Techstars Physical Health Fort Worth Demo Day to showcase 11 innovative startups
The Techstars Physical Health Fort Worth Demo Day, marking the end of a transformative three-month accelerator program, will feature pitches from innovative, early-stage startup founders on Dec. 11 in the historic Fort Worth Stockyards.
The 11 companies have developed cutting-edge health care technologies in this first-of-its-kind accelerator program focused on physical health. The technologies include an electrolyte tracking app, a mobile pain recovery assistant and robotic mobility devices.
The founders are part of the third cohort in a partnership between The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, City of Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Goff Capital and Techstars.
“We’re excited about the quality of these startups that have called Fort Worth home for the past three months,” said Cameron Cushman, assistant vice president of Student Success and Student Engagement at HSC Next. “They embody the innovation we aim to drive in physical health at HSC, where the whole health of every person is our focus.”
The accelerator is designed to foster breakthrough technologies in rehabilitation, physical therapy, human performance and exercise. Founders will present their company’s solutions and the health challenges they are solving. Mentors, investors and alumni also will attend.
In September, 11 startups were selected from thousands of startup companies to participate in the rigorous 13-week program.
“These startups represent the future of health care, and we are proud to offer them access to our strong network of health providers, hospitals and insurance companies in North Texas and across the country,” said Trey Bowles, managing director of the Techstars program.
In 2022, UNTHSC received $4.8 million from the City of Fort Worth and Tarrant County to launch the accelerator, which has already made equity investments totaling nearly $10 million over three years.
“We’ve worked hard to bring the world’s most innovative health care startups to Fort Worth, and it’s an honor to support these founders,” said Jordan Warnement, program manager for Techstars Physical Health.
Fort Worth is the only Texas city that hosts a Techstars accelerator this year and is the still the only one in the world focused on delivering innovation in physical health.
“Fort Worth continues to establish itself as a hub for entrepreneurship, especially in health care,” Bowles said. “And it is our hope that we will leave a legacy of innovation in physical health that will long outlive the Techstars accelerator.”
To RSVP for the free event in the historic Fort Worth Stockyards, please click here.
About the 11 companies in the Techstars Physical Health Fort Worth Accelerator
- Athlete: A UK-based company offering life insurance designed to help customers live longer.
- Electrokare: Based in Chicago, this company is developing an electrolyte tracking app that uses existing ECG hardware to measure electrolyte levels and provides actionable insights for optimal performance and health care prevention.
- FluteSpace: A San Francisco-based company that enhances health care access by boosting physicians’ productivity.
- Gale Payments: Headquartered in Southlake, Texas, Gale Payments provides an online platform for stores specializing in health and wellness products.
- Gisens Biotech: A Berkeley, California-based company using nanotechnology to drive the future of personalized medicine.
- Nerveli: A Dallas-based company offering a mobile pain recovery assistant that combines medical science, gamified Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and machine learning to deliver empathetic and interactive support.
- Peeq Industries: Headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, Peeq uses patented and uniquely designed technologies to support compliance protocols for doctors and patients, focusing on maintaining healthy, clean eyelids—the first step in combating dry eye disease.
- Proton Health: A London-based company building infrastructure to automate dermatology care.
- Revella Health: Based in Birmingham, Alabama, this company offers the ARIA platform, which uses AI to analyze patient-provider conversations in real-time, automating documentation, optimizing risk adjustment, and improving care delivery for complex patients in Medicare Advantage and FQHC settings.
- ReviMo: A Boston-based company creating robotic mobility devices to empower individuals with disabilities and reduce caregiver burden.
- Syndicate Bio: Headquartered in Delaware, this company accelerates precision medicine and drug discovery by integrating clinical and genomic datasets from the world’s most diverse regions.
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