Startup Prize connects entrepreneurs with mentors and investors to help grow health-related businesses from early stage to successful operations. The program provides opportunities for startups to engage with industry professionals and potential investors.

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Startup Prize: Focus on Health | 494 followers on LinkedIn. Access mentors. Connect with investors. Elevate your business.  | Startup Prize: Focus on Health is, quite simply, the most amazing entrepreneurial competition on the planet. The competition is open to early stage health-focused startups and consists of two educational Qualifiers and the Startup Prize Final Final Weekend.

You must attend one of the two Qualifiers to be eligible for the final event.

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For those of you who did (or didn't) get to spend some time with Startup Prize mentor Spencer Lamb, CPA/ABV, CVA during our qualifying events, be sure to check out his most recent blog, focused on startup #valuation .

One last thank you to the sponsors that helped make 2024 a success! Thank you to the Anderson Family, b1BANK , Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana , and Caddo Management. We wouldn't be able to do all we do without your support! Viva!

2024 was an incredible year for Startup Prize: Focus on Health , and that wouldn't have been possible without the generosity and support of our sponsors. Many thanks to Ochsner LSU Health and North Louisiana Economic Partnership ! #innovatecreateactivate

We feel incredibly lucky to have the support of so many amazing partners! A big thank you to GREATER BOSSIER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION , Heard, McElroy & Vestal, LLC CPA , Kallenberg-Phillips Investments, and Gregory Kallenberg. We couldn't do it without you!

We wouldn't to be able to do all we are able without the support of our sponsors. Many thanks to Caddo Parish Commission , Chaffe & Associates, Inc. , City of Shreveport , and the Community Foundation of North Louisiana .

A big thank you to Louisiana Economic Development . We truly appreciate you for recognizing our vision and supporting Startup Prize: Focus on Health .

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Congratulations to this year's Startup Prize: Focus on Health Grand Prize Winners! ✨ FDA Track: Emboa Medical (West Lafayette, IN) Founded by Angel Enriquez, Ph.D. , Emboa Medical is using nature-inspired design to develop a novel blood clot extraction device to address the prevalent issue of stroke, the second leading cause of death in the world. ✨ Non-FDA Track: AGED Diagnostics (Bethesda, MD) Founded by Rachel Zayas-Schwartz , AGED Diagnostics is applying genomic innovation to develop the most accurate blood test for liver diseases. These tests will help physicians keep patients in the monitoring program, reduce the financial burden for health insurers and improve patient outcomes through early detection and intervention. The winners were chosen from a group of 70 early-stage health companies from 23 states around the country. Not only geographically diverse, this year’s participating startup founders were also demographically diverse: with 45% of participating companies being female founded and 58% of participating companies having founders who identified as non-white. To be considered for the finals, each startup must attend at least one qualifying event to access mentorship and also must submit a formal application. The finalists are given one hour to present their company and ask questions from a panel of Investor Judges. Each winning startup walked away with a $10,000 cash prize, #mentorship and connections to potential #investment . #InnovateCreateTransform #VivalaStartupPrize

This weekend, our five finalists come to Shreveport, Louisiana to participate in Startup Prize: Focus on Health 's 2024 Final Final event. Each startup receives an hour to present their companies and answer questions from a panel of Investor Judges. The grand prize winner for each track (FDA and nonFDA) will walk away with $10,000 cash, and every finalist has the potential to receive investment from each of the judges individually. Please help us cheer on these incredible founders and companies! #InnovateCreateTransform #VivalaStartupPrize

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The European Startup Prize is the biggest EU Award and Acceleration Programme for sustainable mobility. It supports each year the 10 best European startups in the field of sustainable mobility innovations, with the aim of giving them the resources to scale up in Europe.

The EUSP is a public-private initiative, co-founded by the European Parliament’s Transport and Tourism Committee Chairwoman, Karima Delli, Boston Consulting Group and Via ID - Mobivia. It is supported by the European Parliament and the European Commission, as well as big corporations such ADP group, GRDF, Europcar Mobility Group, and RATP group. 

For its 3rd edition (2020), the EUSP will implement an ad hoc Reinvestment Plan to better meet the needs of the startups in the aftermath of the Covid-19 crisis, by providing a fast track for investment with its EU partners: the European Investment Bank, the EIT Urban Mobility and the EIT InnoEnergy.

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