1st coaching session
Problem Analysis and Solution Analysis
Our Healthcare Accelerator
GründerAtelier is a creative space where high-potential startups find the knowledge, funding and guidance for a successful launch and expansion. We strive to partner with ambitious entrepreneurs and bright minds to create a prosperous environment where the most innovative ideas can thrive.
We require our healthcare startups to also generate social returns together with financial return. GA supports impact investing and promote social projects which aim to generate positive externalities and we want our startups to have the same mission.
Our Focus
BIOTECHNOLOGY
MEDICAL DEVICES & MED TECH
MEDICAL SERVICES
PHARMA & BIOPHARMA
HEALTHCARE REAL ESTATE
CARE SERVICES
PROGRAM STRUCTURE
The overall program includes workshops, coaching, dinners, events, speakers, networking with investors, introduction of customers, legal, admin, banking, financial, business support and a virtual Demo Day. The accelerator program takes three month and will be structure in the following fashion:
Participation Requirements
Welcomed
Our accelerator will contain the best talents and innovative startups. Some of the key aspects we want our candidates to have are, but not limited, to the followings:
- Incorporate data as part of their competitive advantage.
- Addresses pain points for payers, providers and patients.
- Outsource services to relieve the pressure on the medical ecosystem.
- Focus and disrupt niche markets such as radiology.
- Passionate about the value chain development of care management, from funding and delivery to recruitment and engagement.
- Dwell into next-generation pharma technologies such as gene and cell therapies.
Required
In order to be considered for the program the startup need to satisfy a list of criteria:
- The team needs to be composed of more than 1 person and the members of the team need to have complementary skills.
- The startup needs to have a legal structure and be registered.
- The startup needs to be maximum 7 years old.
- Spin-offs from Universities and/or corporates are allowed to Apply.
- The team needs to be working full-time in the startup.
- The program is open to any startups in the above mentioned fields. Startups in the Series A phase or above are not allowed to apply.
SELECTION Process
Every year we will support a maximum of 10 startups with a threshold of 3 startups per quarter.
Round 1:
The selection process in round one consists of an application to the program, pitch deck & team assessment and a 30-minute interview run by GA Financial Team.
Round 2:
The second round will consist of a 60-minute interview where the fundamentals of the startup and its potential will be challenged.
Round 3:
Startups that manage to pass the second round almost made it. Now we just have to agree on all the terms concerning the program and clarify the legal framework with you. Once that is done – Welcome to our Healthcare Accelerator Program!
Interested? Then please send us your full pitch deck to: pitch@gruenderatelier.de.
Once we have reviewed all your information we will get back to you as soon as possible.
Some of our Partners
Fraunhofer Venture is responsible for spin-off and investment management for Fraunhofer – Gesellschaft e.V.- Europe’s largest institute for applied research. Their range of services includes support and consulting services from the initial idea phase to company launch, helping companies find funding and structure a possible exit as well as support programs and other offers.
MBG invests funds from its own balance sheet and from investment funds. This means that investors also rely on MBG’s many years of experience and know-how.
ICME Healthcare is a leading, global healthcare consulting firm dedicated to creating integrated solutions. With 5 international locations, their highly skilled network of healthcare specialists and consultants, a caseload of success stories and a long history working across the globe demonstrates that ICME Healthcare is well-placed to assist organizations with healthcare projects of any scale.
PwC’s Next Level is there to help: Startups to have the idea, the product, the technology. They give access to a pipeline of new customers, new channels to market and the full benefit of their extensive network. Furthermore, if startups are looking to raise finance – they also support them through the next investment round.
*Covid-19 has brought many challenges for all of us – but we are used to think outside the box and come up with creative solutions. In order to start working with you as soon as possible, we offer the program fully remote for now. As soon as regulations regarding Covid-19 will be loosened, we will also be able to get in touch with each other and the partners in real face-to-face conditions.