Build your healthcare startup with MATTER.
MATTER supports healthcare startups at all stages of growth by creating access to learning and development opportunities, capital and customers, and a dynamic community.
We help healthcare startups at every stage.
Our not-for-profit, no-equity model enables us to build a neutral platform for collaborative innovation.
Build business capabilities
MATTER members tap into the Expert Collective — a network of vetted industry experts — and learn critical skills through our digital curriculum, one-on-one mentorship and team-based guidance.
Programs available
Digital Curriculum
Navigate the complexities of today’s healthcare industry with our extensive, on-demand courses — custom-built with leading experts for healthcare businesses.
Expert Clinic
Receive advice and direction from subject matter experts and industry leaders in one-on-one feedback sessions. The Expert Clinic consists of 30-minute, one-on-one sessions where industry experts provide advice and direction to MATTER members.
Professional Services Directory
Work with businesses and vendors we have vetted for their healthcare industry knowledge and startup-friendly models.
Individualized Support
Dig into your key business imperatives — from business strategy to raising capital to customer acquisition — in one-on-one sessions with our venture acceleration fellows, executives in residence and MATTER team.
TeamUp — Powered by MDisrupt
Engage with a network of healthcare experts — including seasoned clinical, commercial and regulatory professionals — to quickly bring in the expertise you need at an additional cost so you can spend more time building your business and less time worrying how to find the right people to support your growth.
Knowledge Library
Access templates, frameworks and resource guides that cover all aspects of building your business, including fundraising, sales, compliance, finance, marketing and more.
Gain traction in the market
We help you optimize your company’s business development strategy and provide curated introductions to decision makers across all sectors of healthcare, including health systems, life sciences companies and payers.
Programs available
ACCESS
Connect with our strategic partners through selective, facilitated interactions to showcase your technology and discuss collaboration opportunities.
Roundtables
Join discussion groups with industry leaders that elevate diverse perspectives, explore trends and drivers and encourage collaboration on the design of novel solutions.
Raise capital
We help you develop your fundraising strategy, polish your collateral and presentation and reach the right investors.
Programs available
Pitch Practice
Get feedback on your pitch from the MATTER venture acceleration team.
Investor Outreach Support
Discover new sources of capital by mapping out an integrated investor outreach plan and preparing to meet with those investors with the guidance of the MATTER team.
Catalyst Network
MATTER’s Catalyst Network is a group of premier venture capital firms with a track record of investing in MATTER companies. These VC firms have committed to working closely with MATTER and will meet quarterly with select MATTER members for a first look at cutting-edge innovations.
Elevate Network
MATTER’s Elevate Network is a group of accredited angel investors receiving first looks at cutting-edge, early stage MATTER member companies.
Belong to a dynamic community
Our startups meet people who will help them succeed through curated programs and events with fellow founders, industry leaders and the broader MATTER network.
Programs available
CEO Forums
Share learnings and challenges with a group of peers in small, private forums. Current forums include: Medtech, Women+ Founders, CEOs of Color, Chronic Conditions, Telehealth and AI.
MATTER Community Events
Enjoy frequent opportunities to network and hear from thought leaders and changemakers from across the healthcare ecosystem.
Member Exclusive Opportunities
Attend private webinars, exclusive events and special opportunities.
Member Slack
Interact with the member community via our dedicated Slack channel.
Membership for healthcare startups at any stage, anywhere in the world.
Monthly venture acceleration membership
$400
All of the above, plus additional services to help grow your business
Access to coworking space, conference rooms and a mailbox in Chicago
Discounts for additional team members and dedicated desks.
Startup stories
"Working with the mentors at MATTER helped us firm up our U.S. go-to-market strategies, which entailed making the tough call to go in a completely different direction than the route we’d set off to take when we joined."
"When we joined MATTER as one of the founding companies five years ago, we were just beginning to build our product, we didn’t have any business plan and we had no idea how we were going to make money. MATTER provided us with the environment and support and resources we needed for growth. And we’re still here after five years."
"The early days are the hardest in health tech. We owe a significant amount of the early wins to opportunities that MATTER helped generate. We would not be where we are today without MATTER."
Ready to take the next step?
Introduce yourself to our venture acceleration team for more information or submit your application now.
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