisted by UCeed FundsCalgary · $25K – $300K

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Y Combinatorlisted by Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K

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Earl Grey CapitalreportedAustin

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Innocreative Capital LLCreportedLos Angeles

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Frequently asked questions

What does HelpWear do?: HelpWear develops HeartWatch, a medical-grade ambulatory ECG monitor with a novel dry-electrode design for extended wear in cardiac arrhythmia detection and patient monitoring.
Who founded HelpWear?: HelpWear was founded by Andre Bertram, Dr. Derek Exner in 2015.
Who are HelpWear's investors?: HelpWear's investors include Garage Capital, Pallasite Ventures, Saltagen Ventures, UCeed Funds, Y Combinator, Earl Grey Capital, Innocreative Capital LLC.
Where is HelpWear headquartered?: HelpWear is headquartered in Toronto, CA.