Healthathon
A programme by IIHMR Startups
A pitching competition that offered grant and seed support to early-stage healthcare startups; the documented edition ran in 2022 and is closed.
At a glance
| Best for | Early-stage healthcare startups and innovators looking for grant or seed support |
|---|---|
| Stage | Idea – Early revenue |
| Format | In person |
| Grant support | For selected startups. A place in the programme does not by itself guarantee a grant. |
About Healthathon
Healthathon is a pitching competition for healthcare startups and innovators, offering acceleration support, an Entrepreneur-in-Residence grant to build and validate a working prototype, and seed investment for teams already at MVP or revenue. The only documented edition is Healthathon 2022 and applications are closed; it is listed here because it is the route through which IIHMR Startups has previously given direct financial support, and it may return.
What you get
- Entrepreneur-in-Residence grant support to build and validate a functional prototype.
- Seed investment support for startups at MVP, early revenue or revenue stage.
- Access to the IIHMR Startups acceleration ecosystem, industry mentors and healthcare experts.
Who can apply
- Startups and innovators in healthcare or allied sectors with a unique idea, proof of concept, MVP or early revenue, preferably registered entities.
How selection works: applicants submit a pitch deck, go through screening and shortlisting, present on a pitch day to an expert jury, and winners are announced after final evaluation. Entries are judged on innovation, feasibility, scalability, commercial potential, healthcare impact, and the skills and expertise of the founding team.
How to apply: through the open call when an edition runs.
Where to apply
Other IIHMR Startups programmes
- SaamarthyaA six-month, equity-free acceleration programme for healthcare startups with a working product, run virtually from Jaipur.
- HealthXchangeA healthcare ecosystem meetup in Jaipur that puts hospitals, market-ready healthtech startups, investors and government representatives in one room.
- Grand Health Innovation ChallengeAn innovation competition for young innovators and early-stage entrepreneurs with healthcare ideas; currently between editions.
- CureCodeA 36-hour healthcare hackathon where corporates set the problem statements and teams build working prototypes against them; currently closed.
- Entrepreneurship Development BootcampA short hands-on bootcamp for students and early-stage innovators, which colleges can ask IIHMR Startups to run on their own campus.
- UtkarshA healthcare innovation conclave at IIHMR University with an investor demo day and a startup expo; the documented edition ran in 2024.