From Guest Bedroom to $1 Billion: How Ottawa’s Fullscript Built a Health-Tech Empire
Local entrepreneur Kyle Braatz turned a simple idea into one of Canada’s most valuable tech companies—without the typical Silicon Valley playbook December 3, 2025 While Silicon Valley startups burn through venture capital chasing unicorn status, an Ottawa entrepreneur quietly built something extraordinary from his guest bedroom. Fullscript, the health-tech platform founded by Kyle Braatz in 2011, has achieved what many consider the ultimate validation: $1 billion USD in annual revenue. Even more impressive? They did it the Ottawa way—methodically, profitably, and without sacrificing control. The Billion-Dollar Milestone That Almost Didn’t Happen Braatz’s approach paid off after years of consistent growth,
