As we look ahead to 2021, we once again encourage healthcare startups to apply for the annual MedCity INVEST Pitch Perfect startup competition at the spring conference scheduled for April 19-23. You can view the criteria and submit your application here.
The deadline to apply is 5pm ET, Friday, January 15.
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Finalists will compete across five tracks: biopharma, medical devices, diagnostics, health IT and health services. If these categories reflect your business, please apply.
To be eligible to participate, you need to fulfill one of the following criteria:
- Raised at least $1 million;
- Raised a Series A round;
- Have at least one qualified institutional investor or strategic investor that you can identify
Companies should also be looking for additional funding in the next 12 months. When completing the 2-page executive summary, please describe clearly the following:
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- Unmet need in the marketplace your company seeks to address;
- Your value proposition;
- How your product works in terms of the science behind it;
- Go-to-market strategy;
- If you have results of a pilot or other examples of clinical validation, please include it.
This will help investors screen your application based on the following criteria:
- Business idea
- Market opportunity
- Revenue model
- Founder’s experience
Each category will lead to the selection of five to six startups who will be judged by a group of leading healthcare investors, both traditional and corporate VCs.
The deadline to apply is 5 pm ET, Friday, January 15. Submit your application here.
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