Enterprises advised
A list of enterprises purpose driven enterprises I have supported in various roles.
(contact me if I missed you...)
- ARPA-H LaunchPad (2025):
- AlgometRX - Nociometer - Bringing Objectivity and Precision to the Assessment of Pain.
- Optosurgical - Real-Time Fluorescence Imaging For Safer, Smarter Hepatobiliary Surgery.
- Advanced Tomography Systems - A Rugged Non-Rotating CT Scanner for Rural Deployment and Population Screening.
- Lansing Economic Area Partnership (2023):
- EmPowerYu - real world information from homes of high risk older using AI over passive sensors to create a Home Life Record® of eating, sleeping, activity, and use of medical devices.
- Interjad - streamlining clinical research training with medical training for healthcare professionals.
- Sumaq Life - technologically innovative products to aid community-based oncologists in delivering personalized medicine.
- Tibi Health - AI-enabled and personalized platform solutions for prediction and prevention of post-partum and parenting mental health disorders.
- Urban Docz - virtual care solution for Women’s Reproductive Health.
- VERN Health - emotion analytics for mental health, telehealth and healthcare professionals.
- Viora Health - personalized engagement platform to reduce costs of care, improve outcomes, and access to care.
- Grand Challenges Canada - Mentor / Advisor (2023):
- PATH bCPAP group - bi-PAP device for pediatric applications across East, Central and South Africa.
- Ona - a digital health enterprise – an integrated healthcare platform - across various global markets.
- Villgro Philippines - Mentor / Advisor (2022 - 2023):
- WE Rise and USAID ReachHealth Innovation Accelerator programs
- Dr. App (Nepal), VIVID (Vietnam), CareGo
- Edukasyon.ph, FriendlyCare, Yaka.ph, Anihan Tech (Philippines)
- Villgro USA (2019 – 2023):
- Ameliorate Biotech - Early-Stage Diagnostics.
- Occipital Technologies – AI based grading, sorting and packing of produce.
- Mudita & Radhesh - chicken butchery waste upcycling.
- Strawcture Eco - Eco-Friendly Building Materials from Agri waste.
- Sunfox Technologies - Portable ECG & Heart-health solutions.
- Yostra Labs - Peripheral Neuropathy and Wound Care devices.
- Agrosperity - warehousing, insurance and agronomy advice.
- Cultyvate - Irrigation automation.
- Innaumation - Low cost Voice Prosthesis.
- Intignus - screening solution to detect pre-eclampsia.
- Villgro Africa (2020/21):
- Mama Ope - pediatric pneumonia detection in low-skill settings in Ugandan Primary care ecosystem.
- Simbona - a locally manufactured neonatal phototherapy product and a UV sterilization system for hospitals to address PPE demand during COVID.
- Matibabu - a novel point-of-screening malaria detection device.
- A-lite - a vein illuminator that accounts for African skin pigmentation to make effective cannulation easier in children.
- Health Sector at Villgro India (2015-2019):
- Aduivo Diagnostics - Multispectral auto-fluorescence imaging for skin/soft tissue infection detection.
- Bempu - detecting hypothermia, apnea, and skin-to-skin care for preemies.
- Janitri - medical-grade fetal and maternal monitoring solutions.
- Nayam - Customized IOLs.
- NeoMotion - a Strap-on-front scooter for wheelchair users.
- Omix - molecular diagnostics for early front-line detection of pathogens.
- SpotSense - a saliva-based screening device to detect sepsis in newborns.
