Website : http://healthwildcatters.com/
X : @hwildcatters
LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/company/health-wildcatters
Health Wildcatters is a Dallas-based accelerator program laser-focused on healthcare startups. Since its founding in 2013, it has supported over 100 companies in the digital health, medical device, biotech, and healthcare services space. If you’re building something for patients, providers, payers, or pharma—this is your niche accelerator.
What sets Health Wildcatters apart is its combination of vertical focus, early-stage capital, and a tight-knit network of healthcare-specific mentors, clinicians, investors, and institutions. Their annual cohort is small and selective, ensuring startups get the attention and access they need.
Who Should Apply to Health Wildcatters?
This program is ideal for:
- Founders in digital health, diagnostics, medical devices, therapeutics, or healthcare delivery models.
- Startups that are pre-seed to seed-stage, with an MVP or prototype and looking for pilot opportunities or early traction.
- Teams that want to build in the U.S. healthcare system and need intros to hospitals, insurers, or pharma.
- First-time founders who benefit from a structured, milestone-driven environment with healthcare-centric feedback.
Health Wildcatters actively supports regulatory, reimbursement, and clinical validation paths—things generalist accelerators rarely touch. If you’re navigating FDA classification, HIPAA, or payer strategy, this program offers a community that speaks your language.
Program Details
- Equity Taken: Around 8% (negotiable).
- Investment: $30,000 base, with up to $380,000 available in follow-on funding from its network.
- Duration: 12 weeks, in-person in Dallas.
- Perks: Access to dozens of healthcare mentors, pitch coaching, exposure to healthcare investors and stakeholders.
- Demo Day: Yes — heavily attended by angel investors, VC firms, and corporate healthcare players.
Why Choose Health Wildcatters?
If you’re building in healthcare, you already know the rules are different. Sales cycles are longer, regulations are tougher, and evidence often matters more than buzz. Health Wildcatters is one of the few U.S. accelerators specifically designed to help startups navigate that complexity.
Whether you’re looking to validate a clinical use case, land a hospital pilot, or secure a strategic angel check from a physician group, this program gives you the network and structure to make it happen.