MedStartr

MedStartr Ventures invests in early-stage healthcare startups, leveraging the wisdom of crowds to source, select, and grow companies. Their investment strategy is rooted in identifying companies that have been validated by their extensive healthcare community, including patients, doctors, nurses, corporate leaders, institutional leaders, and investors. MedStartr's approach involves running contests and open innovation programs, which serve as deal-funnels and due diligence tools. They claim that companies validated by their community are significantly more likely to succeed. The firm focuses on healthcare innovation, aims to deliver industry-leading performance, and seeks investments that align with their "ROI + IMPACT" philosophy, emphasizing both financial returns and positive societal impact. MedStartr's origin story is built upon the creation of a large healthcare innovation community that originated in NYC. Over time, they expanded their activities to include pitch contests and the operation of MedStartr.com, a crowdfunding site for healthcare innovations. This history of building a network of experts and running open innovation programs has shaped their unique approach to sourcing investment opportunities and evaluating companies. They also offer a 3-year accelerator program to support the growth of their portfolio companies. They are particularly excited about their big data approach which converts selecting investments to a science, allowing them to have better data and in turn better investing. MVF II is open to investments from accredited investors. MedStartr utilizes its community to validate companies and find the best solutions in healthcare.