Lifeguard Digital Health

Name

Lifeguard Digital Health

Legal name

Lifeguard Digital Health Inc.

Website

https://lifeguarddh.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Digital Health & Harm Reduction Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Electromedical & Electrotherapeutic Apparatus (3845)

akta.pro primary industry

Connected Therapeutics & Smart Drug Delivery Monitoring (HLACAFAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Elder Care, Wellness & Home Health IoT (Fall Detection, Medical Alerts, Sleep/Wellness Sensors) (HSAPAQAJ), Remote Adherence Monitoring & Smart Dispenser Services (HSABALAI)

Keywords

• Digital health software
• Overdose prevention technology
• Harm reduction solutions
• Emergency response platform
• Supportive housing safety

Headquarters

HQ city

Vancouver

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Government/Health Authority Contracts: Lifeguard Digital Health generates revenue primarily through government contracts and partnerships with health authorities. The company works with BC Emergency Health Services, Provincial Health Services Authority, Ministry of Mental Health and Addictions, and other government entities to deploy and maintain their digital health solutions. Funding comes from public health initiatives and government grants supporting harm reduction programs.
2. Social Housing & Supportive Housing Solutions: Revenue from deploying LifeguardLite and related safety solutions in social housing environments. The company provides emergency control ecosystems for supportive housing facilities, with implementation, training, and ongoing support services.
3. Industry-Specific Solutions: Customized versions of core technology for specific industries, such as the BuildStrong app developed for the construction industry in partnership with the BC Construction Industry Rehabilitation Program. Revenue derived from software services agreements with industry rehabilitation programs.
4. International Licensing: International expansion through partnerships such as Bless Homes India for Intelicare senior care solutions, representing potential future revenue streams from international licensing of technology solutions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Lifeguard Digital Health develops and sells digital health software for harm reduction and overdose prevention, built on its proprietary evan platform that integrates AI, IoT, geo-spatial technology, and blockchain. Its products include LifeguardConnect (a mobile app with an automated Use Alone Timer that connects users to 911 with location data if they become unresponsive), LifeguardLite (a 24/7 emergency control ecosystem for supportive housing), BuildStrong (a version for trade workers), LifeguardPortal (partner administrative portal), and Intelicare (IoT-based senior monitoring). Revenue is primarily generated through enterprise and government contracts with health authorities, housing operators, and industry programs, while the consumer mobile app is offered free of charge.

Product overview

Lifeguard Digital Health operates as a platform-based company built on its proprietary evan platform, which integrates AI, IoT, permission blockchain, and health informatics technologies. The company offers a portfolio of life-saving digital health products centered on harm reduction and public health: LifeguardConnect™ serves as the flagship mobile application for opioid crisis response with AI-enabled peer-to-peer chat and emergency dispatch; LifeguardLite™ addresses supportive housing safety with 24/7 monitoring and evacuation alerts; BuildStrong targets trade workers through a partnership with BC CIRP; and LifeguardPortal™ provides administrative access. The evan platform powers all products with geo-spatial technology, real-time analytics, and blockchain-enabled privacy preservation. The company operates research division Lifeguard Labs and is expanding into senior care through Intelicare™.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• LifeguardLite™: Emergency control ecosystem designed to minimize and eliminate death rates within the supportive housing space.
• LifeguardConnect™
• BuildStrong
• LifeguardPortal™
• evan platform
• Intelicare

Products and services

• LifeguardConnect
• LifeguardLite
• BuildStrong
• LifeguardPortal
• Intelicare
• evan Platform

Quantifiable outcome

• 240+ lives saved as of August 2025
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability5 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered strategic, core and supporting.

• Pathways to Housing PAstrategicImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 4 April 2024Partnership with Pathways to Housing PA to deploy LifeguardLite for safer living for vulnerable individuals experiencing homelessness and substance use in Philadelphia, representing US market expansion.
• Bless Homes IndiastrategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 April 2023Lifeguard partnered with Bless Homes India, a premium senior living facility, to launch Intelicare solutions in India. This partnership represents international expansion of the senior care monitoring technology and sponsorship of the International Conclave of Healthy Ageing in Kerala, India.
• ODEN Health Solutions Inc.strategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 April 2023Acquisition of ODEN Health Solutions, which specialized in harm reduction solutions for the opioid crisis in Canada. Alex McGovern, ODEN founder, joined Lifeguard Labs as R&D Director, bringing expertise in biomedical engineering and wearable devices for vital sign monitoring.
• BC Construction Industry Rehabilitation Program (CIRP)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 March 2023CIRP partnered with Lifeguard to develop BuildStrong, a customized app for trade workers addressing substance use and mental health in the construction industry. The partnership was renewed in March 2024 for continued software services, addressing the overrepresentation of trades workers in overdose deaths.
• Blockchain@UBCcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 April 2021Blockchain@UBC, Canada's largest blockchain research cluster, partnered with Lifeguard to develop blockchain-enabled privacy preserving solutions for the substance use domain. This research collaboration explored privacy enhancing solutions using distributed ledger technologies for securing sensitive health data.
• British Columbia Emergency Health Services (BCEHS)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 May 2020BCEHS partnered with Lifeguard Digital Health to develop and deploy the Lifeguard app for overdose response. BCEHS operates the emergency medical dispatch system and provided clinical expertise and emergency services integration. The partnership enabled province-wide deployment of the app during the dual public health emergencies of COVID-19 and the opioid crisis.
• MiTacs Accelerate Research ProgramstrategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020MiTacs co-funded the blockchain privacy research project exploring privacy enhancing solutions using blockchain/distributed ledger technologies for the opioid crisis and digital health domain.
• Ministry of Mental Health and Addictions (BC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020The BC Ministry of Mental Health and Addictions partnered with Lifeguard to enable the province-wide launch of the Lifeguard app. Minister Judy D'Arcy endorsed the app as an innovative approach during the dual public health emergencies of overdose crisis and COVID-19 pandemic.
• Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020PHSA partnered with Lifeguard to co-develop the Lifeguard Connect platform, extending overdose prevention services to crisis support services and mental health support. The collaboration enhanced the app with AI features, P2P chat, and news feed capabilities.
• MicrosoftcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2019Microsoft partnered with Lifeguard in 2019 to leverage Microsoft Azure as the cloud platform for scaling digital health solutions. Azure enables enterprise-wide deployments for emergency services and health authorities. Lifeguard became a Microsoft partner, enabling transition to Azure suitable for global scaling of multiple digital health applications.
• BC HousingcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerBC Housing partnered with Lifeguard to deploy LifeguardLite in social housing environments, providing safer living conditions for supportive housing residents at risk of overdose.
• Métis Nation of BCstrategicChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMétis Nation of BC partnered to make Lifeguard available for Métis community members, addressing overdose crisis impact on Indigenous populations with culturally appropriate harm reduction resources.
• Vancouver Coastal HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional health authority partner deploying Lifeguard solutions across the Vancouver Coastal Health region.
• Island HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional health authority partner deploying Lifeguard solutions on Vancouver Island.
• Vancouver Fire Rescue ServicessupportingImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerFirst responder partner that may be dispatched to overdose calls through the geo-fencing system when paramedics are not immediately available.
• University of British ColumbiastrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerUBC academic partnership through blockchain@UBC research center and involvement of Dr. Victoria Lemieux as Global Advisor for Privacy & Security Technologies.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• Brave Technology Cooperative: Brave Technology Coop builds overdose detection and response technology (e.g., Brave Buttons, Brave Sensors) for supervised consumption and housing settings, making it the most direct functional peer to Lifeguard's LifeguardConnect and LifeguardLite products. Both companies target the opioid crisis with sensor/app + emergency dispatch models.
• WELL Health Technologies: WELL Health is a Canadian digital health company operating patient-facing platforms, telehealth, and allied health-tech assets. Comparable to Lifeguard as a BC-based digital health vendor with diversified B2B/B2G health-tech distribution and recurring software revenue.
• RapidSOS: RapidSOS provides a data platform that connects IoT devices (including health, safety, and wearable sensors) directly to 9-1-1 and first responders. Highly comparable to Lifeguard's core capability of automatically routing sensor/app data and location to emergency services during an overdose event.
• LifeSpeak: LifeSpeak is a Canadian digital mental health and wellness platform for employers, health plans, and healthcare organizations. Comparable to Lifeguard as a Canadian enterprise digital health vendor addressing mental health, substance use, and crisis support via software-led, B2B distribution.
• CloudMD Software & Services: CloudMD is a Canadian digital health platform combining telehealth, electronic medical records, and wellness programs. Comparable to Lifeguard as another Canadian-based enterprise/B2G digital health player with diversified software offerings for healthcare delivery.

Broad incumbents

• Teladoc Health: Teladoc is a large, established virtual care and digital health platform offering telehealth, chronic care, and mental health solutions. Broadly comparable as a digital health incumbent whose offerings (virtual care, RPM, behavioral health) overlap with the wider digital health/disease management space Lifeguard occupies.

Emerging players

• CarePredict: CarePredict is a wearable/IoT-based senior health monitoring solution that uses sensors to detect changes in daily activity and vital signs. Directly comparable to Lifeguard's Intelicare senior-care IoT offering, which uses geo-fenced wearables and continuous monitoring for seniors.
• Vivify Health: Vivify Health provides remote patient monitoring (RPM) and connected care platforms for chronic and post-acute conditions. Comparable to Lifeguard's IoT/RPM-style products (LifeguardLite, Intelicare) that combine wearables/sensors with virtual monitoring and emergency routing.
• BeSafe Technologies: BeSafe offers overdose-prevention technologies and harm-reduction solutions including smart device integrations for people who use substances alone. A focused emerging peer to Lifeguard in opioid overdose response technology.
• OhMD: OhMD is a patient communication and telehealth platform used by healthcare providers, with HIPAA-compliant messaging and video. Comparable to Lifeguard's enterprise/professional communication modules (LifeguardPortal, peer-to-peer chat, clinician dashboards) within a digital health context.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat7 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/lifeguarddh

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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