What recognition has Evaheld received?

Evaheld's recognition from leading industry bodies, healthcare organisations, and business competitions reflects both the innovation of our technology and the profound impact of our mission.

Our journey began with validation from one of Australia's most prestigious startup programs. In 2022, Evaheld won the Sydney Genesis Startup Competition hosted by The University of Sydney. This wasn't just an award—it was recognition from a panel of experienced entrepreneurs, investors, and academic leaders that Evaheld addressed a genuine market need with innovative technology. The Genesis Award provided crucial early-stage validation, funding, and mentorship that helped shape Evaheld's growth trajectory.

In 2024, we reached another significant milestone: named a finalist for Championing Health at the Telstra Best of Business Awards. The Telstra Business Awards are among Australia's most prestigious business recognitions, and the Championing Health category specifically honours organisations making outstanding contributions to health and wellbeing. This recognition was particularly meaningful because it came from the healthcare sector itself—acknowledgment that Evaheld genuinely improves health outcomes by facilitating advance care planning, reducing family stress, and empowering people to articulate and document healthcare wishes.

2025 brought multiple international recognitions. Corporate Vision named Evaheld the Innovation & Advance Care Planning Company of 2025 in their Service Excellence Awards, recognising our unique contribution to an area of healthcare that's traditionally been paper-based, difficult to navigate, and often avoided altogether. We also received the Digital Transformation Award, acknowledging how Evaheld uses AI and digital technology to transform traditionally analogue processes (writing wills, storing documents in filing cabinets, verbal family conversations) into secure, organised, and accessible digital experiences.

Perhaps most personally meaningful to our team: Michelle Gomes was named Most Compassionate Legacy Planning CEO 2025 by APAC Insider. This award recognised not just business achievement but the empathy, care, and genuine compassion Michelle brings to leadership. In an industry that deals with sensitive topics like death, loss, and end-of-life planning, compassion isn't just a nice-to-have—it's essential. This recognition validated our belief that technology should serve humanity, not replace it, and that businesses can be both commercially successful and deeply caring.

We've also been recognised with the Healthcare Innovation Award from Digital Health, acknowledging Evaheld's role in modernising healthcare documentation and improving patient-provider communication through better documentation of medical histories, treatment preferences, and care wishes.

But perhaps our most important recognition doesn't come from awards ceremonies—it comes from the 10,000+ families who trust Evaheld with their most precious memories, sensitive healthcare wishes, and critical documents. It comes from healthcare providers who recommend Evaheld to patients. From aged care facilities that partner with us to help residents document their wishes. From adult children who email to say Evaheld gave them clarity and peace during their parent's final days. These recognitions remind us daily why we do this work and drive us to keep improving, innovating, and serving families with excellence and compassion.