Haycon Health Fellowship (2023)

Deadline: October 20, 2023.

Ako Eyo Oku

Sep 16, 2023 - 21:48

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The Haycon Health Fellowship program brings founders from across the USA and the globe together, empowering entrepreneurs to shape the future of healthcare. Gain expert training, an immersive 8-week in-person program in Washington, DC, and critical resources to accelerate your venture.

SECTORS

Solutions leveraging technology to reduce barriers to quality, affordable healthcare and to improve physical and mental healthcare outcomes. Subsectors include but are not limited to:

Telemedicine, Remote Patient Monitoring, and Digital Therapeutics
Healthcare Operations
Health Data Analytics and AI
MedTech
FemTech
Preventative Medicine
Health Finance
AgeTech/Longevity Tech

PROGRAM STRUCTURE

Cohort of up to 8 ventures founded by entrepreneurs from across the world working in the health space receive training in Halcyon’s methodology on business fundamentals, leadership, investment readiness, and impact.
Program is delivered primarily in-person:
- 1 Virtual Program Kickoff Meeting
- 8 week in-person residency in Washington, DC

BENEFITS

Each program includes specific benefits to fellows. Fellows accepted into this program will receive the following:

$10,000 USD equity-free living stipend per venture
$10,000 USD in Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud computing credits
Additional technical support from Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Access to a world-class network of mentors and advisors
Bespoke training on:
- Business fundamentals
- Investment readiness
- impact definition and measurement
- Leadership
World-wide community of impact-driven entrepreneurs
Workshops with legal experts
Pro bono consulting support from Deloitte
Access to one-on-one coaching for each founder with certified leadership coaches

ELIGIBILITY

We’re looking for (for-profit) startups that are building scalable solutions that are tackling challenges related to Health.

Location: Can have operations anywhere in the world
Stage: Must have a Minimum Viable Product that has the potential to scale
Team:
- May apply with up to one co-founder
- Applicant must be the CEO and/or hold primary decision-making power
- Must be fluent in English
- Must be at least 21 years of age by the start of the program
Program Engagement: Must be able to participate in all activities and programming sessions
Impact: Must be developing a product and venture which contributes towards 1 or more of the UN’s 17 SDGs

In addition to eligibility, Halcyon scores each application based on 4 criteria: Impact, Scalability, Innovation, and Talent.

SELECTION CRITERIA

Impact: To what extent will the solution, if scaled, have a meaningful impact on society and/or the environment?
Scalability: Could this venture scale to reach hundreds of thousands or millions of users in a 5-10 year time horizon?
Innovation: Is the solution a novel approach to tackling the issue in their context?
Talent: Is the team uniquely qualified to tackle the challenges they’ve identified?

TIMELINE

October 20, 2023: Application closes
November/December 2023: Finalists invited to Virtual Pitch with the Selection Committee
December 2023: Selected fellows will be notified
January 16, 2024: Virtual Program Kickoff
February 12 to April 5, 2024: In-person Residency in Washington, DC

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Ako Eyo Oku Ako is the Co-Founder and Chairman, Board of Trustees of Eureka Learners Foundation. She has over 20 years of experience in both public service and civil society engagement. She is an alumnus of a number of international fellowships and youth leadership programs. Ako is passionate about Lifelong Learning, Capacity Building and Positive Social Impact.