Welcome to Welbi's News Centre

Welbi is excited to announce our new contact tracing feature to help identify, contain, and limit, the spread of COVID-19 among Canada's most vulnerable population, seniors living in older adult communities.

In this issue of our Welbi newsletter, we’re excited to share with you how we’re continuing to improve the lives of residents in older adult communities across the country. Read on to see some big news, meaningful articles, new features of our platform, and to meet our newest team members.

Berwick Retirement Communities has selected Welbi to deliver personalized experiences to all their communities! See what Lesley A. Sikorski, Director of Sales, Marketing & Internal Community has to say about why they selected Welbi.

New contract will see local company's recreation-planning software rolled out in retirement homes across Canada.

Revera, one of Canada’s largest senior living companies, today announced that it has selected Welbi’s innovative recreation management platform for use by recreation professionals at its retirement living residences across Canada.

Elizabeth Audette-Bourdeau's startup: "Welbi" will be partnering with Revera. The app to help retirement home residents avoid social isolation in will be used in nursing homes across Canada.

After winning the Ottawa regional round, startups Welbi, founded by Elizabeth Audette-Bourdeau, and Thawrih, founded by Sarah Abood, were invited to the final round to pitch to top-tier VCs for over US$600,000 in investment.

Ottawa health startup competing against other women-led ventures at global pitchfest.

From startups to public companies, these local ventures are primed to break through in the new year.

An Ottawa startup has been awarded $50,000 by the Ontario Brain Institute for its new suite of products that aim to help elder care facilities become more social.

Women represent 47 per cent of business owners in Canada, but according to data from SheEO, a Toronto-based organization that supports women entrepreneurs, their companies receive only four per cent of available venture capital.