A global FemTech community and a 9 month equity free FemTech start-up acceleration program for companies developing innovative solutions to improve technologies relating to women’s health with international reach.
Aims of the 9 Month Start-up Acceleration Program
The program aims to help selected start-up companies to:
- refine their business models
- go-to-market process strategy
- meet investors
- meet potential customers
- get personalized technical and business coaching
- gain visibility through international roadshows.
Thematic Areas
- Application Software
- Apps B2C Information platforms
- Therapeutics/Wearable devices
- IoT Preventive medicine
- Diagnostics
- Monitoring equipment
- AI services
- Consumer non-durables
- Personal products
- Outcome management and InsurTech
Eligibility Criteria
All start-ups or projects developing innovative solutions to foster women’s health are welcome to apply to this program. Priority will be given to those start-ups that:
- Are tech driven.
- All nationalities are welcome.
- Demonstrate growth potential and traction to customers.
- Have a product / service that is ready to be commercialized.
- Are looking for international development and further fundraising.
- Are in the field of Femtech: Pregnancy & post-partum – wellness – period health – fertility & infertility – menopause – oncology – mental health – family life – prevention – treatment – care – inclusive health insurance – women’s health in the workplace – value-based healthcare – brain & bone health – immune & heart diseases
- Have a strong team.
- Are committed to attend diligently all the program activities (1-2 senior team members).
- Have a female and/or male founders.
Eligible Innovation Project
The program will also accept a limited number of promising start-up projects in Femtech that have not yet incorporated or innovation project team from corporates, as associated members of the program, where business training and coaching will be offered.
Benefits
- 9 months of tailored coaching and specialized workshops
- Develop pilot projects with Group Mutuel or its partner companies
- Access to potential customers through international collaborations
- Exposure to international investors
- Access to a unique knowledge from payer’s perspective
- A desk at La Forge, the incubator of EPFL Innovation Park in Lausanne.
- Direct feedback from a panel of technology experts from EPFL network and the University
Applications Deadline – 1st February 2023, 23:59 (GMT+01:00)
