ManagingLife

What ManagingLife does

ManagingLife is a Toronto-based, privately-held digital health company founded in 2012 that operates the Manage My Pain platform — a clinically validated mobile and cloud-based system for chronic pain self-management and remote patient monitoring. The platform combines a patient-facing app for logging pain, function, and medication use; a web-based Provider Portal for remote outcome monitoring; digital questionnaires for validated or custom patient-reported outcome measures; predictive analytics that flag at-risk individuals (neuropathic pain, opioid-related side effects, mental health needs); and the proprietary Pain Guide toolkit of Shorts (under-2-minute resources), Programs (structured self-guided pathways), and Solace — a proprietary AI companion providing real-time, evidence-based pain psychology support, launched in October 2025 following a University of Portsmouth clinical validation study. Underlying technology is grounded in evidence-based pain psychology methodologies and machine-learning models trained on the company's own user dataset across 130 countries and seven languages. The business sells primarily through enterprise SaaS licensing (quote-based, multi-year contracts) to pain clinics, healthcare systems, disability carriers, health plans, and employers; distribution combines direct enterprise sales with channel partnerships through insurance carriers (RBC Insurance, Sun Life, Green Shield Canada, Unum) and hospital networks (University Health Network, Hamilton Health Sciences, San Francisco VA). A freemium consumer version of the app — 125,000+ users, 4.7★ rating on Google Play and Apple App Store, and 68% 30-day retention (vs the 4% digital-health average) — functions as a top-of-funnel awareness engine that converts into B2B enterprise contracts through organisational referrals, and additional revenue is generated through clinical-trial and research deployments with academic and hospital partners including York University.

Name

ManagingLife

Legal name

ManagingLife, Inc.

Website

https://managinglife.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Toronto-based digital health company operating the Manage My Pain platform for chronic pain self-management, remote monitoring, and AI-driven pain psychology support, serving pain clinics, healthcare systems, disability carriers, health plans, employers, and consumers across more than 130 countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pain Management Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Medication Adherence, Digital Therapeutics & Remote Coaching (condition-specific programs) (HLALAFAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Chronic Care & Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) Platforms (HLALABAF), Chronic Condition Management & Remote Monitoring (e.g., diabetes, HTN) (HLALADAD)

Keywords

• Digital health platform
• Chronic pain management
• Patient self-management
• Predictive analytics healthcare
• Mobile health applications

Headquarters

HQ city

Toronto

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Enterprise Licensing to Healthcare Organizations: Licensing Manage My Pain platform to enterprise customers including pain clinics, healthcare systems, disability carriers, health plans, and employers. Organizations pay for access to the platform and monitoring tools to manage their patient/member populations.
2. Clinical Trial & Research Partnerships: Providing the platform for clinical trials and research studies, working with hospitals and academic institutions. Revenue from research grants and study deployments.
3. Consumer App Distribution: Free app with premium features. App available on Google Play, Apple App Store, Amazon, and web. Consumer adoption drives B2B enterprise conversions through organizational referrals.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

ManagingLife develops and licenses the Manage My Pain digital chronic pain platform — a cloud-based system that combines a patient self-management mobile app, a web-based Provider Portal for remote monitoring, structured self-guided content (Shorts and Programs), and the Solace AI companion for evidence-based pain psychology support. The company sells enterprise licenses to pain clinics, healthcare systems, disability carriers, health plans, and employers, while offering the consumer-facing app free via app stores with premium features.

Product overview

ManagingLife offers a unified digital chronic pain management platform built around the core Manage My Pain app, which combines patient self-management, remote monitoring, and analytics. The platform includes Solace, an AI companion providing evidence-based pain psychology support, and a proprietary Pain Guide toolkit consisting of Shorts (quick resources under 2 minutes), Programs (structured self-guided pathways), and the Solace AI companion. The ecosystem includes a web-based Provider Portal for care teams to monitor outcomes in real-time, Predictive Alerts for identifying at-risk individuals, and Digital Questionnaires for streamlined outcome tracking. Available across Android, iOS, web, and Amazon platforms, the solution serves pain clinics, healthcare systems, researchers, employers, disability carriers, and health plans.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Manage My Pain: The company's flagship digital chronic pain management app that helps patients measure, monitor, and manage pain symptoms while providing organizations data to improve outcomes and control costs.
• Solace

Products and services

• Manage My Pain Cloud-based digital chronic pain management platform that combines a patient self-management mobile app (Android, iOS, web, Amazon), a Provider Portal, structured content, and the Solace AI companion, allowing patients to track pain, function, and medication use while giving healthcare organizations and payers data to improve outcomes and control costs.
• Solace AI companion integrated into Manage My Pain that delivers evidence-based pain psychology support in real time, builds personalized self-management plans, and adapts using tracked data; includes clinician-reviewed Safety Framework with escalation protocols for high-risk situations.
• Provider Portal Web-based monitoring portal that enables care teams to remotely monitor patient-reported outcomes, view engagement and population-level data in real time, and assign digital questionnaires to patients.

Quantifiable outcome

• 7.5-month shorter disability claim duration for clients using Manage My Pain (RBC Insurance case study)
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles7 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability7 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

22 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• University of PortsmouthcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 October 2025Partnership with University of Portsmouth (UK) led clinical study validating Solace AI companion. Clinical study of 175 chronic pain participants confirmed safety, usability, and clinical impact after single 30-minute session. Results published in peer-reviewed journal.
• University Health Network (UHN)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing partnership with Toronto General Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital, and UHN network. Co-developed Manage My Pain features including Daily Reflection, reports, portal, and alerts. Conducted multi-site clinical trials validating clinical impact.
• York UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partnership for pain data analysis. Prof. Joel Katz (Human Pain Mechanisms Lab), Prof. Jane Heffernan (Centre for Disease Modeling), Prof. Paul Ritvo (Health Behaviour Change Lab) collaborated on machine learning and data mining studies.
• Hamilton Health SciencescoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPartner hospital for clinical trials including 5-hospital opioid weaning study. Part of multi-site controlled trials validating Manage My Pain outcomes.
• San Francisco VA Health Care SystemcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerUS hospital partner deploying Manage My Pain for pain management programs. Part of hospital network using the platform.
• Centenary Pain CliniccoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerOntario chronic pain site partner for deployment. Part of 4-site Ontario deployment project funded by Ontario Centres of Excellence.
• BruyèrecoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerOntario healthcare organization partner for Manage My Pain deployment and pain management research.
• St. Michael's HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for health economics analysis. Centre for Excellence in Economic Analysis Research (CLEAR) compiled health economics report from Ontario deployment project.
• Alberta Health ServicescoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerTesting Manage My Pain with patients having elective surgery in Calgary as part of pain management before and after surgery study partnership with Pain Canada.
• Pain CanadacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to study pain management before and after surgery. ManagingLife providing Manage My Pain platform for Alberta Health Services patients as part of study.
• Sun Life FinancialcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorManage My Pain offered through Sun Life Financial's Digital Health Community. Users can download and access app through Sun Life's platform. Partnership provides access to Sun Life plan members.
• Green Shield CanadacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDigital health strategy partner connecting chronic pain sufferers to Manage My Pain. Pilot project offering app free to plan members. GSC reports on impact and shares findings with healthcare stakeholders.
• UnumcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDisability carrier partner recommending Manage My Pain to claimants to help manage chronic pain and potentially shorten claim durations.
• RBC Insurance (RBCI)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCase study partner showing 7.5-month shorter claim duration for clients using Manage My Pain during disability. 2.5-year study across STD, LTD, and Extended Duration claims.
• Ontario Bioscience Innovation Organization (OBIO)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupporter organization providing support and resources for Ontario-based health technology companies.
• Canadian Technology AcceleratorminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupport program helping Canadian technology companies expand and access markets.
• CAN Health NetworkminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNetwork connecting Canadian health technology companies with healthcare organizations for partnerships and deployments.
• Creative Destruction LabminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAccelerator program for science-based startups providing mentorship and resources.
• DMZ (Digital Media World)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBusiness incubator at Toronto Metropolitan University supporting tech startups.
• Biomedical ZoneminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealthcare incubator at Toronto Metropolitan University providing clinical validation support for startups.
• Plug and Play Tech CenterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal innovation platform and accelerator with InsurTech program.
• MassChallengeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal accelerator program for high-impact startups.

Scale indicators19 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• Sword Health: Digital MSK and pelvic health platform offering AI-guided virtual physical therapy to employers and health plans. Comparable in targeting the same pain/MSK condition space via enterprise B2B channels.
• Kaia Health: Digital therapeutics company offering app-based MSK pain management and COPD programs using AI/motion tracking. Directly comparable chronic pain product, payer/employer GTM motion, and AI-driven personalization approach.
• DarioHealth: Digital chronic condition platform spanning diabetes, hypertension, MSK, and behavioral health with AI-driven personalization. Comparable B2B payer/employer sales motion and outcome-based value proposition in chronic disease.
• Hinge Health: Digital MSK and chronic pain management platform that combines exercise therapy with coaching and, increasingly, AI-driven features. Most directly comparable to ManagingLife on digital chronic pain self-management, employer/payer distribution, and outcome-based selling.
• Omada Health: Digital chronic condition management platform covering diabetes, hypertension, and MSK. Comparable enterprise B2B distribution to health plans and employers, plus remote monitoring and predictive risk-flagging features.

Emerging players

• Wysa: AI conversational mental health companion used by employers, health plans, and providers. Comparable to Solace on AI-driven empathetic engagement for behavioral health conditions, though focused on mental health rather than chronic pain.
• Vivante Health: Digital gut-health and chronic condition management platform sold to employers and health plans. Comparable mid-market employer/health plan B2B motion and condition-specific digital therapeutic model.
• Biofourmis: AI-driven remote monitoring and predictive analytics platform for chronic conditions and post-acute care. Comparable on predictive analytics for risk flagging, enterprise health system partnerships, and continuous patient monitoring.

Broad incumbents

• Calm Health: Consumer and employer-facing wellness app offering meditation, sleep, and now chronic condition programming. Comparable on consumer app distribution, employer/health plan B2B motion, and evidence-based content for pain psychology-adjacent use cases.
• Headspace Health: Mental health and meditation platform sold via B2B to employers and health plans. Comparable employer/payer distribution model and clinical-grade wellness positioning, though focused on mental rather than chronic pain.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat7 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ManagingLife
• Facebookfacebook.com/ManageMyPain
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/managinglife

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds4 records

Investors12 records

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M&A

Investments

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