Charlotte seeks early-stage health innovation start-ups

gBETA Charlotte Health is designed to help early-stage founders build healthcare and digital health innovations, gain traction, refine their business models and prepare for future equity-based accelerators and investment opportunities. The programme is a free, seven-week, no-equity accelerator that provides hands-on coaching, concierge programming, and access to a broad network of mentors, customers, and investors.

gBETA Charlotte Health is open to founders and early-stage, pre-seed companies in Charlotte with high growth and high impact potential. Mecklenburg County-based founders and founders intending to establish a presence in Charlotte also are encouraged to apply. Ideal applicants are building scalable healthcare and digital health solutions across areas such as care delivery, life sciences, consumer and community health, food and nutrition, and health-promoting sustainability.

“Partnerships with organisations like the City of Charlotte and Advocate Health amplify gener8tor’s ability to drive meaningful change in a community and beyond,” said Vanessa Huerta, partner and vice president of gBETA at gener8tor.

Through access to clinical insight, industry expertise and a collaborative innovation environment, we’re excited to support entrepreneurs working to improve healthcare outcomes both locally and beyond”

“By working together, we’ll empower local healthcare founders with the mentorship and business-building tools they need to accelerate innovation and scale their impact.”

Developed through a visionary public-private partnership led by Advocate Health and Wexford Science & Technology, The Pearl unites cutting-edge medical education, research and technology to drive collaboration and economic growth. Anchored by the Charlotte campus of Wake Forest University School of Medicine – the city’s first four-year medical school – and IRCAD North America, a global leader in surgical training, The Pearl is positioned as a global destination for medical advancement.

Over the next 15 years, The Pearl is projected to generate more than 5,500 on-site jobs and over 11,500 jobs regionally, serving as a catalyst for opportunity and inclusive growth.

Programme partners will host an in-person information session, Inside the Accelerator: gBETA Charlotte Health, from 4-6 pm on Wednesday 28 January at The Pearl. The session will provide an overview of the programme, feature perspectives from the City of Charlotte, Advocate Health and experienced founders, and offer networking opportunities for prospective founders and mentors.

Participants can register for the event on the gener8tor gBeta registration webpage and visit the gBETA Charlotte Health website to apply online.