WELL Ventures
Corporate VCVancouver · Seed–Growth · 16 people tracked
Investment thesis
WELL Ventures invests in exceptional teams driving innovation in digital health. As the venture arm of WELL Health Technologies, it focuses on the health and wellness sector, prioritizing strong management teams and the innovative application of technology to achieve better health outcomes. The firm looks for companies that can leverage the size and scale of WELL's healthcare practitioner network as well as its own solutions and technologies, with a particular emphasis on supporting and modernizing the healthcare ecosystem in Canada and globally.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 16 people
from the firm's website & public directoriesWhat they invest in
from 12 of 17 portfolio companiesDigital Health ×9Healthtech ×7AI & Machine Learning ×4Wellness & Fitness ×3Biotech ×2Mental Health ×2Consumer ×1E-commerce ×1
HQs:Canada×7United States×2
Investments · 17 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2022 · 12021 · 12018 · 12016 · 14 dated
BiotechIrvine, US
Frank Jaksch(President and CEO)Frank L. Jaksch, Jr.(Chief Scientific Officer)Tom Varvaro(CFO)Troy Rhonemus(COO)Thomas C. Varvaro(Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary)Jeffrey Himmel(Chief Executive Officer)
Board seatHamed Shahbazi· per SEC Form D · $3.1M raise · filed Oct 2022
Co-investorsHorizons Ventures
BiotechVancouver
Fotios Plakogiannis(Director)Jason Flowerday(Director)Anne Stevens(Executive Officer, Director)Doug Janzen(Executive Officer, Director)Donald McAfee(Executive Officer)Christina Yip(Executive Officer)
Board seatHamed Shahbazi· per SEC Form D · $628.8K raise · filed Jan 2016
Vancouver
SHAHRZAD RAFATI(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)BEN GROOT(Executive Officer)MARCEL REICHART(Director)RYAN HOLMES(Director)LEWIS BALL(Executive Officer)MICHELE ROMANOV(Director)
Board seatHamed Shahbazi· per SEC Form D · $399.4K raise · filed Sep 2021
B2B provider of a virtual amenities wellness program for on-site and remote teams focused on preventative health.
Bright Breaks offers a workplace wellness platform providing short (7-minute) live and on-demand sessions—including meditation, yoga, stretching, strength training, and cooking workshops—that are auto-scheduled into employees' Outlook or Google calendars.
Future of WorkHR TechWellness & Fitness
Co-investorsGeorgian Angel NetworkSproutx
Co-investorsStartup TNT
Circle Medical provides telehealth services specializing in ADHD diagnosis and treatment for adults through remote video consultations with healthcare providers.
Digital HealthHealthtechMental HealthWellness & FitnessSan Francisco, US
JS Boulanger(Founder/CTO)inBrent LaRue(Founder/VP Product & Patient Experience)inGeorge Favvas(Executive Officer, Director)in
Co-investorsA.Capital VenturesAltaIR CapitalNewtown PartnersNoosphere VenturesY Combinator
Virtual online therapy clinic offering secure video, phone and text therapy; WELL is a majority stakeholder.
Insig builds an AI-driven questionnaire and virtual care platform that automates medical documentation, patient history collection, and administrative tasks for clinics and healthcare providers.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtech
ORX offers a Knowledge Base Intelligence (KBI) platform that ingests unstructured data such as transcripts, documents, and images and restructures it into AI-ready, SOP-aligned content to power AI copilots and chatbots in CCaaS, CRM, and EHR systems.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthSaaS
AI and data analytics platform integrating clinical, supply chain, revenue cycle and vendor data to boost operating room revenue and prevent revenue leakage.
Phelix AI is an AI automation platform for healthcare providers and clinics that handles administrative workflows such as fax triaging, phone answering, scheduling, referrals, prior authorization, intake, charting, and follow-ups.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechToronto, CA
Sara Benbrahim(Founder)
Tali is an AI-powered, voice-enabled platform for clinicians that transcribes patient visits into structured clinical notes and supports billing code identification, clinical decision support, form pre-filling, and follow-up task management.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtech
Co-investorsDigiTx Partners LLCTMV
Tap Medical is an online platform that lets patients find and book medical appointments, including walk-in visits, family doctor consultations, virtual doctor or nurse practitioner visits, and specialist care such as radiology and cardiology.
Digital HealthHealthtechMarketplacesMontreal, CA
Twig Fertility is a Canadian fertility clinic offering IVF, IUI, egg and sperm freezing, donor care, genetic counselling, and inclusive family-building services, with on-site embryology labs using time-lapse imaging and AI-assisted embryo evaluation.
Digital HealthFemTechHealthtechToronto, CA
Rhonda Zwingerman(Chief Medical Officer)
Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.
Exits · 1
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioChromaDexNASDAQ: NAGE
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesTali · kalkinemedia.com · Aug 23, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has WELL Ventures made?
- WELL Ventures has 16 tracked investments.
- What stage does WELL Ventures invest at?
- WELL Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth stages.
- What sectors does WELL Ventures focus on?
- WELL Ventures focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Digital Health, FemTech, Healthtech, Medical Devices, Mental Health, Wellness & Fitness.
- Where is WELL Ventures located?
- WELL Ventures is headquartered in Vancouver, CA.
- Who does WELL Ventures co-invest with?
- WELL Ventures most often shares deals with A.Capital Ventures, Core Venture Capital, Horizons Ventures, among 18 tracked co-investors.
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