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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:

  • Founder Institute Online Information Session: https://FI.co/infosession

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:

  • Alan Young: Strategic Advisor, BellSant
  • Anish Patel: Employer Go-to-Market Advisor, GRAIL
  • Ankoor Tailor: Partner, NAVN Advisory
  • Axel Strombergsson: Vice President, QuickVault, Veeva Systems, Inc.
  • Balaji Gopalan: Co-Founder and CEO, MedStack
  • Christopher Brereton: Partner and Cheif Product Officer, Sidebench
  • Dominique Kim, MPH: Health and Healthcare Transformation Leader, InnovatorMD
  • Francois Nguyen: Chief Design Officer, frog
  • Ghayath Janoudi: Founding CEO, Loon Bio
  • Irina Kukuyeva PhD: AI due diligence, Kukuyeva Consulting
  • Jason Novak: Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright
  • Jeni Chang: Founder | Investor | Advisor
  • Jenn Knoop Koblick: VP, BoomerBaby
  • 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
  • Krishna Chidambaram: CEO, Rapid Digital Services
  • Lavinia Herbei: MD, MBA, InnovatorMD, JMMG
  • Leena Palav: Board Member, Strategy Advisor, COO, -med devices, health tech, consumer products, robotics
  • Lisa Sherwin: CEO, Sherwin Advisors
  • Mark Wesson MPH, FACHE: Managing Director, VitaX Ventures
  • Mu Zhou: Head of AI, SenseTime
  • Nathan Kline: Managing General Partner, Cistern Capital
  • Rafael M Lopes, MBA, CPXP, CPHIMS: Founder & Chief Digital Health Strategist, Bold Digital Health
  • Raphael Gernot Klingmann: Founder, Enbarca Inc
  • Steven Colby: Partner, Rimon Law
  • Suzy Engwall: CEO and President, HealthTech Strategies, LLC
  • Tijana Momirov: Startup Consultant - Product Management, StartupSetup
  • Torrey Smith: Co-Founder & CEO, Endiatx
  • Uli Chettipally, MD: Founder, InnovatorMD
  • Viji Natarajan: Founder & CEO, LaPortaCare

  • And many more to be announced.

Join us in Health Tech to build a great company in 2023. 

Apply to the Health Tech Founder Institute today, or learn more at FI.co/overview.  

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