There’s never been a more exciting time to be a healthcare tech entrepreneur. According to CB Insights, funding for digital health startups reached $6.6B in 2016, up from to $5.9B in 2015. But building a healthcare technology company is hard.
The Cedars-Sinai Accelerator program will greet its 10th accelerator class, featuring 10 innovative health-tech startup companies from the United States and around the globe.
During the three-month program, participating companies will have the opportunity to network and seek mentorship from more than 300 clinicians, executives and resources across Cedars-Sinai.
The Cedars-Sinai Accelerator is welcoming 10 health-tech startup companies from around the world to its eighth accelerator class.
The accelerator is now accepting applications for the next class through March 15. The focus areas mentioned in this article are examples of the types of projects Cedars-Sinai Accelerator works with, but it is open to applications from any company developing solutions for hospital and health system customers.
In this episode of Digital Health Today, host Dan Kendall and Anne Wellington, Managing Director of the Cedars-Sinai Accelerator, discuss the broad scope of work surrounding Cedars-Sinai as a healthcare provider, the genesis of the Cedars-Sinai Accelerator program, how Cedars-Sinai acts as an advocate for startups, and future plans for the program.
“We understand the importance of helping startups develop technology that empowers the patient or healthcare professional to better track, manage and improve health and healthcare delivery,” said Darren Dworkin, Chief Information Officer of Cedars-Sinai Accelerator powered by Techstars. “We bring the expertise of leaders who are on the front lines of care every day and can provide thorough perspective to technology companies who are making real changes in the space. Through our partnership with HLTH, we bring this collaboration to life in the Startup Pitch competition.”
