MEDFAR
MEDFAR is a Canadian healthcare software company that sells electronic medical record (EMR) systems for general practitioners and specialists. It has raised $43M, most recently in a 2023 Series C, and employs 223 people.
The growth story
MEDFAR grew from 98 to 223 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $43M along the way, most recently a Series C in April 2023.
About
MEDFAR develops cloud-based electronic medical record systems called MYLE for general practitioners and PLEXIA for specialists. The software aims to reduce administrative work for doctors by digitizing patient records and clinical workflows.
The company has grown to 223 employees and raised $43M in funding, with its latest round in April 2023. Its R&D is closely tied to physician feedback, suggesting product development is driven by direct client needs rather than pure technical innovation.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is the largest function with 42 employees, indicating a product-focused organization. Leadership appears to have strong healthcare domain expertise given the physician partnership approach to R&D.
The MEDFAR org chart
Elias Farah (President & CEO) leads 57 mapped leaders with 4 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Engineering 51 (+2% YoY), Information Technology 30 (+7% YoY), Sales 20 (0% YoY), Human Resources 19 (+6% YoY), Operations 13 (-7% YoY), Accounting 11 (-42% YoY).
Talent flow
MEDFAR recruits heavily from healthcare IT firms like CareWay and TELUS Health, with 6 and 5 hires respectively. Alumni frequently move to other healthcare startups like hyprtask or return to clinical settings like Santé Québec hospitals.
Most common previous employers of MEDFAR staff: CareWay (6), TELUS Health (5), Missions commerciales de l'Université Laval (4), LGI Healthcare Solutions (4), Valsoft (3), NEXT AI (3). Former MEDFAR employees most often moved to hyprtask (3), Questrade Financial (2), Bombardier (2), Santé Québec Nord-de-l'île-de-Montréal — Universitaire (2), Dialogue (2), Santé Québec Centre-Ouest-de-l'Île-de-Montréal - Universitaire (2).
Alumni worth knowing
The MEDFAR mafia
Three alumni-founded companies exist, most notably hyprtask which employs 17 people. The other startups are smaller with 1-2 employees each.
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Web traffic
Traffic mix: 70% direct, 5% search, 3% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at MEDFAR: Leadership (55), SQL (55), Microsoft Office (53), Microsoft Excel (53), Teamwork (51), C# (51), Customer Service (50), Project Management (47).
Where the team actually sits
MEDFAR people are concentrated in Quebec, Canada (95), Canada (19), Greater Montreal Metropolitan Area (12), Andhra Pradesh, India (6).
Search footprint
MEDFAR attracts about 654 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $10K a month if bought through ads. It gained 94 ranking keywords and lost 86 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 3.60 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 4.00 / 5
- Senior management
- 4.10 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 4.00 / 5
Frequently asked
MEDFAR has 223 employees as of September 2026.
MEDFAR has raised $43M in total, most recently a Series C round in April 2023.
Elias Farah (President & CEO) sits at the top of MEDFAR's reporting structure, with 4 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current MEDFAR staff are CareWay (6 people), TELUS Health (5 people), Missions commerciales de l'Université Laval (4 people).
Former MEDFAR employees most often move to hyprtask (3), Questrade Financial (2), Bombardier (2).
At least 3 companies have a founder who previously worked at MEDFAR, including hyprtask, Atelier 23, Excellio.
MEDFAR attracts about 654 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $10K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among MEDFAR staff are Leadership, SQL, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel, Teamwork.
MEDFAR staff are concentrated in Quebec, Canada (95), Canada (19), Greater Montreal Metropolitan Area (12).
MEDFAR has about 51 people in Engineering, up 2% over the past year, as of September 2026.
MEDFAR has about 30 people in Information Technology, up 7% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 156 current and 173 former MEDFAR profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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