Build your healthcare startup with MATTER.
MATTER supports healthcare startups at all stages of growth by creating access to learning and development opportunities, capital and customers and a dynamic community.
Bring your business ideas to life, to market and to scale.
Learn and refine critical skills
Tap into the MATTER Expert Collective — a network of more than 250 vetted industry experts — through workshops, one-on-one mentorship and team-based guidance.
Access capital and customers
Optimize your startup's business development strategy, receive personalized support throughout your fundraising efforts and get curated introductions to investors and decision makers across all sectors of healthcare.
Belong to a dynamic community
Connect with fellow entrepreneurs, industry leaders and subject matter experts, and the broader MATTER network through curated programs and events.
Keep all your equity
We do not take equity in the startups we support. Our no-equity, non-profit model enables us to build a neutral platform for collaborative innovation.
Learn and refine critical skills
Tap into the MATTER Expert Collective — a network of more than 250 vetted industry experts — through workshops, one-on-one mentorship and team-based guidance.
Access capital and customers
Optimize your startup's business development strategy, receive personalized support throughout your fundraising efforts and get curated introductions to investors and decision makers across all sectors of healthcare.
Belong to a dynamic community
Connect with fellow entrepreneurs, industry leaders and subject matter experts, and the broader MATTER network through curated programs and events.
Keep all your equity
We do not take equity in the startups we support. Our no-equity, non-profit model enables us to build a neutral platform for collaborative innovation.
Resources and opportunities
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Curriculum
Navigate the complexities of today’s healthcare industry to grow your business with the support of MATTER faculty. See our workshop catalog for more information.
The Expert Clinic
Receive advice and direction from subject matter experts and industry leaders in one-on-one feedback sessions.
Mentors in Residence
Over the course of six months, get ongoing coaching and advice from a dedicated mentor chosen for you from a pool of healthcare experts — from industry executives to experienced entrepreneurs.
Investor outreach support
Discover new sources of capital by mapping out an integrated investor outreach plan and preparing to meet with those investors with the guidance of the MATTER team.
Startup Showcase
Present your solution in front of a rotating panel of subject matter experts and industry executives from health systems and life sciences organizations.
ACCESS
Connect with our strategic partners through selective, facilitated interactions to showcase your technology and discuss pilot opportunities.
Deep Dives
Dig into your key business imperatives from business strategy to raising capital to customer acquisition in a one-on-one session with our venture acceleration fellows. Learn more about VA fellows.
CEO Forum
Connect with your fellow entrepreneurs through arranged introductions, CEO Forums, special interest groups and other community engagements that allow you to leverage the member community as a resource.
MATTER community events
Enjoy frequent opportunities to network and hear from thought leaders and changemakers from across the healthcare ecosystem.
Startup stories
"Working with the mentors at MATTER helped us firm up our U.S. go-to-market strategies, which entailed making the tough call to go in a completely different direction than the route we’d set off to take when we joined."
"When we joined MATTER as one of the founding companies five years ago, we were just beginning to build our product, we didn’t have any business plan and we had no idea how we were going to make money. MATTER provided us with the environment and support and resources we needed for growth. And we’re still here after five years."
"The early days are the hardest in health tech. We owe a significant amount of the early wins to opportunities that MATTER helped generate. We would not be where we are today without MATTER."
MATTER membership criteria
We work with companies from all over the world working in every sector of healthcare: digital health, medical device, diagnostics and therapeutics. We’re looking for:
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Companies developing a novel, innovative solution to solve a meaningful healthcare problem.
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The right entrepreneur or team in place to be successful.
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A compelling business strategy — one that MATTER can help accelerate.
Membership plans for healthcare startups at any stage, anywhere in the world
Global
$220/mo.
For entrepreneurs headquartered outside of the Chicagoland area.
Chicago
$320/mo.
For companies looking for access to all of MATTER's programs, services and facilities.
Premium
$480/mo.
For companies in need of dedicated desks.
Ready to take the next step?
Introduce yourself to our venture acceleration team for more information or submit your application now.
MATTER startup membership inquiry