Deadline: 15-May-22
Is your startup on a mission to address a major health challenge? Then Health 10x is for you.
UNSW Founders and The George Institute for Global Health have partnered to deliver a unique national program accelerating the business growth of startups developing affordable and scalable solutions for major health challenges, particularly the growing burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and injury in underserved populations . Health 10x is a two-phase program (Pre-Accelerator and Accelerator).
15 teams will be accepted into the 4-week Health 10x Pre-Accelerator, and up to 6 teams will be selected to advance to the 10-week Health 10x Accelerator.
Benefits
All program participants will benefit from:
- Accelerated startup education from leading industry experts and founders
- Dedicated HealthTech commercialization modules, including ‘Regulatory Requirements Overview’ and ‘Health Economics’ and others, developed by TGI
- Practical advice and coaching
- Validation of your business idea, solution or research application
- The opportunity to build, refine or scale your business model and become investment ready
- Networking and peer-to-peer support to build your confidence and networks
- Access to UNSW pool of talent: interns and study placements
- Access to a world-class network of makerspaces to ideate and prototype with UNSW’s prototyping coaches
- Access to UNSW Founders Perks up to the value of $1M
- Access to a pool of $15,000 in program prizes.
If you are accepted into the Health 10x Accelerator, you’ll also receive:
- $20,000 seed funding as a SAFE agreement
- 10 weeks of accelerated learning from industry and startup experts via workshops, mentoring and collaborative activities
- Access to the Health10x global mentorship program
- Weekly 1:1 meetings with their Entrepreneur-in-Residence
- An opportunity to participate in a series of digital events with key health innovation stakeholders in Australia, India and the US
- Access to a co-working space with UNSW Founders, ongoing mentorship and more
- An opportunity to pitch your startup to investors at the Health 10x Demo Night.
- Access to R&D expertise – UNSW staff, students (HDR and UG) and facilities
- Ongoing media and PR support.
Eligibility Criteria
- You are a founder or co-founder of a currently operating startup (from any Australian University)
- You have a proof of concept, prototype or MVP
- 1 day per week in the 5 week Pre-Accelerator Program and approximately 12 hours per week during the 10 week Accelerator phase
- You have an Australian registered company (Pty Ltd) to enter the accelerator phase of the program
- You have some market validation through customer take-up or engagement
- You can commit to participating in the program for its duration.
Suitable Applicant
Founders/startups who:
- Have a product or service that addresses non-communicable diseases or injuries which can be applied in underserved markets
- Want to become more resilient, learn how to build traction and scale
- Have clear IP ownership
- Want to participate in an intensive modular program
- Want to learn new startup frameworks to practice and implement
- Are keen to access UNSW’s and TGI’s outstanding network of founders, alumni and mentors with domain expertise.
For more information, visit https://unswfounders.com/health10x-accelerator
