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.
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| Industry | Software |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2009 |
| Founder | Kamran Khan |
| Headquarters | Toronto , Canada |
| Products | BlueDot |
| Website | https://bluedot.global |
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
- 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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