The Fall 2026 accelerator cohorts, prepared for the board chair, with an appendix on the Project Healthcare companies.
September through December 2026. Total 111 companies, 120 named founders and co-founders.
Early founders building a working product and first customers.
Growth-stage companies scaling revenue, operations, and team.
Healthcare innovators, all stages.
First-time founders sit next to experienced operators on their second and third companies.
69 have launched or are past launch, and 83 already have pilot, paying, or repeat customers.
And that is before counting Project Healthcare's dedicated track. Fifteen industries in all.
AI is the product itself.
An AI security gateway for hospitals. AI voice receptionists. An AI tutor with guardrails. AI back-office automation for skilled nursing.
A traditional business using AI as one capability among several.
An addiction-recovery platform with an AI recovery coach alongside human coaching.
All 15 companies, in plain language. Descriptions are simplified from the founders' own onboarding forms. The full directory, with search and filters, is live at ec.co/project-healthcare-fall-2026-accelerator-cohort.
Builds software that tracks patient data over time for behavioral health providers, starting with maternal mental health and depression. Working toward FDA clearance as a digital therapeutic.
betterplacewellness.comActs as medical and financial power of attorney for adults who don't have children and never will: someone to make health and money decisions for them when they can't.
childfreetrust.comSmart pill dispensers that track in real time whether seniors are taking their medication, so family and caregivers know without having to ask.
carehomeco.comSoftware that automates hospital price-transparency compliance, cutting the paperwork burden on hospital billing staff and improving what patients are told about costs.
claimnav.onlineHelps healthcare organizations manage chronic disease between visits, through medication guidance and remote monitoring.
compendirx.comAn AI-powered navigation platform for patients and caregivers going through a serious health journey: education, symptom monitoring, and escalation support beyond the clinic walls.
theepicvia.comSoftware that helps hospitals plan and approve big equipment purchases in one governed system, instead of scattered spreadsheets across finance, supply chain, and biomed.
equiply.ioTexts patients between visits, with recovery updates, refill reminders, and check-ins, to help them stick to their treatment plan.
helose.comA headset that delivers hospital alarms silently through bone conduction instead of speakers. Founded by a physician with more than 20 years in the ICU. The company reports 90% less alarm noise and a 50% drop in ICU delirium in its own data, self-reported and not independently verified.
mindwavemedical.comAI-run back-office operations for specialty medical practices and surgery centers, so they can treat more patients at better margins.
mycelmedical.comA smart toilet add-on that screens for early signs of chronic disease, including kidney disease, colorectal cancer, and inflammatory bowel disease, using sensors and no blood draw.
nexusbean.comA security layer that governs how AI tools touch hospital data, with built-in patient-privacy protection and audit trails hospitals can show a compliance reviewer.
scrutari.aiFinds real-time capacity across hospital clinical teams, so hospitals can staff and coordinate care more efficiently.
seekhealth.aiAn AI-assisted care coordination platform that bridges the gap between hospital discharge and recovery at home.
smplii.comPatented LED/UVC air sterilization technology for hospitals that continuously neutralizes airborne pathogens, aimed at cutting hospital-acquired and surgical-site infections.
ventorlux.coAny filtered slice can be shared as a direct link.