Build a Great Startup in 2023 with the FI Health Tech Startup Accelerator

The Founder Institute, the world’s most proven network to turn ideas into fundable startups, is excited to announce that we are now accepting applications for the Health Tech program!

If you could use a structured process and a lifetime of support from Health Tech's top investors and entrepreneurs to build a startup, then apply to the Health Tech Founder Institute today.

Since 2009, our highly-structured accelerator programs have helped entrepreneurs at the earliest stages grow quickly, know what to do next, and make connections with the largest community of startup advisors.

It all starts with our renowned ‘FI Core’ accelerator, which pushes founders at the idea and pre-seed stages to reach the milestones needed for investment and sustained growth. Alumni of FI Core then receive free access to our advanced ‘Founder Lab’ accelerators for years to come, and can get matched with prospective investors in the FI Venture Network, a collection of global funds actively investing in the earliest rounds of funding.

To celebrate the launch, the Founder Institute will host several free online startup events in Health Tech, where you can learn from top entrepreneurs:

What is Entrepreneur DNA? Insights from 15 Years of Social Science Research: 10:00am, Apr 29, 2024 (America/Los_Angeles): https://FI.co/e/342842
Founder Institute Online Information Session: https://FI.co/infosession
Co-Founders Connect: Find a Business Partner Online: 5:00pm, May 01, 2024 (America/Los_Angeles): https://FI.co/e/338038
How to Come Up with Great Startup Ideas (Interactive Online Event): 10:00am, May 08, 2024 (America/Los_Angeles): https://FI.co/e/339345
Innovation Series: Connecting Corporates & Startups with Open Innovation: 9:00am, May 09, 2024 (America/Los_Angeles): https://FI.co/e/345205
Startup Founders’ Guide to Building an Effective Go-To-Market Strategy: 10:00am, May 15, 2024 (America/Los_Angeles): https://FI.co/e/342696
How to Build a Fundable Start-up Brand: 10:00am, May 20, 2024 (America/Los_Angeles): https://FI.co/e/338772
Employee to Entrepreneur: How to Make the Transition to Startup Founder: 5:00pm, May 22, 2024 (America/Los_Angeles): https://FI.co/e/340347
Startup Pitch Practice: Share Your Idea and Get Expert Feedback: 5:00pm, May 27, 2024 (America/Los_Angeles): https://FI.co/e/339394
How to Quickly Establish Safe, Reliable, and Compliant AI Startups: 10:00am, May 29, 2024 (America/Los_Angeles): https://FI.co/e/340139
What is Entrepreneur DNA? Insights from 15 Years of Social Science Research: 10:00am, Jun 03, 2024 (America/Los_Angeles): https://FI.co/e/343427
Ask an Investor Anything: Q&A with a Venture Capitalist: 5:00pm, Jun 05, 2024 (America/Los_Angeles): https://FI.co/e/340960
How to Come Up with Great Startup Ideas: 5:00pm, Jun 10, 2024 (America/Los_Angeles): https://FI.co/e/339715
Employee to Entrepreneur: How to Make the Transition to Startup Founder: 10:00am, Jun 12, 2024 (America/Los_Angeles): https://FI.co/e/339765
Co-Founder Networking: Find a Business Partner: 10:00am, Jun 17, 2024 (America/Los_Angeles): https://FI.co/e/339898
How to Take a Value Proposition to Finding Product Market Fit: 10:00am, Jun 24, 2024 (America/Los_Angeles): https://FI.co/e/341430
Startup Pitch Practice: Share Your Idea and Get Expert Feedback: 10:00am, Jun 26, 2024 (America/Los_Angeles): https://FI.co/e/339821
Employee to Entrepreneur: How to Make the Transition to Startup Founder: 5:00pm, Jul 01, 2024 (America/Los_Angeles): https://FI.co/e/340209
How Founders Beat Anxiety for Peak Performance : 10:00am, Jul 03, 2024 (America/Los_Angeles): https://FI.co/e/341938
How to Acquire your First 100 B2C Customers: 10:00am, Jul 08, 2024 (America/Los_Angeles): https://FI.co/e/344393
Startup Pitch Practice: Share Your Idea and Get Expert Feedback: 5:00pm, Jul 15, 2024 (America/Los_Angeles): https://FI.co/e/341239
Startup Fundraising Q&A: Meet Investors from the FI Venture Network: 10:00am, Jul 17, 2024 (America/Los_Angeles): https://FI.co/e/341325
What is Entrepreneur DNA? Insights from 15 Years of Social Science Research: 5:00pm, Jul 22, 2024 (America/Los_Angeles): https://FI.co/e/343947
How to Build a Personal Brand: The Startup Founders Guide to Thought Leadership: 10:00am, Jul 24, 2024 (America/Los_Angeles): https://FI.co/e/343131
How to Come Up with Great Startup Ideas : 10:00am, Jul 29, 2024 (America/Los_Angeles): https://FI.co/e/341644
Co-Founder Networking: Find a Business Partner: 5:00pm, Aug 05, 2024 (America/Los_Angeles): https://FI.co/e/341872
What is Entrepreneur DNA? Insights from 15 Years of Social Science Research: 10:00am, Aug 12, 2024 (America/Los_Angeles): https://FI.co/e/344085
Pitch Lounge: Practice Pitching Your Business Idea to Startup Experts : 5:00pm, Aug 19, 2024 (America/Los_Angeles): https://FI.co/e/341739
Ask an Investor Anything: Q&A with a Venture Capitalist: 5:00pm, Aug 26, 2024 (America/Los_Angeles): https://FI.co/e/341796
How to Come Up with Great Startup Ideas: 5:00pm, Aug 28, 2024 (America/Los_Angeles): https://FI.co/e/345826
Employee to Entrepreneur: How to Make the Transition to Startup Founder: 5:00pm, Sep 02, 2024 (America/Los_Angeles): https://FI.co/e/343236
What is Entrepreneur DNA? Insights from 15 Years of Social Science Research: 5:00pm, Sep 09, 2024 (America/Los_Angeles): https://FI.co/e/344199
Startup Fundraising Q&A: Meet Investors from the FI Venture Network: 10:00am, Sep 16, 2024 (America/Los_Angeles): https://FI.co/e/342342
How to Come Up with Great Startup Ideas: 10:00am, Sep 23, 2024 (America/Los_Angeles): https://FI.co/e/343531
Co-Founder Networking: Find a Business Partner: 10:00am, Sep 25, 2024 (America/Los_Angeles): https://FI.co/e/344283
Startup Pitch Practice: Share Your Idea and Get Expert Feedback: 10:00am, Oct 02, 2024 (America/Los_Angeles): https://FI.co/e/342027
Startup Fundraising Q&A: Meet Investors from the FI Venture Network: 5:00pm, Oct 14, 2024 (America/Los_Angeles): https://FI.co/e/342440
How to Come Up with Great Startup Ideas: 5:00pm, Oct 23, 2024 (America/Los_Angeles): https://FI.co/e/344497
What is Entrepreneur DNA? Insights from 15 Years of Social Science Research: 10:00am, Oct 30, 2024 (America/Los_Angeles): https://FI.co/e/344584
Employee to Entrepreneur: How to Make the Transition to Startup Founder : 10:00am, Nov 04, 2024 (America/Los_Angeles): https://FI.co/e/343323
Startup Pitch Practice: Share Your Idea and Get Expert Feedback: 5:00pm, Nov 06, 2024 (America/Los_Angeles): https://FI.co/e/342134
Co-Founder Networking: Find a Business Partner: 5:00pm, Nov 18, 2024 (America/Los_Angeles): https://FI.co/e/344678
What is Entrepreneur DNA? Insights from 15 Years of Social Science Research: 5:00pm, Nov 25, 2024 (America/Los_Angeles): https://FI.co/e/345419
Startup Fundraising Q&A: Meet Investors from the FI Venture Network: 10:00am, Nov 27, 2024 (America/Los_Angeles): https://FI.co/e/342527
Startup Pitch Practice: Share Your Idea and Get Expert Feedback: 10:00am, Dec 02, 2024 (America/Los_Angeles): https://FI.co/e/342234
What is the DNA of an Entrepreneur? Insights from 15 Years of Research: 10:00am, Dec 04, 2024 (America/Los_Angeles): https://FI.co/e/345324
Co-Founder Networking: Find a Business Partner: 10:00am, Dec 09, 2024 (America/Los_Angeles): https://FI.co/e/344778
How to Come Up with Great Startup Ideas: 10:00am, Dec 16, 2024 (America/Los_Angeles): https://FI.co/e/344897
Startup Fundraising Q&A: Meet Investors from the FI Venture Network: 5:00pm, Dec 23, 2024 (America/Los_Angeles): https://FI.co/e/342619

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The Health Tech program is led by some of the region's top startup leaders, including Dominique Kim (Health Career Transformation Leader, U.C. Berkeley School of Public Health), FI Health.

In addition, some of Health Tech's top investors, entrepreneurs, and CEOs will be participating in the program, providing them with expert feedback and evaluation. The list of startup mentors for the Health Tech Founder Institute includes:

Abhiroop Gandhi: Principal, Advisory Services
AJ Shergill: Co-Founder, Januity
Alan Young: Strategic Advisor, BellSant
Alexey Kadet: Chief Business Officer, Gero
Andrew Broderick: Project Co-Director, San Francisco Tech Council
Anish Patel: Employer Go-to-Market Advisor, GRAIL, ex-Proteus Digital Health, ex-Genentech, ex-LEK Consulting
Ankoor Tailor: Consultant, Value Based Care / Digital Health, ScaleHealth
Annu Navani: Founder & CEO, Comprehensive Spine and Sports Center
Arjun Rao: Founder and CEO, Syncremedies Healthcare Pvt Ltd
Ashwin Sivakumar: Chief of Digital Business Strategy, JugularSocial Group
Aviv Shalgi: CEO, Solar Simplified
Axel Strombergsson: Vice President, QuickVault, Veeva Systems, Inc.
Balaji Gopalan: Co-Founder and CEO, MedStack
Behrooz Behbod: Founder & CEO, The Entrepreneur's Doctor
Ben Huang: CEO, Astron Medtech
Bethany Hills Grois: Partner, DLA Piper
Blake Wehman: Founder & CEO, Remission Medical
Brad Larmie: Strategic Transformation & Innovation, Children's Minnesota
Britt Johnson: Operations Excellence Leader, Amazon
Carla Brenner: Venture Partner, Supernode Ventures
Chintan Oza: Founder, Anantam Ecosystems
Chris Foltz: Entrepreneur In Residence, Founder Institute + Responsible Solutions Ltd + IRG 100 CMO's & Change Agents
Chris Mc Carthy: Innovation and Design Leader, ILN Coaching & Consulting
Chris Anderson: General Partner, A2Z Ventures
Christian Behl: International Business Development, Cognition IP
Christopher Brereton: Partner and Cheif Product Officer, Sidebench
Christopher K. Lee: Technology Strategy Director, Elevance Health
Chuan En (Ken) Lin: Managing Director, ABIES Asset Management
Coco Sellman: Entrepreneur & Angel Investor, Remarkable Ventures
Dennis Robbins: Principal, Dennis Robbins Ph.D., M.P.H.
Diwen Chen: Value Based Care Advisor / Consultant, Freelance / Former VP/National Head of Payment Innovation, Elevance Health
D.J. Mogefors: Founder and CEO, Mogefors Consulting
Dominique Kim, MPH: Health and Healthcare Transformation Leader, InnovatorMD
Dr. Pallavi Singh: IP and Technology Lawyer and Consultant, Founder, Episteme Legal
Eric Hsu: Corporate Attorney
Eric Fennel: Founder / President, Value Strategies, LLC
Faye Sahai: General Founding Partner, Telosity Ventures
Fran Ayalasomayajula: CEO, RTL Innovation
Francois Nguyen: Chief Design Officer, frog
FRANCOIS PAILLIER, CIRCAGENE
Gary Goldman: Founder, Global Health Impact Fund
Genevieve Le Marchal: Managing Partner, Suncoast Ventures
Ghayath Janoudi: Founding CEO, Loon Bio
Hamza Shaikh: Founder / CEO, Stabl
Hiren Patel: Angel Investor, board member, advisor, head of QA/RA, Multiple
I Lin Tsai: Co-Founder, Astron Medtech
Irina Kukuyeva PhD: AI due diligence, Kukuyeva Consulting
Israel Raz: Partner, Extera Partners
Jack Cochran: Retired CEO and Plastic Surgeon, Executive Advisor on Straegy and Leadership
Jason Scharf
Jason Novak: Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright
JEFFREY CHAMPAGNE: Vice President, Business Development, Inertia Product Development
Jeni Chang: Founder | Investor | Mentor, .
Jenn Knoop Koblick: VP, BoomerBaby
Jeramy Lund: Co-Founder, Rehabilitation Health
John Shufeldt: Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Xcellerant Ventures
Johnny Lam: SVP, Business Development, ScaleHealth
Joni Chroman: Consultant, Quintuple Aim Solutions
Joseph Severson: Executive Director, Strategic Planning, Kaiser Permanente
June W Choi: Managing Partner, Serval Ventures
Kan Lew, Esq.: Counsel, SSM
Ken Gordon: Co-founder and CEO, VALR
Kenneth Grant: Physician , Children's Hospital Orange County
Kevin Yamazaki: CEO & Founder, Sidebench
Kevin Fairley: Healthcare Data Modeler and Terminologist, Freelance
Lavinia Herbei: MD, MBA, InnovatorMD, JMMG
Leena Palav: Board Member, Strategy Advisor, COO, Med devices, health tech
Lisa Sherwin: CEO, Sherwin Advisors
Madhu Shetti: Founder and CEO, Anchor Healthcare
Mark Wesson MPH, FACHE: Managing Director, VitaX Ventures
Mark Freeland: Chief Operating Officer, Give Virtual Care
Martina Truche: Healthcare Innovator , Space Medicine Enthusiast
Max Simms: Co-Founder, CEO, MindTrace Technologies
Mercedes Bankston: Founder, Funderstar LTD
Miles Rand: VP of Product, Milk Moovement
Mohan Iyer: General Partner, SOSV / IndieBio
Mu Zhou: Head of AI, SenseTime
Nagesh Mallugari: Business Development & Partnerships, Fission Labs
Nardo Manaloto: Managing Partner, Qubits Ventures
Nila Rafiq: MD, MBA, FI Health
Olena Bochulia: Co-Founder, Severus
Olivier Rabenschlag: Founding Partner, Chapter 3 Capital
Olu Ogunlela: Co-Founder & CEO, Liferithms
Parag Jain: Dr, Texas Children's Hospital
Phong Nguyen Dang: Managing Partner, Hyperform
Prathamesh Prabhudesai: Co-Founder & CEO, safeBVM
Quinn Wang: CEO, Quadrant Eye
Rachel Ndungu: CEO, Biashara Africa
Rafael M Lopes, MBA, CPXP, CPHIMS: Founder & Chief Digital Health Strategist, Bold Digital Health
Raphael Gernot Klingmann: Founder, Enbarca Inc
Robert Pruter: CRO, SPHER, Inc.
Russell Brand: CEO & Founder, Responsible Solutions Limited
Scarlett Chen: Managing Partner , Verge HealthTech Fund
Shakthi Kumar: Dr, BHS Group
Simran Kaur: Founder, Power Women Corp
Sridhar Prathikanti: President, Future World Studios, inc
Stan Schroeder, C6 Systems
Steve Spring: Senior Business Development Manager , Cor Medical Ventures
Steven Colby: Partner, Rimon Law
Sushant Shankar: Co-Founder & CEO, HealthPals
Suzy Engwall: CEO and President, HealthTech Strategies, LLC
Tanu Jain: Startup Advisor, Self Employed
Taylor Mc Partland: CEO, ScaleHealth
Tijana Momirov: Startup Consultant - Product Management, StartupSetup
Torrey Smith: Co-Founder & CEO, Endiatx
Trent Campbell: VP. Commercial Strategies, Axonics, Inc.
Uli Chettipally, MD: Founder, InnovatorMD
Veeraj Shah: Co-Founder & CEO, Vitalize
Viji Natarajan: Founder & CEO, LaPortaCare
Vipula Tailor: CEO, Sonix Medical Devices
Yan Chow: Global Healthcare Leader, Automation Anywhere