With over 8 years of experience as a physician and a healthtech entrepreneur, Rishad is passionate about improving healthcare outcomes and access through innovation and collaboration. He is the founder of HealthTech Investors, a network of angel investors and mentors who support early-stage healthtech startups.
Rishad is also a mentor at Techstars, a board member at HaloHealth, and an angel investor at SOAP Health, Auctify, Vena Medical, and MobileMSK. He has a certificate in Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare from Stanford University School of Medicine, and a MD from Saint George’s University School of Medicine.
He is an expert at MDisrupt, a platform that connects healthtech companies with medical and scientific experts. Rishad is also an attending physician at Urgent Care, and a former hospitalist at Grand River Hospital and Fraser Health Authority.
He co-founded and led ClinicUp, a digital platform that connects patients with primary care providers and psychiatrists. Rishad is driven by the mission of health for all through primary care, and they bring diverse perspectives and experiences to the healthtech ecosystem.