Medical Alley Starts
A Medical Alley Association initiative to lower the cost of starting, scaling,
and pivoting new ventures in The Global Epicenter of Health Innovation and Care®.
Medical Alley is home to the biggest names in healthcare: Medtronic, Boston Scientific, UnitedHealth Group, the Mayo Clinic, and many more.
The region is also home to the hottest new names in healthcare: Bright Health, Bind Benefits, Histosonics, Zipnosis, and hundreds of other innovative companies.
Medical Alley’s early-stage companies have raised more than four billion dollars over the last five years, and billions more have flowed from dozens of mergers and acquisitions.
Medical Alley is where healthcare happens, and where entrepreneurs bring healthcare technology from ideation to implementation.
To enhance our early-stage community, The Medical Alley Association (MAA) has launched Medical Alley Starts, a focused initiative and suite of services targeted at the acceleration of healthcare start-up formation and growth in Minnesota’s Medical Alley, The Global Epicenter of Health Innovation and Care™.
The region is also home to the hottest new names in healthcare: Bright Health, Bind Benefits, Histosonics, Zipnosis, and hundreds of other innovative companies.
Medical Alley’s early-stage companies have raised more than four billion dollars over the last five years, and billions more have flowed from dozens of mergers and acquisitions.
Medical Alley is where healthcare happens, and where entrepreneurs bring healthcare technology from ideation to implementation.
To enhance our early-stage community, The Medical Alley Association (MAA) has launched Medical Alley Starts, a focused initiative and suite of services targeted at the acceleration of healthcare start-up formation and growth in Minnesota’s Medical Alley, The Global Epicenter of Health Innovation and Care™.
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Built by Entrepreneurs,
For Entrepreneurs
Medical Alley Starts is advised by an elite group of successful entrepreneurs.
MEDICAL ALLEY STARTS PROVIDES
RESOURCES FOR START-UPS
A Global Investor & Corporate Partner Network: Connecting Medical Alley start-ups to investors and corporate leaders from around the world.
A Global Referral Network: Rapid access to critical resources such as suppliers, consultants, and talent.
The Global Epicenter Campaign: Connection to MAA’s national branding campaign to position Medical Alley as The Global Epicenter of Health Innovation and Care®.
“The Medical Alley Association’s support has accelerated NightWare’s development – we’ve found investors, suppliers, insight, and community as a result.”
NightWare CEO Grady Hannah
“With the support of Medical Alley Starts, we raised our first round of financing and found a critical mentor. But for Medical Alley Starts’ help, we couldn’t have completed the financing this quickly.”
Dan Que Pham, Co-Founder and CEO, Oncodea
MEDICAL ALLEY STARTS PROVIDES
RESOURCES FOR INVESTORS
We make finding deal flow for your investment and corporate development interests easy.
Medical Alley Starts engages with 300+ ventures each year.
We provide no-cost eyes and ears in the top healthcare ecosystem globally and will refer high-quality deal flow, connect with other investors for syndication discussions, and help you find strategic advisors to support diligence operations.
Additionally, we work with dozens of corporate development teams from the largest healthcare companies in the world to scout for acquisitions, distribution opportunities, and other partnerships.
Get to know the Innovators in Medical Alley
Medical Alley Association is the source for the latest news and research around healthcare in Minnesota, as well as interviews with the leaders who make our region the Global Epicenter of Health Innovation and Care®.
Up & Running
Learn from entrepreneurs in Medical Alley about their successes and struggles as they built their healthcare companies.
For the Record
Thought leaders in Medical Alley reflect on their careers and successes in this on-going series.
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START?
Filip Kostal, Startup Principal
at fkostal@medicalalley.org to learn more.
at fkostal@medicalalley.org to learn more.
Thank you to our partners who make this work possible.
Thank you to our Foundational and Sustaining members
If you would like to learn about opportunities to support Medical Alley’s early-stage ecosystem, contact Filip Kostal, Startup Principal at fkostal@medicalalley.org
Founded in 1984, the Medical Alley Association supports and advances the global leadership of Medical Alley’s healthcare industry, and its connectivity around the world. MAA delivers the collective influence, intelligence and interactions that support Medical Alley.
We champion and facilitate an environment that enables health technology and care organizations to innovate, succeed and influence the evolution of healthcare.
We will elevate Medical Alley as The Global Epicenter of Health Innovation and Care®.