Northwestern Medicine & Techstars Healthcare Accelerator Spring 2027

The Northwestern Medicine & Techstars Healthcare Accelerator's mission is to transform healthcare by investing in key areas like access to care, artificial intelligence and digital therapeutics. Startups work closely with Northwestern Medicine teams inside the Mansueto Innovation Institute, gaining mentorship and access to one of the country's leading healthcare ecosystems. The program looks for companies enhancing patient experience, improving physician and nursing efficiency, and advancing the frontier in precision medicine, robotics and cybersecurity.

Key Benefits

• $220,000 investment: $200,000 through an uncapped MFN SAFE and $20,000 through a Post-Money Convertible Common Equity Agreement (CEA) for 5% common stock
• Three months of intensive, mentorship-driven support
• $2M+ perks from Techstars partners
• Access to Techstars' network of investors, partners, mentors and alumni, and lifetime support

Eligibility

• Health tech founders tackling access to care, artificial intelligence, digital therapeutics, precision medicine and clinical operations
• Companies enhancing patient experience, improving physician and nursing efficiency, or advancing precision medicine, robotics and cybersecurity

Program Structure

• Applications open Aug 24, 2026; final deadline Nov 18, 2026 (11:59 pm PT)
• Accelerator starts Mar 8, 2027; Demo Day Jun 3, 2027
• With Northwestern Medicine teams inside the Mansueto Innovation Institute, Chicago
• One Techstars application at apply.techstars.com (Techstars account needed); choose this program as your primary or alternate session