BlueDot
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| Industry | Software |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2009 |
| Founder | Kamran Khan |
| Headquarters | Toronto , Canada |
| Products | BlueDot |
BlueDot Inc. is a Canadian software company. The company's flagship product is Insights, a software-as-service used to map the spread of infectious diseases.
Description
BlueDot was founded in 2013. According to the company's founder, BlueDot 's initial business concept was inspired by the effects of the 2002–2004 SARS outbreak.[1] The company secured $9.4 million in Series A funding in 2019, with its primary investors being Horizon Ventures, The Co-operators, and BDC Capital's Women in Technology Venture Fund.[1]
BlueDot and its software received significant coverage during the COVID-19 pandemic. BlueDot software is being used to track outbreaks of COVID-19.[1][2][3]
References
- ^ a b c Stieg, Cory (2020-03-03). "How this Canadian start-up spotted coronavirus before everyone else knew about it". CNBC. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
- ^ "When the coronavirus hit, California turned to artificial intelligence to help map the spread". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
- ^ "An AI Epidemiologist Sent the First Alerts of the Coronavirus". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
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