Scale Your Solution in Partnership with Leading Healthcare Companies
Disparities in health and access to care remain stubbornly intact, and in many ways, are widening. New solutions are needed that accelerate improvements in health, potentially through new models of care, and improve health outcomes at the population/community-level. To help accelerate these solutions to market, we created the ADAPT program. Through ADAPT, we support and bring together health technology startups and healthcare systems.
ADAPT awardees are selected from a pool of finalists and receive $100,000 non-dilutive funding, executive mentorship, and the opportunity to partner with Blue Shield of California, Cigna Healthcare, Evernorth Health Services, OptumLabs, and UnitedHealth Group, which together have over 200 million members.
All ADAPT finalists are invited to attend exclusive program events featuring leaders from across the healthcare ecosystem, including investors, payers, and employers. ADAPT finalists are also invited to join the UCSF community of Rosenman Founders.
About
How It Works
Who Can Apply
Solutions
Examples of Areas of Interest
Timeline
Applications open
August 2
September 27
Deadline to apply
First selection: startups notified of status
Early November
November 14-15
Semi-finalists pitch judging panel
Finalists pitch judging panel
December 6-7
February-March
ADAPT awardees announced
The ADAPT program will be held virtually.
Have a question? Please see FAQ.
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2023 Program Events
Offered exclusively to ADAPT finalists, these events provide an opportunity for entrepreneurs to connect with and learn from leaders across the healthcare ecosystem. This series of virtual sessions provides companies with guidance that will help inform their design and integration of technology into the healthcare ecosystem.
All sessions will be held remotely on Zoom. Times below are for Pacific Time zone.
December 5
Introduction & kickoff
Christine Winoto & Carly Grant, UCSF Rosenman Institute
12:00 – 1:00 PM
December 12
Insights on partnering with payers
Colin Carpenter, Siris Medical
Sam Holliday, Oshi Health
12:00 – 1:30 PM
December 19
Peer-to-peer lessons learned
2023 ADAPT Cohort
12:00 – 1:30 PM
January 9
Insights on partnering with employers
Antonio Moraes, XP Health
Dan Miller, Spora Health
12:00 – 1:30 PM
January 16
Partnering with the San Francisco VA
Antonia Bernhardt, San Francisco VA Health Care System
Kimberlie Cerrone, Tiatros
12:00 – 1:30 PM
January 23
Building relationships & working with payers & care providers
Drew Hobby, Blue Cross of Idaho
Moderated by Larry Leisure, Chicago Pacific Founders
12:00 – 1:30 PM
January 30
Setting your price and value for payers
Joe Connolly, Visana Health
Yoni Shtein, Laguna Health
12:00 – 1:30 PM
February 6
Approaching & executing pilots with Evernorth Health Services/Cigna
Glen Stettin, MD, Evernorth
Moderated by Mark Stryker, Leverage Health Solutions
12:00 – 1:30 PM
February 13
Tips & tricks for working with benefit consultants
Ron Fontanetta, RJF Strategic Advisory Consulting, Willis Towers Watson
12:00 – 1:30 PM
February 20
Insights on partnering with regional payers
Harsh Vathsangam, Movn Health
Thomas Tsang, MD, Valera Health
12:00 – 1:30 PM
February 27
Approaching & executing pilots with UnitedHealth Group
David Cook, MD, UnitedHealth Group
12:00 – 1:30 PM
Past ADAPT Awardees
FAQ
Our company is at a later stage with a product on the market. Are we eligible?
I am working on technology without a formalized/incorporated company. Can I apply to ADAPT?
We are not officially formed as a company and have a proposal that would be under proof of concept. In addition, all of us have full-time jobs in different companies. Would this prevent us from being able to work in our roles as well as this concept in the case that our concept is picked?
My company is based outside the United States. Are we eligible to be selected?
Must the area of implementation be in the USA?
If selected, will the small company still own all of the intellectual property rights?