Healthcare Startups Could Win $25K Grant at Invest Fest 2024

Healthcare startups attending Invest Fest 2024 could have a likelihood to win $25,000 to assist them grow while supporting a broad audience with HealthyMD.

In a press release shared BLACK ENTREPRENEURSHIP, healthcare provider known for helping revolutionize healthcare accessibility, announced its second annual Healthcare Startup Grant. The program is designed to support early-stage healthcare entrepreneurs of their quest to make healthcare services accessible and high-quality to the general public.

Aimed at early-stage startups, the winner of the grant program will probably be announced at the fourth annual Invest Fest, which can happen in Atlanta from August 23 to 25. The first-of-its-kind live festival was launched by childhood friends Rashad Bilal and Troy Millings through their educational platform Earn Your Leisure.

At one point in the course of the three-day event, HealthyMD will present a Healthcare Startup Grant to an early-stage company whose work in healthcare focuses on serving underserved communities. The winner is not going to only receive a grant on stage at Invest Fest, but in addition two general admission tickets and two round-trip airline tickets to attend this 12 months’s Invest Fest. Additionally, the winner could have the chance to host two exclusive mentoring sessions with HealthyMD co-founders Clifford W. Knights II and Steve Vixamar.

“As a self-funded business, we understand the intense challenges entrepreneurs face in growing their businesses, especially in the healthcare industry,” the co-founders said in an announcement. “We see this grant as an opportunity to support other entrepreneurs who want to make a real difference in their communities and provide financial support to any entrepreneur who wants to advance their mission.”

Since its inception, HealthyMD has been committed to the mission of “providing comprehensive, holistic sexual health care for underserved communities and populations across the United States.” Operating through a hybrid care model that features virtual care options in addition to mobile and in-person clinics, the corporate, together with its network of providers, offers equal access to high-quality care, diagnostics, and comprehensive services. Offerings can be found to patients no matter ability to pay. Additionally, HealthyMD provides pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) treatment to stop HIV, which disproportionately affects Black and Brown people.

From now until August 3, eligible healthcare startups can use for a likelihood to win a HealthyMD Healthcare Startup grant during Invest Fest 2024.