Not another accelerator

Education, practice, and mentorship to make you wiser in the ways of US healthcare, savvier in executing commercial decisions, and quicker in kicking the competition to the curb.

INQUIRE TO APPLY

The HealthTech Bridge brings something that just about every accelerator, incubator, and innovation program gloss over: how to actually decipher your commercial strategy and how to execute to win.

The basics are great—but you’re not here to be basic.

Why do these program gloss over commercial strategy? It’s hard. Really hard. It’s also what strangles companies entering the US, and most of these programs aren’t designed to help international scaleups play to their strengths.

The HealthTech Bridge curriculum is designed to give you unparalleled commercial advantage.

Designed specifically for EU and LATAM scaleups to translate models and pricing

Exclusively focused on commercial strategy, shortening your sales cycle, and getting market validation

From veteran commercial leaders from scaleups Fortune 100 companies, you’ll learn how it’s done

Straightforward answers and advice for precisely your stage and industry

The US Healthcare World is opaque and convoluted. It famously drains runways, turns business models into dust, and leads even the most visionary of entrepreneurs to make poor decisions.

This program is designed to help you accomplish two things very, very well:

  • Enter the US market in a manner that leads to greater competitive advantage while creating early streams of revenue

  • Secure investment in your bridge or Series A round from a US anchor investor

Small group discussion and practice sessions

Based on your discipline, scaleups are placed into non-competitive groups which meet bi-monthly

Access to tools, templates, and quick answers

You’ll receive resources to help you execute a new financial model, investment narrative, and go-to-market plan

Get in front of the partners you need

From OEMs to facilities and sales agents, you’ll be able to make contact and understand processes before you’ve committed commercial resources

Virtual, 12-week program designed to lower commercial risk, improve capital efficiency, and fortify your investment narrative

Applications will open July 15 for the September - November 2024 cohort.

Participants will be selected on a rolling basis until all seats are filled. The deadline to apply will be August 15, 2024.

Selected participants will be notified promptly upon entrance decision. Program fees must be paid one week prior to the course beginning.

Please note that fees may be paid on behalf of your organization by a sponsoring country or fund. For more information, please reach out to us via email.

ADD ME TO THE WAITLIST

Developed from many years of supporting the US market entry of some of the most successful international scaleups

  • Healthcare Natives

    In contrast to many accelerators and other programs, we're healthcare natives--and we know that retrofitting general consumer or tech content and calling it "healthtech" doesn't work.

  • Investment Natives

    HealthTech Bridge is designed and led by firsthand investment expertise: in addition to serving as a trusted advisor to dozens of VCs internationally, Elizabeth Jennings is on the Board of Directors (healthcare) for the fastest growing social impact angel network, SWAN Impact, and is a venture partner with several US funds. Complementing her experience, Don Fowler actively serves several international private equity groups within healthcare. Both of them also lead Venture Atlas Labs, a consultancy that serves a range of investors.

  • Truly International

    We know what it means to enter new geographies--and all the challenges that entails. Both your core instructors have lived significant portions of their lives outside of the US and understand personally the nuances and obstacles that must be overcome. In fact, Venture Atlas Labs' specializes in exactly this.

Capital efficient, time efficient

  • No application fee

  • 0% equity

  • One flat program cost

  • 100% commercial & investment focused

  • All virtual with live interactions

  • Small cohorts work directly with instructors

Designed specifically for scaling healthtech companies

For top performing leaders

US HealthTech Bridge is designed to complement other accelerators and soft landing programs in the US,. With a focus on the most high-risk elements of a company's success, the entrepreneurs who graduate from US HealthTech Bridge have a headstart on their competitors for admission into some of the most prestigious medical programs in the US.

We encourage companies to take this program earlier than they might think--so that they can apply these tools before their peers, gaining a competitive advantage, and can be better prepared for pilots, early conversations with partners, and VC-backed sprint programs.

This program is for you if:

  • You have an established startup with market validation and traction in their home country

  • If required, you may or may not already have FDA approval--but you're within 12 months of it

  • You plan to start fundraising your Series A or a bridge round in order to scale to the US--and you want an American anchor investor

Functional categories:

  • Screening and diagnostics (all classes)

  • AI across all disciplines in prediction, management

  • Class I - III medical devices

  • Consumer health and wearables

  • Digital therapeutics

  • Telehealth and virtual care

  • Mental health

  • Chronic patient care

Who isn’t a good fit for US HealthTech Bridge?

We offer specific workshops and tailored curriculum for unique scenarios, such as those with a trade mission, in which we include clinicians, facility administration, procurement, distribution, and KOLs specific to the product and indication composition.

This program is designed to bring the most critical information and tools common to a range of disciplines, indications, and product types--but it may not be for everyone.

This program does not address the needs of:

  • Pharma and molecule discovery

  • Startups in the ideation phase without a clear line-of-sight on market validation in their home country or region

  • Academic ventures that have not yet spun out of their home institution, although this program may be audited for the edification of medical school students in joint MBA studies

If you're want to make sure this program is a good fit for you, or you have any other questions, please contact us here.

ASK A QUESTION

Past program participants say

 

"We didn't want to talk to US investors without really understanding the US market. HealthTech Bridge saved us endless hours trying to figure this out on our own."

"So many things we were concerned about in our US entry were made clear in this program. It saved us literally thousands of euros and a lot of embarrassment."

"COVID set us back. No one wanted to talk--and we couldn't be there physically. This program kept us moving forward."

"Elizabeth and Don are amazing: they are so knowledgeable, honest, and genuinely care that we are successful. We love being able to just ask a question and get an actual answer."

"Honestly, I don't think we would have closed our Series A without this. We knew Italy--but we didn't know the US as much as we thought we did. Worth it a million times over."

"I think it's a good balance between DIY and actually hiring specialists. I liked that there was no equity and it was so simple to apply. I enjoyed it."

"There are so many "advisors" out there that have no idea what healthcare is really about. This program was different and the most valuable we have attended."

"We just got accepted into a major pilot in the US and the positioning we learned here was imperative. Pay attention to the methodology they teach. So important."

"We were wasting a lot of time but couldn't afford to hire anyone while trying to fundraise. This made all the difference in the world. Thank you."

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