About med10VC

• med10VC is a 10-week accelerator program for health innovation startups in the pre-seed and seed stage. At med10VC, we define health innovation as medical devices, diagnostics, and non-regulated Life Sciences technologies such as physician training tools, innovation for hospital system improvement, products for health, wellness, and rehabilitation, etc. Basically, this accelerator is open for all types of technology innovation startups in the Life Sciences space, with the exclusion of companies focused on pharmaceuticals and biotechnologies. med10VC is a subsidiary of Lasing Machine Ventures.

• med10VC is an accelerator set out to make a difference for entrepreneurs, through actionable and practical guidance and support that leads to commercial and long-term success. Our mission is to support underserved populations and encourage and support founders that face obstacles in achieving their dream of entrepreneurship. We favor and prioritize underserved founders to live up to our mission of increasing inclusion and diversity in the startup community.

• med10VC is a 10-week program that covers the key areas for bringing a health innovation idea from conception to commercial distribution. The curriculum is built to follow the general journey from early stage into Series-A and beyond. The 10-weeks consist of weekly lectures from med10VC staff and external experts within various key areas, followed by one-on-one mentorship to apply the weekly covered content individually. This approach leads to actionable outcomes that rapidly advances each company towards commercialization.
   
• The program provided by med10VC is the result of decades of experience with providing mentorship and with running various accelerator and innovation programs across the world. The methodology of, and importance with reaching actionable outcomes stems from both first-hand experience with growing startups and being on the receiving end of mentorship and acceleration programs, coupled with tracking measurable outcomes from mentorship and education to startups. The team behind med10VC are all startup founders and hands-on operators that later in the career have shifted into startup education and mentorship, and are now involved in leading entrepreneurship development globally on many levels including within the US Federal Government. 
   

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