MedCity INVEST, held at the Ritz Carlton in Chicago, offers entrepreneurs the opportunity to pitch their companies to an audience of healthcare investors and collaboration partners. With five tracks for healthcare and life sciences startups, INVEST Pitch Perfect, set for May 22-24, is MedCity’s largest startup pitch competition of the year. The conference is held in cooperation with Mid-American Healthcare Investors Network (MHIN) and offers many opportunities for companies to network with investors.
To submit an application, click here.
Startups will be presenting in five areas, including:
- Biopharma
- Diagnosis
- Medical devices
- Health Technologies: Users/Employers
- Health Technologies: Payers/Providers
There is no application fee. Applications will be reviewed by investment professionals. Six finalists will be selected for each of the five songs.
The deadline for submitting an application is January 30.
Startups must be registered for the conference to participate in the pitch competition. Each winner will receive up to $20,000 in advertising on MedCityNews.com.
Criteria for applicants include:
- Startups must have been founded in the last five years (no earlier than 2018)
- Raised a seed round of capital and/or sought Series A or Series B funding
Startups will be screened against criteria including:
- Answer
- Completeness of the business plan
- Market opportunities
- The experience of the founders
- Comps and recovery model
- Pilots
Here’s a reminder of last year’s winners:
Care Coordination and Value-Based Care (Sponsored by UnityPoint Health Ventures): Vincere Hello — Shalene De Silva, Co-Founder and CEO
Diagnostics 2.0: myBiometry — Brian Nolan, Founder and CEO
PharmaTech: It was a tie between Athelo Hello— Monica Schmide and Jessica Thurmond, co-founders and Modality.ai — David Suendermann-Oeft, Founder and CEO.
Remote monitoring of patients and smart devices: It was a tie between NXgenPort Inc — Cathy Skinner, co-founder and Bloomio — Catherine Liao, Co-Founder and CEO.
You can apply for Pitch Perfect from complete your application here. Apply today!
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