Healthcare company-building profile
AHA Heart and Brain Health Accelerator
American Heart Association Center for Health Technology and Innovation with MedTech Innovator
AcceleratorGovernment or nonprofit acceleratorNonprofitActive
Source-based profile
Program at a Glance
- Program type
- Accelerator
- Program category
- Government or nonprofit accelerator
- Organization
- American Heart Association Center for Health Technology and Innovation with MedTech Innovator
- Organization type
- Nonprofit
- Location
- Dallas, Texas
- Company stage served
- Not publicly documented
- Cohort or participation model
- Annual cohort selection; an announced round selected eight startups
- Investment or funding offered
- Not publicly documented
- Published investment terms
- Non-dilutive; accelerator participation and mentorship delivered through MedTech Innovator's no-equity model
- Equity or fee model
- No equity
- Clinical or hospital connection
- Not publicly documented
- Application status
- Active
Public description
About the program
The American Heart Association's Center for Health Technology and Innovation partnered with MedTech Innovator to launch the Heart and Brain Health Accelerator, selecting startups advancing technologies for cardiovascular and brain health. Selected companies receive mentorship, scientific and clinical guidance from AHA experts and exposure to AHA's provider and payer network. The AHA also operates a broader accelerator network through its health technology center.
What the program publicly emphasizes
Focus areas and features
Cardiovascular healthBrain healthMedical devicesDigital health
- Category: Government or nonprofit accelerator
- Program structure: Annual cohort selection; an announced round selected eight startups
- Published terms: Non-dilutive; accelerator participation and mentorship delivered through MedTech Innovator's no-equity model
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