INITIATIVES
Medical Alley Starts
Our one-of-a-kind venture platform accelerates the formation and growth of healthcare start-ups.
Since its inception, Medical Alley Starts has assisted hundreds of early-stage companies with investor introductions, corporate development connections, and supplier referrals.
Built by entrepreneurs, for entrepreneurs
Ready reserve entrepreneur volunteers
A network of experienced entrepreneurs ready to lend their expertise to your venture.
Global investor network
Connecting start-ups to investors from pre-seed to growth.
Our advisors
Medical Alley Starts is advised by an elite group of successful entrepreneurs.
Nima Ahmadi
CEO
The Wound Company
Joe Connolly
CEO
Visana Health
Morgan Evans
CEO
Agitated Solutions
Angie Franks
CEO
Kalderos
Jodi Hubler
Board Director
Gratum Ventures
James Kent
CEO
Amplio Rx
Eddie Moradian, PhD
CEO, Salspera, Inc.
Executive Director, MD Biosciences Group
Kyle Rolfing
Partner
Lemhi Ventures
Jakub Tolar, MD, Ph. D.
Dean of Medical School, VP for Clinical Affairs
University of Minnesota
Start-up support partners
These companies provide services, discounts, and grants to Starts participants.
Avio provides the full range of professional services and expertise required to turn a sketch on a napkin to a product in the marketplace.
CLA provides financial and tax consulting, as well as fractional CFO and outsourcing services. CLA offers a 25% discount to qualifying start-ups.
Top 20 in the U.S. among the most active law firms advising on mergers and acquisitions, private equity, and venture capital deals.
Mobius Medical CRO is a top tier, full service clinical research partner offering a customized service with unparalleled responsiveness.
Support partner contacts
Founder
Avio Medtech Consulting
Manager
CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen)
Attorney, Shareholder
Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.
Vice President Clinical Operations
Mobius Medical CRO
Global business development
Medical Alley's community has no geographic borders. We welcome partner organizations worldwide that share our dedication to advancing healthcare. Learn more about Global here.
Medical Alley Starts
strategic collaborators
Bread & Butter Ventures is an early stage venture capital firm based in Minnesota, investing globally while leveraging our state and region’s unparalleled access to strong corporate connections, commercial opportunities, and industry expertise.
Capita3 is a venture capital firm investing at the convergence of deep tech and digital health in major under-invested healthcare market segments. We provide a novel platform for leadership development as a key startup growth accelerant to early stage companies.
Compal offers complete design and manufacturing services for medical electronic devices worldwide. For further details, please visit www.compal.com.
iGan Partners is a healthcare focused venture capital firm, investing globally in MedTech and Digital Health companies. iGan works with exceptional founders focused on commercializing and scaling technological advancements in healthcare. They provide portfolio companies with smart capital, active support, and access to a global network of industry partners and sector-specific co-investors to help them grow and succeed.
Founded on Mayo Clinic's dedication to patient-centered care, Mayo Clinic Platform enables new knowledge, new solutions and new technologies through collaborations with health technology innovators to create a healthier world.
Engage Venture Partners
Medtrace
Ōmcare
Oncodea
Investing in healthcare companies or looking to get started?
Angel investors
Starts gives you access to high-quality deal flow, syndication opportunities, due diligence support, and connections in our network.
Venture capital investors
Starts works with development teams from the world’s largest healthcare companies to scout for acquisitions, distribution opportunities, and other partnerships.
Corporate development
Starts helps you grow your business by partnering with innovative companies across healthcare.
Our current roster of companies includes:
120+
medical device companies
100+
digital health companies
80+
biopharma companies
Starts ecosystem by the numbers
We engage more than 1,000 ventures each year.
$5 Billion
in VC funding the last 5 years
$42 billion
in announced M&A transactions
$2 billion+
of international investment brought
to Medical Alley
250+
investors in our network
100+
corporates in our network
1,000+
referrals each year
Have a start-up?
We can help.
Contact the Medical Alley Starts team to see how we can help your organization succeed.
Help start-ups thrive. Become an investor, partner, or mentor.
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