Deadline: 15 February 2025
Tech4Eva is a global Femtech community and a 6-month equity free Femtech start-up acceleration program for companies developing innovative women’s health solutions that create impact and change to improve women’s health – managed by non-profit Foundation EPFL Innovation Park.
Aims
- The program aims to help selected start-up companies to scale and create impact to improve women’s health:
- refine their business models
- and go-to-market strategy
- gain visibility through roadshows and partner events
- meet investors and potential customers
- get personalized technical and business coaching
- exchange with founders at Peer2peer sessions
- be part of a strong global Femtech community
Benefits
- Access to one of Europe’s leading healthcare ecosystems
- 6 months of tailored coaching and specialized workshops
- Develop pilot projects with Group Mutuel or its partner companies
- Access to potential customers through international collaborations
- Exposure to international investors
- Access to a unique knowledge from payer’s perspective
- A desk at La Forge, the incubator of EPFL Innovation Park in Lausanne.
- Direct feedback from a panel of technology experts from EPFL network and the University
Eligibility Criteria
- All start-ups developing innovative solutions to improve women’s health are welcome to apply to this program. 94 alumni have already gone through the Tech4Eva programs. Priority will be given to those start-ups that:
- Are Tech Driven
- Demonstrate growth potential and traction to customers
- Have a product/service that is ready to be commercialized
- Are looking for international development and further fundraising
- Are in the field of Femtech
- Have a strong team
- Are committed to attend diligently all the program activities (1-2 senior team members)
- Female and/or male founders
Selection Criteria and Process
- Offering Femtech innovative solution in one or more of these areas:
- pregnancy & post-partum
- mental health & well being
- period health
- fertility & infertility
- menopause care
- endometriosis
- sexual & pelvic health
- nutrition, digestive, hormonal health
- autoimmune & heart diseases
- brain & bone health
- prevention, treatment & oncology
- Products and services could take the following forms:
- application software
- mobile apps
- B2C information platforms
- therapeutics/wearable devices/hardware
- IoT preventive medicine
- Diagnostics
- monitoring equipment
- AI services & data analysis
- consumer non durables
- personal products
- outcome management
- InsurTech
- Selection and Process
- Applications are reviewed by a selection committee and include personal interviews for shortlisted start-ups prior to selection.
- Maximum of 10-15 start-up with a strong business model.
For more information, visit Tech4Eva.
