Texas is quickly making a name for itself as a hub for startups and innovative ideas. Dallas-based Mountain Health is bringing a little bit of Lone Star flare to the Midwest, as it joins the inaugural cohort of UnitedHealthcare’s Techstars Accelerator in Minneapolis.
Along with nine other companies, the cohort’s focus is on using tech to improve access, quality, costs and gaps in the healthcare market.
Mountain Health was started this year, and led by CEO Kobby Amoah. The company offers subscription-based primary healthcare to clients with a network of care centers and clinics around the Dallas area.
According to Matt Miller, who is leading the accelerator, hundreds of startups from 33 different countries were interviewed for the cohort. The accelerator program lasts three months and provides mentorship, capital, and research and development assistance, and culminates with a demo day attended by regional and national venture firms. Techstars, a network of global accelerators, was founded in Boulder in 2006 and has incubated over 1,900 startups that have raised $7.6 billion in funding since its inception.
“Combining technical innovation, clinical expertise and evidence-based guidance from UnitedHealthcare with entrepreneurial expertise from Techstars will enable these 10 startups to create a ripple throughout the modern healthcare ecosystem,” Miller said.
Founded in 1977, UnitedHealthcare is based out of Minnetonka, Mn. The healthcare giant recorded more than $226B in revenue in 2018.
Companies in the first cohort of the UnitedHealthcare Accelerator powered by Techstars are listed below. Descriptions are provided by Techstars.
- Virtue Health: San Francisco, Calif.-based Virtue develops digital therapeutics for underserved health conditions.
- clearstep: Chicago, Ill.-based clearstep uses an AI-powered symptom checker to connect users to the right points of care.
- Phraze: Rochester, Minn.-based Phraze automates clinical documentation requirements with its AI-powered digital medical scribe.
- Mountain Health: Dallas, Texas-based mountain helps users manage healthcare finances while saving money on primary care services.
- Suggestic: San Francisco, Calif.-based Suggestic is an AI-powered personalized nutrition platform.
- Shurpa Health: Chicago, Ill.-based Shurpa aims to solve logistical issues related to healthcare transportation and focuses specifically on managed care organizations.
- Bloom: Empowers seniors to take charge of their health and find community.
- Revealix: Austin, Texas-based Revealix aims to make monitoring diabetic limb health simple. The company’s suite of mobile imaging and connected health tools helps reduce amputation rates through the early identification and engagement of at-risk patients.
- WalkWise: Fargo, N.D.-based WalkWise offers a smart walker attachment that helps seniors maintain their independence by monitoring wellness, health and safety.
- Triggr Health: Chicago, Ill.-based Triggr is a real-time texting platform that helps drive meaningful engagement for individuals navigating addiction recovery.
