Healthworx, the innovation and venture capital arm of CareFirst BCBS, and Baltimore-based LifeBridge Health have selected eight healthcare startups to participate in their 1501 Health Incubator program.
The program, now in its third year, provides investment and professional resources to grow startups that promise to deliver innovative solutions for customers, according to a Feb. 28 news release shared with Becker's.
The chosen companies were selected from a record 147 applicants, which is nearly 31 percent more than last year.
Eight selected startups:
- Athelo Health (Nashville, Tenn.): An oncology-focused digital health platform that provides support for those with breast and gynecologic cancers.
- CareAdvisors (Chicago): A social care management platform that works across the healthcare system to eliminate inequities.
- Delfina (San Francisco): A prenatal care platform aimed at decreasing health disparities in pregnancy.
- Gritwell (San Francisco): A virtual care platform that helps address why symptoms arise and pairs users with a health coach to create an individualized health plan.
- MapHabit (Atlanta): A behavioral care management platform focused on improving personal interactions, quality of life and independence for individuals and those around them.
- Mighty Health (San Francisco): An exercise and nutrition app for people over 50.
- Tembo Health (New York City): A digital health platform that delivers in-home care to seniors.
- Visana Health (Minneapolis): A virtual health clinic for women focused on underserved health conditions.