RECAP: VentureOut HealthTech EXPLORE Program, July 2018

From July 16th through July 20th of 2018, VentureOut partnered with Medstartr to power an amazing Healthtech program! In this one-week workshop-filled program, startups learned how to scale and raise capital and got connected with some of the top tech influencers and investors in NYC.

The startups:

Our partner:

Millions of Patients around the world are standing up and taking an active role in their health, including supporting the care innovations that matter most to them. MedStartr enables patients, doctors, institutions, partners, and investors to find and fund the best ideas in healthcare and bring them to life.
VentureOut is proud to have had the opportunity to organize multiple Healthtech programs in partnership with MedStartr since 2017.

A One-Week Hyper Accelerator Program:

Our one-week hyper-accelerator was an opportunity for the most promising healthcare companies selected to become immersed in the health community of New York, meeting with leading startups, corporations, and venture investors. We empowered our entrepreneurs with the education, resources, and connections needed to successfully raise capital and grow their business leveraging on all the opportunities NYC has to offer.

Click here to discover the full agenda and complete mentor list of the program.

Pictured below: some of the highlights of the program.

Workshops & mentoring

NY Tech Ecosystem session — Startups learned about the NY Tech Ecosystem with Marcos Dinnerstein and Alex Fair.

Digital Marketing & Growth Hacking session — Ed Plotts from Ladder walked the startups through best practices in Digital Marketing & Growth Hacking.

Enterprise Sales & Channel Partnership session — Our mentor Haithem Elembaby led the Enterprise Sales & Channel Partnership workshop.

Fundamentals of Fundraising and Finance workshop — Paul Bianco from ffVC went through the Fundamentals of Fundraising and Finance with our startups.

Startups gained valuable insights from Alex Fair during the Mentoring & Pitch Prep session.

Expansion Strategy session — Expansion Panel at BMK: very valuable insights on how to scale from top lawyers and accountants.

investor office visits & Company insights

Mentor Chere Parton from Aetna hosted a Digital Health session for our startups.

Investor Introduction: MidAtlantic Bio Angels — Startups got to meet with Loren Busby from MidAtlantic Bio Angels.

Hitlab panel — Investor reception featuring panelists from HITLab talking about Selling to Hospitals.

The Pitch Night

The pitch night is the capstone of the Healthtech Program. We started with networking, cocktails, and hors-d’oeuvres. Following a round of introductions, each startup pitched for 3 minutes and received feedback from each investor on the panel. The night was capped off with more networking and refreshments.

Our investor panel featured: