“The best event I’ve ever participated in as a founder.”

— 2019 Challenge Company

The Event

Top health tech entrepreneurs from around the country compete for the chance to win a funded pilot with a leading California health organization

The Numbers

Vetted and validated more than 500 health innovation solutions

More than 45 health innovation pilots and partnerships

Awarded over $1.3 million in prize funding since 2014

The Benefits

Applications to california are now closed for 2023

Exposure and connections to hundreds of Colorado healthcare leaders, stakeholders, investors, and buyers

Prize funding and a pilot partnership opportunity with a California healthcare organization ($75,000 for 1st place, $50,000 for 2nd place, and $25,000 for 3rd place).

Tailored introductions, matchmaking, and relationship development support with California provider organizations, funders, and investors

Access to industry insider knowledge, mentorship, and training on California’s healthcare landscape, market, priorities, and funding streams through the Prime Health Innovation Academy and California-based healthcare experts

Pitch coaching and feedback from the experts at Rockies Venture Club ($3,000 value)

Guidance and valuable feedback on how to maximize your product or solution for market adoption in California

National attention and connections to other leading regional health innovation ecosystems around the country

The Criteria

Must have a market-ready health innovation solution

Must be able and willing to complete a pilot in California

Must be able to virtually attend and participate in events

While all companies are eligible to apply, we especially encourage those that have:

Solutions with founders and leadership teams that demonstrate diversity and inclusion in action, especially lived experience
Solutions that are impactful to vulnerable and underserved populations
Solutions compatible with Medicaid healthcare environments

Steps

Review & complete the first round application HERE
Pay the one-time $200 application fee**
Submit your application!

In the event that you do not meet the eligibility requirements as determined through the Prime Health pre-vetting process and are unable to compete in the first round, you will be eligible to receive a full refund of your application fee. Refunds will not be honored for companies accepted into first round competition.

** We never want the application fee to inhibit qualified companies from applying. If the application fee is a concern, please contact darby@primehealthco.com to discuss scholarship options.

I can make a difference in healthcare

The Organization

Prime Health is the engine of Colorado’s nationally ranked digital health innovation ecosystem. We accelerate innovation that improves the equity, access, quality, and cost of health care by fostering the adoption of sustainable solutions, technologies, clinical models, and partnerships. Our programs are developed with, by and for the communities we serve, the organizations that care for them, and the solutions that drive us forward.

Since our inception in 2012, we have supported hundreds of Colorado companies ranging from new startups to some of the largest in the state and the nation. Our programs have directly contributed to the success of some of healthcare's best and brightest, including: CirrusMD, BurstIQ, Redox, Care on Location, Manatee, Nymbl, Meru Health, Visible Network Labs, InOn Health, Cubby Beds, and so many more.