Relentlessly pursue innovative and transformative health and wellness solutions
Invest at the intersection of healthcare and technology
Empower digital health entrepreneurs around the world through capital, advisory and distribution support

Who We Are

Canada’s leading digital healthcare Venture Capital firm, offering local depth with global reach.

We are healthcare practitioners, operators and founders with over 100 years’ experience and a deep network.

We focus on early stage and high-growth companies shaping the future of healthcare delivery and empowering them to scale and grow.

How We Invest

Stage

Investments will be in early-stage companies ranging from Seed to Series A rounds

Areas

We look for groundbreaking HealthTech ideas focusing on digitization of healthcare, emergence of consumer MedTech, and consumerization of health and wellness

Locations

We invest primarily in companies located in Canada, the US and Israel that target markets in North America and Europe

how we invest
Where We Invest

"We empower founders by leveraging our deep industry knowledge and network"

Dr. Sheldon Elman, Co-Founder

Our Team

Dr. Sheldon Elman, MD

Co-Founder & Chairman Investment Committee
45+ Years in Healthcare

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Dr. Sheldon Elman, MD

Stuart M. Elman

Co-Founder - Investment Committee
20+ Years in Healthcare

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Stuart M. Elman

Josh Blair

Venture Partner - Investment committee
12+ Years in HealthTech

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Josh Blair

Ella Seitz

Managing Partner
10+ Years in Healthcare

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Ella Seitz

Kavuchaljan Ganesathasan

Controller
6+ Years in Healthcare & Public Accounting

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Kavuchaljan Ganesathasan

Alexandre Nossovskoi

Principal
10+ years across venture capital, innovation and healthcare

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Alexandre Nossovskoi

Timothy Sung

Senior Analyst
3+ Years in VC & PE Investing

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Timothy Sung

Dr. Sheldon Elman, MD

Co-Founder & Chairman
Investment Committee
45+ Years in Healthcare
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Dr. Sheldon Elman, MD

Stuart M. Elman

Co-Founder
Investment Committee
20+ Years in Healthcare
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Stuart M. Elman

Jeffrey Kadanoff, P. Eng., MBA

Managing Director
10+ Years in Healthcare
(514) 502-1135
(jeffrey.kadanoff@ esplanadeventures.com)
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Jeffrey Kadanoff, P. Eng., MBA

Josh Blair

Venture Partner
Investment committee
12+ Years in HealthTech
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Josh Blair

Ella Seitz

Partner
10+ Years in Healthcare
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Ella Seitz

Kavuchaljan Ganesathasan, CPA

Controller
6+ Years in Healthcare & Public Accounting
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Kavuchaljan Ganesathasan

What We Look For

What We Look For

How We Deliver Value

Leveraging our deep healthcare knowledge and connecting our HealthTech startups to an extensive network of mature healthcare operating companies globally

Our Portfolio

Binah.ai

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Bone Health Technologies

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Brainbox

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Carebook

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Cleerly

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Igentify

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Kixcare

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Nonagon

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Override

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Sana Health

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Tali AI

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Contact Us

Building the future of digital healthcare? We’d love to learn more about your company.

Montréal

600 de Maisonneuve Boulevard West, Suite 2000
Montréal, Québec H3A 3J2
Canada

info@esplanadeventures.com

Toronto

60 Bloor Street West, Suite 404 
Toronto, Ontario M4W 3B8
Canada

info@esplanadeventures.com