Clinify Accepts A $1 Million Investment From Thin Air Labs Fund I For African Expansion
Clinify Accepts A $1 Million Investment From Thin Air Labs Fund I For African Expansion. Thin Air Labs is delighted to announce that Clinify has accepted an investment of $1 million USD from Thin Air Labs Fund I. This investment is part of Clinify’s $1.5 million USD investment led by Thin Air Labs Fund I, with participation from HaloHealth and other strategic angel investors. The company can’t wait to see the meaningful human impact Clinify will have in Africa and the investment return that will follow.
“It is my calling to get this idea out to a continent that would benefit so much from it. It’s beyond me. I can’t quit.” —Michael Omidele, Founder & CEO, Clinify. The story of Clinify starts with Michael’s arrival in Calgary in 2010 after his father sold everything to get his family to Canada from Nigeria. It was here in Calgary, after obtaining a computer network engineering degree, that Michael applied his knowledge in the healthcare sector. Working for IBM, he led the setup of all the networking for Calgary’s newest hospital, the South Health Campus. He then worked for Alberta Health Services playing a key role in the implementation of the world’s largest electronic medical records system, Epic, into the provincial health care system.
Clinify offers a complete range of solutions from EMRs, to billing, insurance, telehealth as well as customizable solutions. Michael’s mission is to digitally centralize health records and make healthcare services easily accessible to everyone. The ultimate vision is to leverage technology and data-driven insight to enable healthcare delivery for Africa’s 1.4 billion people and Clinify is well positioned to do so. With more than 10 HMOs, 130 providers and 12 thousand patients already using the platform in Africa, Michael is laser-focused on expansion.
Thin Air Labs Fund I creates human value by helping early-stage startups scale globally. The company invests in pre-seed and seed ventures based in Calgary, the Prairies and Canada. It is sector agnostic and passionate about supporting founders as they build what is next.
