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:

How to Come Up with Great Startup Ideas : 10:00am, Jul 29, 2024 (America/Los_Angeles): https://FI.co/e/348447
Founder Institute Online Information Session: https://FI.co/infosession
Military Veteran Founder Showcase, featuring The Veteran Fund, Moonshots Capital, AIN, & Context Ventures : 3:00pm, Jul 30, 2024 (America/Los_Angeles): https://FI.co/e/354044
Fireside Chat with Rand Fishkin: From Moz to SparkToro: 12:30pm, Jul 31, 2024 (America/Los_Angeles): https://FI.co/e/354002
Co-Founder Networking: Find a Business Partner: 5:00pm, Aug 05, 2024 (America/Los_Angeles): https://FI.co/e/354028
How to Achieve Product-Market Fit: Insights from Seedstars: 10:00am, Aug 07, 2024 (America/Los_Angeles): https://FI.co/e/354029
What is Entrepreneur DNA? Insights from 15 Years of Social Science Research: 10:00am, Aug 12, 2024 (America/Los_Angeles): https://FI.co/e/354030
Launching a U.S. Company: Insights & Pitfalls to Avoid with Mark Milastsivy: 9:00am, Aug 15, 2024 (America/Los_Angeles): https://FI.co/e/353908
Pitch Lounge: Practice Pitching Your Business Idea to Startup Experts : 10:00am, Aug 19, 2024 (America/Los_Angeles): https://FI.co/e/354031
Venture Trailblazers, featuring Warren Packard (Operating Partner at AI Fund): 9:00am, Aug 22, 2024 (America/Los_Angeles): https://FI.co/e/351710
Ask an Investor Anything: Q&A with a Venture Capitalist: 5:00pm, Aug 26, 2024 (America/Los_Angeles): https://FI.co/e/354092
How to Come Up with Great Startup Ideas: 5:00pm, Aug 28, 2024 (America/Los_Angeles): https://FI.co/e/354093
Employee to Entrepreneur: How to Make the Transition to Startup Founder: 5:00pm, Sep 02, 2024 (America/Los_Angeles): https://FI.co/e/354105
How Startup Founders Build & Sustain their Competitive Edge in Today’s Market : 10:00am, Sep 04, 2024 (America/Los_Angeles): https://FI.co/e/354106
What is Entrepreneur DNA? Insights from 15 Years of Social Science Research: 5:00pm, Sep 09, 2024 (America/Los_Angeles): https://FI.co/e/354107
Startup Fundraising Q&A: Meet Investors from the FI Venture Network: 10:00am, Sep 16, 2024 (America/Los_Angeles): https://FI.co/e/354108
How to Come Up with Great Startup Ideas: 10:00am, Sep 23, 2024 (America/Los_Angeles): https://FI.co/e/354109
Co-Founder Networking: Find a Business Partner: 10:00am, Sep 25, 2024 (America/Los_Angeles): https://FI.co/e/354110
Startup Pitch Practice: Share Your Idea and Get Expert Feedback: 10:00am, Oct 02, 2024 (America/Los_Angeles): https://FI.co/e/354134
Startup Fundraising Q&A: Meet Investors from the FI Venture Network: 5:00pm, Oct 14, 2024 (America/Los_Angeles): https://FI.co/e/354135
How to Come Up with Great Startup Ideas: 5:00pm, Oct 23, 2024 (America/Los_Angeles): https://FI.co/e/354136
What is Entrepreneur DNA? Insights from 15 Years of Social Science Research: 10:00am, Oct 30, 2024 (America/Los_Angeles): https://FI.co/e/354137
Employee to Entrepreneur: How to Make the Transition to Startup Founder : 10:00am, Nov 04, 2024 (America/Los_Angeles): https://FI.co/e/354157
Startup Pitch Practice: Share Your Idea and Get Expert Feedback: 5:00pm, Nov 06, 2024 (America/Los_Angeles): https://FI.co/e/354158
Co-Founder Networking: Find a Business Partner: 5:00pm, Nov 18, 2024 (America/Los_Angeles): https://FI.co/e/354159
What is Entrepreneur DNA? Insights from 15 Years of Social Science Research: 5:00pm, Nov 25, 2024 (America/Los_Angeles): https://FI.co/e/354160
Startup Fundraising Q&A: Meet Investors from the FI Venture Network: 10:00am, Nov 27, 2024 (America/Los_Angeles): https://FI.co/e/354161
Startup Pitch Practice: Share Your Idea and Get Expert Feedback: 10:00am, Dec 02, 2024 (America/Los_Angeles): https://FI.co/e/354182
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/354183
Co-Founder Networking: Find a Business Partner: 10:00am, Dec 09, 2024 (America/Los_Angeles): https://FI.co/e/354184
How to Come Up with Great Startup Ideas: 10:00am, Dec 16, 2024 (America/Los_Angeles): https://FI.co/e/354185
Startup Fundraising Q&A: Meet Investors from the FI Venture Network: 5:00pm, Dec 23, 2024 (America/Los_Angeles): https://FI.co/e/354186

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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
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
Kris Mihalic: Tech Product Executive / Advisor, Abbott (fmr Samsung, BandPage, Zynga, Lumo BodyTech)
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
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