7 of 11 of the largest for-profit hospital systems in the U.S. are based in Nashville
Nashville’s healthcare
businesses generate $92B in revenue
Over 500+ healthcare companies call
Nashville home
Project Healthcare is Nashville’s leading healthcare entrepreneurship initiative: driving transformation in the healthcare industry through tailored programming and connections critical to success in this highly competitive landscape.
For healthcare entrepreneurs seeking to accelerate their high-growth startups, Project Healthcare leverages our relationships with Nashville’s healthcare industry giants and provides unmatched access to the top experts and resources in the field.
Project Healthcare is a year-long program featuring monthly programming and ongoing support, like:
Optimized for high-growth healthcare tech startups.
*more details on what specific criteria we’re looking for can be found in the PDF overview below
“This program highlighted hurdles an early-stage healthcare company must overcome to be successful through seminars and one-on-one meetings with successful healthcare executives. We feel more adequately equipped to navigate future strategic decisions and are grateful for the vast network Project Healthcare introduced us to.”
– Braden Davison, Healing Innovations (Project Healthcare 2018)
Payments for the program will be made in quarterly installments. We understand that building a world class startup happens on a tight budget. That’s why we take 0% equity in our companies, and as a non-profit, have subsidized the program fee to less than 1/10th of what it costs us, thanks to our Program Partners. Learn more about our model on the Our Model page.
Diversity scholarships are available for underrepresented founders. You can find more info about those here.
Check out our How to Apply page for more information about how to join.
Our entrepreneurs-in-residence support cohorts throughout their time in the program with dedicated mentoring, introductions, and support from the perspective of someone who has “been there, done that.”
Bill Brown As the CEO of Entrada, Bill led the company to a successful sale after growing revenue from $100k to $14M. Entrada was named to the Inc. 5000 list of America’s fastest-growing private companies three years in a row and recognized by Modern Healthcare as one of the Top 20 Places To Work in the US.
AIRs – An Advisor-in-Residence functions as an entrepreneurial/scaling expert and provides strategic direction and insight for entrepreneurs in their mini-cohort.
Learn more about Project Healthcare – download a program overview and get a firsthand look at all you’ll accomplish as part of the cohort.
