Elizabeth Audette-Bourdeau

Elizabeth Audette-Bourdeau is the CEO and Co-Founder of Welbi, a company that provides life enrichment management software for senior living communities.1 She started Welbi in 2016, inspired by her personal experience with her grandfather's stay in a senior living community.14

Background and Motivation

Audette-Bourdeau's entrepreneurial journey began at a young age. She started her first business at 17 and has founded three businesses to date.4 Her passion for improving senior care was ignited after her grandfather passed away shortly after moving into a senior living community. She attributes his death partly to social isolation in the new environment, which led her to investigate the challenges faced by senior living communities.1

Welbi's Mission

Under Audette-Bourdeau's leadership, Welbi aims to revolutionize the senior living experience by:

• Providing software that helps engage residents in personalized enrichment programming
• Modernizing outdated paper records
• Aggregating essential information about residents
• Identifying residents at risk of isolation
• Saving staff time and improving efficiency

Achievements and Growth

Since its founding, Welbi has experienced significant growth:

• Expanded from 9 senior living communities at the start of the pandemic to over 400 across North America
• Grown from 9 employees to nearly 30
• Raised $6 million in total funding, including a $3 million seed round in 2022
• Entered the U.S. market, now operating in 6 states

Personal Traits

Elizabeth Audette-Bourdeau is described as:

• Passionate about entrepreneurship
• Committed to improving the lives of seniors
• Driven to push her limits3

Her LinkedIn profile (username: elizabeth-audette-bourdeau) likely provides more details about her professional background and achievements in the senior care industry.2