lifelink
“Can one AI-native EMR replace the patchwork of charting, scheduling, billing, POS, and patient-engagement tools that Canadian clinics stitch together today?”
Founded2024
HQCalgary, Alberta, Canada
FoundersEssam Abdelhamid
IndustryVertical SaaS / Healthcare
The story
LifeLink is a Canadian AI-native EMR built in Calgary for outpatient clinics — family practice, walk-in, and aesthetics/med spa. Its embedded-finance angle is not banking or lending but rather clinic-side payment collection: Stripe subscriptions/invoicing for patient memberships, Square/Clover POS for the front desk, and native Alberta H-Link (AHCIP) billing for provincial claims. Retention products (memberships, loyalty points, gift cards) are built in rather than bolted on via RepeatMD-style vendors.
Last 12 months
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Product timeline
2024
LifeLink founded in Calgary by Essam Abdelhamid; joined Platform Calgary's first pre-accelerator cohort· pivot
2025
SOC 2 Type II certification achieved; PIPEDA & HIPAA-aligned EMR platform with Canadian data residency· banking
2026
Aesthetics OS launched with memberships, loyalty, gift cards, and Stripe-backed subscription billing· banking
The stack
3 layers disclosed in lifelink’s embedded-finance stack
Unified APIs
in the full report
Accounting
in the full report
Accounting gap: minor
2 more providers across 2 layers, with confidence-scored evidence and source URLs, are in the Embedded Finance Index report.