Umay Care Holdings Inc.

$70,000.00 CAD

≈ 11 months of average Canadian pay
Department
National Research Council Canada
Program
Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program
Recipient country
Canada
Fiscal year
2021-2022
Agreement period
July 1, 2021 – March 31, 2022
Reference
nrc-cnrc:172-2021-2022-Q2-975448

Published purpose

Umay is looking to launch its signature product, 'Rest' in late Summer 2021. With first round of (1000) commercial units spoken for via 18 pre-ordered optometry clinics and a contract with the Government of Canada - Innovation Solutions Canada Testing Stream (ISC) (value of ~$550k). Umay's focus over the next 9 months is to expand current product market fit efforts at scale, to ensure current predictions are scalable across identified b2b channels, including speciality retail and health providers (ex. wellness spas, sleep clinics, mental health providers etc.). Commercialization efforts will also include initiating Health Canada approval and expanding business development and operational efforts to support customer success and retention.

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