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Health Wildcatters looking to support HIT entrepreneurs in the great state of Texas

A Dallas technology accelerator is launching a new program for healthcare startups. Applications for the […]

A Dallas technology accelerator is launching a new program for healthcare startups. Applications for the first class of Health Wildcatters is now open.

The accelerator is looking for companies working in digital health, mHealth, healthIT, SaaS, medical devices, pharma, and diagnostics. According to the DHealthcare Daily:

Health Wildcatters provides health startups with up to $35,000 in seed money in exchange for 8 percent of equity. So far, the organization has raised $1 million from about 30 investors, several of whom will also act as mentors to the startups.

The competition for the 15 spots is expected to be strong, with a live quick-pitch “finals” event with the Top 30 teams in Dallas in July. Startups accepted into the program are partnered with mentors, advisors, capital, connections, strategic resources and all the nuts-and-bolts startups need on the professional services side.

Executive director Dr. Hubert Zajicek was previously managing director of medical technology at North Texas Enterprise Center for Medical Technology. At NTEC he was responsible for the medical technology program where he evaluated and advised startups.

Apply here.

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Veronica Combs

Veronica is an independent journalist and communications strategist. For more than 10 years, she has covered health and healthcare with a focus on innovation and patient engagement. Most recently she managed strategic partnerships and communications for AIR Louisville, a digital health project focused on asthma. The team recruited 7 employer partners, enrolled 1,100 participants and collected more than 250,000 data points about rescue inhaler use. Veronica has worked for startups for almost 20 years doing everything from launching blogs, newsletters and patient communities to recruiting speakers, moderating panel conversations and developing new products. You can reach her on Twitter @vmcombs.

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