The Cedars-Sinai Accelerator

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The Cedars-Sinai Accelerator helps today’s technology innovators turn their products into breakthroughs that can improve the lives of patients around the world.

The accelerator program enables today’s top healthcare technology entrepreneurs to turn their products into breakthroughs that can improve the lives of patients around the world. Companies selected for the Cedars-Sinai Accelerator powered by Techstars will have access to the world’s leading physicians and researchers to help advance their businesses in market positioning, customer acquisition, product development and overall growth, in exchange for a small percentage of the company’s equity.

The intensive 13-week “bootcamp” includes Mentor Engagement and Feedback, Guidance on Product and Market Fit, and Preparation for Fundraising. 10–12 Startups will be selected for every Accelerator program.

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United States, California, Los Angeles

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10001+

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2015

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Jul 25, 2022	Health Note Raises $17M for Pre-Clinical Intake Automation Platform	What You Should Know: – Health Note, the pre-clinical intake automation platform that uses digital patient intake to prepare clinical notes for providers ahead of patient visits, announced the close of a $17M Series A financing round led by...
Oct 21, 2021	The symptoms of PCOS, a hormonal condition that causes weight gain and acne	People with PCOS may have acne or hyperpigmented skin. Moyo Studio/Getty Images PCOS symptoms include excess hair growth, weight gain, acne, darkened skin, and thinning hair. Women with PCOS may also experience irregular periods because of ...
Oct 21, 2021	The symptoms of PCOS, a hormonal condition that causes weight gain and acne	Reviews Chevron icon It indicates an expandable section or menu, or sometimes previous / next navigation options. Health The symptoms of PCOS, a hormonal condition that causes weight gain and acne Written by Madeline Kennedy; edited by Sama...
Nov 7, 2018	Madrona Venture Labs picks clinical management startup Invio as first company in new accelerator	Invio’s co-founders: Brian Caruso, CTO; Cassie Wallender, CPO; and Dema Poppa, CEO. (Invio Photos) Invio, a Seattle startup that helps speed up clinical trials for biotech and pharmaceutical companies, announced this week that it is the fir...
Jul 16, 2017	Apple aims to get an iPad in the hands of every hospital patient	Apple has made great strides in health in the last few years, and if it gets its way, there will be an iPad in the hands of every hospital patient. It’s already started with a smattering of hospitals around the U.S., including Jacobs Medica...
Apr 5, 2016	Cedars-Sinai hosts its first Techstars healthcare accelerator: Who made the cut?	Here’s a summary of the members: Applied VR Created by marketing firm Lieberman Research Worldwide with hospital partners, the virtual reality platform is intended to reduce anxiety before procedures and improve pain management for inpatien...
Dec 10, 2015	Small-scale violations of medical privacy often cause the most harm	“PPL WORLD WIDE,” the Facebook post shouted, using text-speak for the word “people.” “FRANCES … IS HPV POSITIVE!” The public missive from January 2014 gave Frances’ full name, along with the revelation that she had human papillomavirus, a s...
Oct 21, 2015	Cedars-Sinai and Techstars are hunting for startups for health tech accelerator (Updated)	He added: “The Techstars Healthcare Accelerator, in partnership with Cedars-Sinai, will support the leading academic medical center’s focus on developing innovative approaches to medicine and science that not only further enhance the qualit...
Aug 5, 2015	Health Catalyst buys analytics competitor Health Care DataWorks	“We believe in Health Catalyst’s mission and operating principles, and anticipate a deep and mutually beneficial long-term relationship,” Brant Heise, managing director of the MemorialCare Innovation Fund, said. Other customers that have pr...
Sep 17, 2014	Anthem enlists 7 SoCal hospitals to launch new HMO	Anthem Blue Cross has partnered with seven major hospital systems in Southern California to establish a new HMO, bringing together otherwise fierce competitors into an integrated health system that, by most accounts, is the first of its kin...
Feb 17, 2014	Rumor mill: Apple wants to use sensors to detect heart attacks	Reports say that the hardware/software combo, rumored to be spearheaded by a renowned audio engineer from Lucasfilm, would listen to the sound of blood flowing through the wrist. If the software would detect that an artery was clogged with ...
Sep 27, 2012	Health IT firm’s platform lets nurses use text messages to manage workflow	The platform relies on the providers Wi-Fi system, so Voalte works with companies to update provider’s Wi-Fi coverage. Its platforms for iPhones and iPads and desk-based computers help members of the clinical care team communicate with each...
Nov 16, 2011	Israeli health IT companies pitch to the Philadelphia healthcare community	Dr. David Nash, the Dean of the Jefferson School of Population Health, is also is a professor of health policy and shared his perspective of the event. Mediviz Systems’ software manages the schedules of a healthcare facility’s surgery by re...
May 13, 2011	Immunotherapy technology from Argos seeks partner for kidney cancer trials	Immunotherapy induces a patient’s own immune system to fight disease. Argo’s technology, called Arcelis, works by taking the RNA from the patient’s cancer and pairing it with the patient’s dendritic cells. Dendritic cells tell the immune sy...
Jan 26, 2011	Life Core jumps into therapeutic hypothermia market	An Ohio startup is hoping to build its business around one of the hottest trends in heart attack and brain injury treatment: therapeutic hypothermia. Life Core Technologies LLC’s “simple” medical device for inducing hypothermia earlier this...
Jan 26, 2011	As therapeutic hypothermia heats up, Northeast Ohio startup hopes to cash in	Promoted This Patient Experience Checklist Is Your Key To Success in 2021 As healthcare systems strive to recover from losses due to the pandemic, patient acquisition and retention have never been more urgent, and patient experience has nev...
Jan 9, 2010	Apple tablet reps spotted at LA hospital	Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more. Representatives from Apple have visited executives for Los Angeles’ Cedars-Sinai Medical Center “three or four times” to talk about the...
Jan 9, 2010	Apple tablet reps spotted at LA hospital	Representatives from Apple have visited executives for Los Angeles’ Cedars-Sinai Medical Center “three or four times” to talk about the Apple tablet’s potential for medical professionals at Cedars-Sinai, according to entrepreneur Jason Wilk...
Aug 19, 2007	Personal-genetics startup Navigenics, a competitor to Google-backed 23andMe, unstealths	(UPDATED: See below.) Navigenics, a new personal genetics startup with some serious backing, threw back the curtain over the weekend by unveiling its Web site. The Redwood Shores, Calif., startup says it aims to provide individuals with the...
	Promoting Equity in Medical AI: Cedars-Sinai's New Center Aims to Eliminate Bias and Disparities	This is the web version of dot.LA’s daily newsletter. Sign up to get the latest news on Southern California’s tech, startup and venture capital scene. Cedars-Sinai, the West Hollywood-based healthcare system founded over 120 years ago, rece...
	Immunotherapy technology from Argos seeks partner for kidney cancer trials	Immunotherapy company Argos Therapeutics has developed a new technology that could set it apart from other biotechnology cancer treatments — an approach that’s completely personalized to the patient and also costs less. But that’s just the ...
	Rumor mill: Apple wants to use sensors to detect heart attacks	Just like Google’s diabetes contact lenses, an Apple “heart attack predictor” ain’t going to happen either. http://t.co/oFOiXVTAxi — Joseph Cafazzo (@JosephCafazzo) February 17, 2014 Reports say that the hardware/software combo, rumored to ...
	Health IT firm’s platform lets nurses use text messages to manage workflow	As the trend of providers adopting smartphones begins to pick up, a health IT and communication company’s platform for iPhones hopes to reduce medical errors by clinical care team members. The Sarasota, Florida company has raised $6 million...
	Anthem enlists 7 SoCal hospitals to launch new HMO	Anthem Blue Cross has partnered with seven major hospital systems in Southern California to establish a new HMO, bringing together otherwise fierce competitors into an integrated health system that, by most accounts, is the first of its kin...
	Health Catalyst buys analytics competitor Health Care DataWorks	Burgeoning healthcare analytics company Health Catalyst is growing again. Wednesday, the Salt Lake City-based firm announced that it has acquired competitor Health Care DataWorks, of Columbus, Ohio. “The two companies’ missions, cultures an...
	Cedars-Sinai hosts its first Techstars healthcare accelerator: Who made the cut?	Techstars healthcare accelerator with Cedars-Sinai has selected 11 healthcare startups to match the priorities of the Los Angeles nonprofit academic medical center. The program is housed at the Cedars-Sinai Innovation Space adjacent to the ...
	As therapeutic hypothermia heats up, Northeast Ohio startup hopes to cash in	A Northeast Ohio startup is hoping to build its business around one of the hottest trends in heart attack and brain injury treatment: therapeutic hypothermia. Life Core Technologies‘ “simple” medical device for inducing hypothermia earlier ...
	Cedars-Sinai and Techstars are hunting for startups for health tech accelerator (Updated)	This post has been updated from an earlier version to include additional comments from Techstars Managing Partner David Brown. Health tech accelerators may be evolving, maturing and shutting down but they continue to open, nonetheless. Doin...
	Israeli health IT companies pitch to the Philadelphia healthcare community	The uncertainty of what a post healthcare reform landscape will look like in the United States is not deterring companies from other countries from pitching for business. At a conference hosted by the America-Israel Chamber of Commerce with...

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FAQ about The Cedars-Sinai Accelerator

When was The Cedars-Sinai Accelerator founded?

The Cedars-Sinai Accelerator was founded in 2015.

What has the press written about The Cedars-Sinai Accelerator?

Parsers VC has collected 30 articles mentioning The Cedars-Sinai Accelerator, among them “Health Note Raises $17M for Pre-Clinical Intake Automation Platform” (Jul 25, 2022) and “The symptoms of PCOS, a hormonal condition that causes weight gain and acne” (Oct 21, 2021).

Is The Cedars-Sinai Accelerator still active?

Yes, The Cedars-Sinai Accelerator is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Jan 16, 2026.