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READY, STEADY, GO!

Position and develop your medical 
technology 
to target the US 
healthcare market

RISE with US is an intensive 4 week hybrid program introducing selected Israeli entrepreneurs and early-stage startups working on digital and computational health solutions to the US healthcare market.

RISE with US is an intensive 4 week hybrid program introducing selected Israeli entrepreneurs and early-stage startups working on digital and computational health solutions to the US healthcare market.

RISE With US
in the spotlight

The RISE With US Program: An Introduction

‘Assuta’ hospital and SNC program help Israeli health startups

A Winning Proposition

The RISE with US customer discovery program provides successful applicants with all the tools they need to validate their product strategy specifically for the prodigious US market, including:

Mentoring and guidance in what is required to successfully develop and commercialize technologies in the US.

Unmediated access to Assuta, Israel’s largest private chain of hospitals with first-class clinical expertise and facilities.

Expert mentoring and technological guidance on building scalable products, and complying with relevant privacy regulations.

Physical meetings with American key stakeholders, possible partners, customers and investors, receiving direct feedback and establishing important connections.

Access to the University City Science Center’s extensive US network.

Empowering your venture equity-free.

  • Mentoring and guidance in what is required to successfully develop and commercialize technologies in the US.
  • Unmediated access to Assuta, Israel’s largest private chain of hospitals with first-class clinical expertise and facilities.
  • Expert mentoring and technological guidance on building scalable products, and complying with relevant privacy regulations.
  • Physical meetings with American key stakeholders, possible partners, customers and investors, receiving direct feedback and establishing important connections.
  • Access to the University City Science Center’s extensive US network.
  • Empowering your venture equity-free.

RISE With US Testimonies

1st cohort participants share their experiences from RISE With US:

Dr. Maor Farid

CEO of Scintium

Moshe Barel

CEO of AccuLine

Dr. Enav Noff Sadeh

CEO of Wotch

Tal Shapsa Heiman

CEO of Epilog

THE RISE WITH US
PARTNERS

RISE is a joint initiative of Assuta Medical Centers, Israel’s leading private healthcare organization, the University City Science Center (UCSC), the first and largest urban research park in the United States, and Start-Up Nation Central, the prime connector and facilitator of Israeli innovation that generates partnerships to strengthen Israel’s economy and society.

The program utilizes the extensive resources of the partners and their networks to assist Israeli entrepreneurs and early-stage startups in the initial stages of their development cycle:

assessing and validating their U.S. product-market fit.

As validation of this sort is crucial for verifying a company’s roadmap, possibly resulting in an important product pivot, it often increases the chances of a successful US market entry.

RISE with US’s partner network includes market leaders in their respective fields: LionBird and eHealth Ventures – VC funds; AWS and NVIDIA – technology and compliance.

Who Can Apply?

  • Early stage startups focusing on digital and computational health solutions.
  • Experienced entrepreneurs or former executives with a track record in healthtech.
  • Former executives, entrepreneurs from other industries working on AI-based, computational or big data-based projects.

PROGRAM AGENDA

 

  • Each selected startup will benefit from a program tailored to its specific needs
  • Second cohort participants will be part of an intensive four week program:
    • 3 weeks in Israel focused on mentorship and guidance with respect to the US market
    • 1 week in the US focused on market validation with key stakeholders
  • During the program, workshops and joint lectures will be held for full days
  • The program will include 1:1 mentorship from leading entrepreneurs, industry leaders and physicians

Process and Timeline

March 13th Submissions open April 23rd Submissions close April 24th - June 7th Vetting of submissions,and interviews June 11th Announcement of successful applicants June 26th The program begins

Application is closed!
We’d like to thank all 100 companies who applied.