MassChallenge

MassChallenge is a non-equity startup accelerator headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, with additional locations in Israel, Mexico, Switzerland, Texas, and the UK. Founded in 2009, it focuses on fostering innovation and entrepreneurship by supporting high-potential startups across various industries globally. MassChallenge provides expert mentorship, a tailored curriculum, and access to corporate partners without taking any equity from the startups. Its programs, including specialized initiatives like MassChallenge FinTech and MassChallenge HealthTech, aim to facilitate partnerships between startups and established companies to drive innovation and growth. To date, MassChallenge has helped over 1,200 alumni raise more than $2 billion in funding and create over 65,000 jobs, demonstrating its significant impact on the global innovation ecosystem.

Cait Brumme

Acting CEO

Cait Brumme

Managing Partner

Siobhan Dullea

CEO

Matt Lashmar

Managing Director

Camila Lecaros

Managing Director

Yonit Serkin

Managing Director

Devon Sherman

Founding Director, Head of MassChallenge FinTech

Michelle Williams

Vice President and Head of Texas Strategy

Past deals in Hospital

Patientory

Non Equity Assistance in 2021
Patientory, Inc. is a healthcare technology company based in Atlanta, Georgia, that focuses on personal healthcare solutions. Founded in 2015, Patientory provides a platform that allows patients to manage their medical records and chronic illnesses while enabling healthcare providers to connect with patients effectively. The company's solution utilizes a blockchain-enabled network to gather and analyze healthcare data, offering insights that empower individuals to take charge of their health. By facilitating secure access to and management of health information, Patientory enhances care coordination among doctors, care providers, and patients, ultimately aiming to improve health outcomes and reduce healthcare costs.

HealthOpX

Non Equity Assistance in 2021
HealthOpX L.L.C. is a company that has developed an online platform aimed at assisting patients and community health workers in managing social determinants of health. Founded in 2018 and based in East Lansing, Michigan, HealthOpX provides various services, including health appointment assistance, checklists, caregiver guidance, and access to community resources. The platform focuses on improving the health of at-risk patients through predictive analytics, facilitating care coordination, enhancing medical adherence, and boosting patient engagement. By offering these tools, HealthOpX enables healthcare practitioners to deliver quality care outcomes more conveniently and cost-effectively, ultimately benefiting patients, hospitals, and caregivers alike.

mynurse.ai

Non Equity Assistance in 2021
mynurse.ai is a platform that surfaces the right information at the right time by analyzing the habits and behaviors of the most effective nurses. Administrative tasks are automated so that care teams can focus on spending time with patients. We’re on a mission to make healthcare human.

Kinder Digital Pediatric Clinic

Non Equity Assistance in 2021
Kinder is a full-service digital pediatric clinic that combines digital health with concierge care, bringing the pediatrician back to the family's living room.

Histofi

Non Equity Assistance in 2021
Histofi is a digital health platform in cancer care delivering AI-enabled diagnostic and treatment resources to providers worldwide; we use a SaaS platform with a local presence through Histofi Partner Providers (HPPs). We stand-out from others because of our ability to blend technologies and services through a user-friendly business model. The Histofi solution and sustainable business model ensure efficient scale-up to save more lives.

Serenno Medical

Non Equity Assistance in 2021
Serenno Medical is a medical device company based in Yokneam Illit, Israel, founded in 2017. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of a urine output (UO) measuring device aimed at hospitalized patients, particularly in intensive care units (ICUs). Its flagship product, the Sentinel device, provides automatic and continuous measurement of urine output, helping to monitor and detect kidney damage and assess the risk of acute kidney injury. By offering accurate measurements at a lower cost, Serenno Medical enhances patient safety and reduces the workload for healthcare providers.

Semantic Health

Non Equity Assistance in 2021
Operator of an online medical data platform intended to automate medical coding to build an actionable data layer for hospitals. The company's platform provides a disruptive data engine for medical data analysis to extract medical codes and insights from patient charts to create a longitudinal and real-time actionable data layer, enabling hospitals to improve patient care, efficiencies, and value-based care.

Hued

Non Equity Assistance in 2020
HUED is a platform that diversifies the patient/doctor connection by connecting patients with diverse healthcare providers.

Sympti

Non Equity Assistance in 2020
Quick'rCare is a discovery platform for healthcare services. It enables consumers to locate the nearest care center or hospitals available to get the care and help they need. The company’s platform provides patients fast care service, improves patient experience, and offers online check ins for the listed facilities in the network. By registering on the platform healthcare providers can get access to many patients on a daily basis. Quick'rCare was founded by Raghu Dhulipala and Alex Guastella in 2015; and is headquartered in Orlando, Florida.

NUBIX

Non Equity Assistance in 2020
NUBIX stores and remotely interprets specialty studies connecting specialist with clinics, hospitals, laboratories and public and private cabinets, insurers and patients. We support the diagnosis by managing, storing and interpreting studies of specialty in 3 simple steps: storage of studies, access to studies from anywhere and interpretation of the study at any time. We improve the communication systems available between clinics and hospitals with medical specialists. Our focus is on 3 areas: insurers that seek to reduce their costs based on the reduction of mounted claims, clinics and public and private hospitals that do not have a radiologist or other specialist in their staff, to the public health sector as a third party authorized for distance interpretation and patients who are seeking a second medical opinion about their medical procedures. During its first year of operations (2018) NUBIX serves more than 39,000 patients including more than 35,000 patients for the early detection of breast cancer. Times of up to 25 hours for patient care are achieved through NUBIX compared to other options that take more than a month to perform the interpretation, this is very important since with most types of cancer Breast division takes one to two months, that is, the lesion doubles in size from a treatable finding to a high-risk one.

Medflyt

Non Equity Assistance in 2020
Operator of a digital health platform intended to connect the healthcare industry to caregivers. The company's platform simplifies the staffing process by helping agencies assign staff to patients at home and also provides the staff with real-time job alerts, providing caregivers with opportunities to increase their income.

Tembo Health

Non Equity Assistance in 2020
Tembo Health is a telemedicine company serving retirement homes, senior care centers and skilled nursing facilities to connect patients with specialty services like psychiatry and cardiology. The platform connects the specialists to patient data and collaborates with the nursing staff to provide better care plans.

Knot

Non Equity Assistance in 2020
Knot is a developer of a case log application aimed at enhancing medical practices for both doctors and patients. The application facilitates the logging of surgical cases through a mobile platform, which supports medical professionals in documenting their activities efficiently. By promoting learning and simplifying the reporting process for surgical residency requirements, Knot assists clinicians in managing their case records effectively. This modern case log system ultimately aims to improve the overall experience in medical documentation and education.

Karuna Health

Non Equity Assistance in 2020
Karuna Health, Inc. is a company that develops a platform aimed at automating patient care management tasks for hospitals. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, its platform facilitates communication between patients and care managers, reminding patients of appointments and collecting health status information. The integrated solution provides a single platform that helps manage interactions among patients, family members, and healthcare teams. It includes tools for scheduling appointments, organizing transportation, and delivering automated reminders, all while ensuring compliance with healthcare regulations. Karuna Health's goal is to enhance patient access to healthcare guidance and support throughout their care journey.

Hued

Non Equity Assistance in 2020
HUED is a platform that diversifies the patient/doctor connection by connecting patients with diverse healthcare providers.

Spatio Metrics

Non Equity Assistance in 2020
Spatio Metrics presents architecture as a new tool for advancing health by filling the gap between design, data, and performance. The company helps hospitals manage facilities with a dashboard that shows how spaces influences patients’ health outcomes. The company's product analyzes floor plans, reveals design gaps, and recommends performance improvements. Hospital administrators are encouraged to make smarter design investments by quantifying the human and financial impact of design.

Hubly Surgical

Non Equity Assistance in 2020
Hubly Surgical Inc. is a medical device company focused on enhancing the safety of neurosurgical procedures. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, with an additional office in Chicago, the company has developed an integrated electric drill system designed to replace traditional hand-cranked drills. This innovative technology aims to reduce the high complication rates associated with common neurosurgical procedures, which can fail up to 20% of the time. The drill system features advancements such as drilling guidance, plunge prevention, and catheter guidance, making it suitable for both operating rooms and emergent settings. By streamlining bedside intracranial access and decreasing reliance on traditional operating room environments, Hubly Surgical seeks to improve the overall safety and efficiency of neurosurgery.

Medflyt

Non Equity Assistance in 2020
Operator of a digital health platform intended to connect the healthcare industry to caregivers. The company's platform simplifies the staffing process by helping agencies assign staff to patients at home and also provides the staff with real-time job alerts, providing caregivers with opportunities to increase their income.

Dock Health

Non Equity Assistance in 2019
Dock Health is a Boston-based company that provides a HIPAA-compliant task management and collaboration platform specifically designed for the healthcare sector. Founded in 2016, Dock Health aims to address critical workflow challenges and inefficiencies faced by clinicians and their teams. By facilitating better communication and collaboration through a user-friendly and secure system, Dock Health strives to enhance patient care and ensure that essential tasks are completed effectively. The platform is suitable for healthcare teams of various sizes and specialties, empowering both clinical and administrative staff to work more efficiently within their organizations.

Knot

Non Equity Assistance in 2019
Knot is a developer of a case log application aimed at enhancing medical practices for both doctors and patients. The application facilitates the logging of surgical cases through a mobile platform, which supports medical professionals in documenting their activities efficiently. By promoting learning and simplifying the reporting process for surgical residency requirements, Knot assists clinicians in managing their case records effectively. This modern case log system ultimately aims to improve the overall experience in medical documentation and education.

Dock Health

Non Equity Assistance in 2019
Dock Health is a Boston-based company that provides a HIPAA-compliant task management and collaboration platform specifically designed for the healthcare sector. Founded in 2016, Dock Health aims to address critical workflow challenges and inefficiencies faced by clinicians and their teams. By facilitating better communication and collaboration through a user-friendly and secure system, Dock Health strives to enhance patient care and ensure that essential tasks are completed effectively. The platform is suitable for healthcare teams of various sizes and specialties, empowering both clinical and administrative staff to work more efficiently within their organizations.

Karuna Health

Non Equity Assistance in 2019
Karuna Health, Inc. is a company that develops a platform aimed at automating patient care management tasks for hospitals. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, its platform facilitates communication between patients and care managers, reminding patients of appointments and collecting health status information. The integrated solution provides a single platform that helps manage interactions among patients, family members, and healthcare teams. It includes tools for scheduling appointments, organizing transportation, and delivering automated reminders, all while ensuring compliance with healthcare regulations. Karuna Health's goal is to enhance patient access to healthcare guidance and support throughout their care journey.

1upHealth

Grant in 2019
1upHealth, Inc. is a health-tech company based in Boston, Massachusetts, founded in 2017. It operates a health data aggregation and centralization platform that facilitates the secure transmission of medical data between health systems and consumer applications. The platform consolidates health information from various electronic medical record systems, allowing users to control and share their digital health records with healthcare providers. Additionally, it enables providers to access and query the most current patient data from multiple connected health systems. The platform also supports software developers by providing access to clinical data from various clinics and hospitals, ultimately aiming to improve healthcare outcomes and reduce costs through better data utilization.

Everyplace Labs

Non Equity Assistance in 2019
Developer of a point-of-care testing platform designed to automate urine diagnostics. The company's platform utilizes add-on devices to toilets for automating point-of-care urine testing from specimen collection to delivery of results, enabling hospitals to remove clinical staff inputs, improve the efficiency and accuracy of data and create a more hygienic and comfortable patient experience.

dondoctor

Non Equity Assistance in 2018
Dondoctor is a company that offers an online scheduling platform designed specifically for medical centers, clinics, and hospitals. The platform aims to streamline operations by providing a user-friendly and standardized interface, along with a dedicated web portal for each healthcare provider. It features appointment reminders and automatic confirmations, which help minimize missed appointments and facilitate quicker, self-managed scheduling. By enhancing the scheduling process, dondoctor enables healthcare organizations to boost profitability, improve operational efficiency, and elevate patient satisfaction.

Hippocrate

Non Equity Assistance in 2018
Hippocrate is a cloud-based big data medical platform founded in 2014 and based in Tunis, Tunisia. The organization focuses on analyzing the human genome and aims to enhance healthcare access for patients globally. Through its healthcare analytics platform, Hippocrate facilitates the sharing of patients' medical information among hospitals, allowing authorized medical professionals to access critical data during doctor visits and emergencies. This connectivity helps healthcare providers organize and utilize medical information effectively, contributing to improved medical research and patient care. As a non-profit entity, Hippocrate is driven by a commitment to develop disruptive medical solutions that aim to enhance the quality of life for individuals worldwide.

Aurie

Non Equity Assistance in 2018
CathBuddy is a medical device company that features a reusable urinary catheterization system. It specializes in the fields of healthcare, medical, and medical device. It was founded in 2018 and headquartered in New York, United States.

Air Doctor

Non Equity Assistance in 2018
Air Doctor Ltd. operates an online marketplace that connects travelers with verified medical practitioners while they are abroad. Founded in 2016 and based in Motza Illit, Israel, the platform allows users to easily find and book appointments with a diverse range of healthcare providers, including doctors, dentists, emergency clinics, pharmacies, and labs. By providing access to thousands of trusted professionals across various specialties, Air Doctor not only facilitates medical consultations for travelers but also helps practitioners expand their visibility and clientele. This service aims to enhance the healthcare experience for individuals in unfamiliar locations by simplifying the process of finding and accessing medical care.

DocFlight

Non Equity Assistance in 2017
DocFlight operates a telemedicine platform to connect doctors with the patients. Its platform allows users to speak to a doctor or get opinion on their medical records. The company offers video consultation, translation of medical records, and triage service by physician case manager, as well as written medical reports with patient summary, confirmed diagnosis, treatment recommendations, and action items. DocFlight was founded in 2016 and is based in New York, New York.

RistCall

Grant in 2017
RistCall is a developer of wearable technology aimed at enhancing patient safety and satisfaction in hospitals and senior care communities. By updating traditional call bell systems, RistCall's smartwatch devices facilitate improved communication between patients and nursing staff. This innovation not only helps to reduce the incidence of patient falls but also aims to enhance patient satisfaction scores, such as HCAHPS. Through its focus on wearable technology, RistCall addresses critical needs in healthcare settings, ultimately striving to create a safer and more responsive environment for patients.

Komed Health

Grant in 2017
Komed Health AG develops a secure communication platform designed specifically for healthcare professionals, facilitating instant communication among medical teams and patients. Founded in 2016 and based in Zürich, Switzerland, the company offers a system that integrates with existing clinical workflows, allowing healthcare providers to access and share crucial medical information in real time. This platform aims to replace traditional in-hospital communication methods, such as fixed phones and pagers, with a streamlined solution that enhances decision-making and communication at the point of care. By collaborating closely with healthcare institutions, Komed Health continually evolves its features to meet the needs of modern healthcare professionals, ultimately improving patient care delivery through efficient communication.

1DOC3

Non Equity Assistance in 2017
1doc3 is a e-health platform that connects 490 million of Spanish speaking people with licensed and trusted doctors. Users find personalized answers to their health related questions. Doctors build their online reputation, find new patients and create the biggest health related questions and answers curated database in Spanish. The Platform is available via web, App, SMS and USSD, allowing the entire population to have access to a Doctor no matter where they are, or even if they don't have internet access.

Twiage

Grant in 2017
Twiage Inc. operates a cloud-based platform that enhances communication and resource management between emergency medical services (EMS) and hospitals. Founded in 2013 and based in Boston, Massachusetts, the company provides a solution that delivers real-time pre-hospital data and GPS tracking to improve patient care in emergency situations. Its platform facilitates the management of critical resources such as cath labs, operating rooms, and hospital beds, thereby increasing emergency department efficiency and patient satisfaction. Twiage Mobile further streamlines handoffs by sending real-time data to emergency departments, significantly reducing turnaround times. The platform also allows paramedics to alert medical staff instantly and share essential patient information via smartphones and Google Glass, ensuring timely and effective care during critical moments.

Human Resolution Technologies

Non Equity Assistance in 2016
The FollowApp team is responsible for patient onboarding and designing customized intervention strategies for each at discharge. We then follow up with patients on a set schedule to assist with general questions, medication instructions, and follow-up appointments. Already have a call center or VNA? We work with them, too!Provider of a post-discharge patient monitoring application. The company develops an application which helps patients in their first few weeks of recovery by engaging them in daily tasks and offering access to medical care.

Message of Hope Fndt

Grant in 2016
Message of Hope Foundation created on the belief that nothing is impossible when you continue to believe in HOPE! They serve children across the country with special needs and chronic illnesses through their Happy Hope Bag project and by helping children obtain life changing equipment such as leg braces, eyeglasses and respite care.

The Hearts Milk Bank

Grant in 2016
The Hearts Milk Bank is the UK’s newest milk bank.

Q Doctor

Non Equity Assistance in 2016
Q Doctor is a company that facilitates secure video consultations for the National Health Service (NHS) and various healthcare providers. By offering a user-friendly mobile application, Q Doctor enables general practitioners, clinical commissioning groups, and urgent care providers to conduct clinical assessments and consultations remotely. This service modernizes medical practices by allowing healthcare professionals to diagnose and treat patients through secure video interactions, even from remote locations. Additionally, Q Doctor supports NHS surgeries by enabling them to utilize their own clinicians or integrate additional workforce resources at a low cost, thereby enhancing the overall efficiency and accessibility of healthcare services.

Quiro

Grant in 2015
Quiro is a surgery simulation video game that enhances medical education by providing practical training through mobile devices. Launched in 2013 in Caracas, Venezuela, the company operates an online game-based learning platform designed for medical students. Quiro's web-based and mobile applications offer an affordable and engaging approach to medical training, enabling users to access interactive educational resources from anywhere. This innovative platform aims to improve the quality and accessibility of medical training worldwide.

Camp Casco

Grant in 2015
Camp Casco is a Massachusetts-based nonprofit that gives childhood cancer patients and survivors a week of fun. They create an encouraging and supportive environment to facilitate friendships between patients and survivors, and nourish emotional support networks that thrive well beyond the week of camp. Additionally, parents can rest easy knowing that their children are in the capable hands of a round-the-clock medical staff and camp counselors trained to work with children who have special needs.

SuperHealos

Grant in 2015
SuperHealos is a start-up company dedicated to reducing children's stress and anxiety when facing challenges like medical treatment. SuperHealos, a company dedicated to making children facing medical treatment feel like superheroes. Their medical adventure story books take place in medical settings and gently expose children to what they may see on their own medical journey. Their storybooks, superhero capes and digital games come together in Medical Adventure Kits creating the perfect get well gift for children facing medical treatment.

Obz Design

Grant in 2015
Obz Design offers healthcare services to the poverty stricken community.

Future Healthcare NI

Grant in 2015
Future Healthcare NI is a software development company dedicated to enhancing emergency care through innovative digital solutions for healthcare professionals. The company focuses on improving patient safety and communication among medical staff by offering an integrated digital dashboard designed for clinical communication. Additionally, it provides a user-friendly bed management application that enables healthcare providers to efficiently manage patients and resources. By ensuring easy access across various devices, Future Healthcare NI aims to streamline hospital operations and enhance the overall quality of patient care.

Twiage

Seed Round in 2015
Twiage Inc. operates a cloud-based platform that enhances communication and resource management between emergency medical services (EMS) and hospitals. Founded in 2013 and based in Boston, Massachusetts, the company provides a solution that delivers real-time pre-hospital data and GPS tracking to improve patient care in emergency situations. Its platform facilitates the management of critical resources such as cath labs, operating rooms, and hospital beds, thereby increasing emergency department efficiency and patient satisfaction. Twiage Mobile further streamlines handoffs by sending real-time data to emergency departments, significantly reducing turnaround times. The platform also allows paramedics to alert medical staff instantly and share essential patient information via smartphones and Google Glass, ensuring timely and effective care during critical moments.

Hemova Medical

Grant in 2013
At Hemova Medical, we seek innovative solutions towards vascular access. A patient's access is their lifeline, and currently available options inadequately address the need for a safe, reliable and robust means for hemodialysis administration

Careport

Venture Round in 2012
CarePort Health, LLC specializes in care coordination software solutions designed to facilitate patient transitions between different healthcare settings. The company offers a suite of products including CarePort Guide, which aids in selecting post-acute providers; CarePort Connect, which enables real-time management of patients across various care settings; and CarePort Insight, which assesses patient outcomes and provider performance metrics. Additionally, CarePort provides tools such as CarePort Transition and Transition Extender to streamline referrals and enhance communication within electronic health records. The platform serves a diverse clientele, including health systems, accountable care organizations, and both acute and post-acute care providers. By connecting hospitals with high-quality post-acute care options, CarePort helps ensure that patients receive appropriate follow-up care, while also enabling providers to track patient progress effectively. CarePort Health is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, and operates as a subsidiary of Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc.

Yosko

Seed Round in 2012
Yosko, Inc. is a New York-based company that develops a mobile application aimed at enhancing patient care coordination within hospitals. Founded in 2011, Yosko's solution integrates with Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems, allowing medical staff to access patient records remotely and facilitating streamlined communication among care teams. The application simplifies hospital workflows and addresses critical issues that contribute to preventable medical errors and increased healthcare costs. By providing tools for secure messaging and record accessibility, Yosko enables healthcare professionals to focus on patient care, ultimately improving the quality of services delivered.

HanGenix

Grant in 2010
Hospital acquired infections (HAIs) are a serious health and economic issue, affecting more than 2 million people and causing nearly 100,000 deaths every year in the United States alone. The HanGenix Compliance Reliance system improves hand hygiene compliance while capturing and reporting progress against organizational goals. By doing so, hospitals will reduce the occurrence of HAIs and the nearly $40 billion in annual costs associated with them worldwide.
Proximity Health aims to develop a silk-based screening device to rapidly identify and isolate infected patients. The mission of their company is to reduce infection rates, associated healthcare costs and most importantly, unnecessary deaths.
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