So long Orion Health, hello McCrae Tech

Ian McCrae said the decision to sell was made just over three years ago, when a diagnosis forced him to evaluate what was important to him. (Image: Supplied)

Ben Moore

Wed, 18 Dec 2024

The $200 million sale of Orion Health will serve to fund McCrae Tech, a spinout company that will develop and scale three new startups.Orion founder Ian McCrae negotiated the sale to include core Orion products while taking three newer products with him into his new company.McCrae, who holds 84% of the shares of Orion, said the decision to sell the “established business” side of the company was made just over three years ago when he was diagnosed with a brain tumour.“Three years ago, I was meant to be dead in 14 months –...

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