5 Black medtech startup founders to know

Five startup founders are preparing their pitches for the gBETA Medtech Black Founders Accelerator’s virtual showcase on Dec. 15.

Their companies are the eighth cohort for the gBETA Medtech Accelerator, which focused on Black founders for its fall 2022 program. The five companies received $10,000 grants, plus coaching, mentorship and other support over the course of the seven-week program.

The gBETA Medtech Accelerator is a program of startup accelerator Gener8tor and the University Enterprise Labs (UEL) business incubator in St. Paul, Minnesota, with mentorship support from Mayo Clinic, the University of Minnesota and Medical Alley Association. The program’s sponsors inculde Boston Scientific and Fox Rothschild. UEL and Gener8tor also get support through a cooperative agreement with BARDA DRIVe.

You can RSVP for the virtual showcase (Dec. 15 from 3-5 p.m. Central) here — but before you do, click below to meet the founders and learn about their companies and products.

Meet the founders >>