AIHES 2022 Startup Competition

Welcome to AIHES 2022 Startup Competition - DEADLINE TO SUBMIT EXTENDED TO JUNE 24

 
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What: A fully digital startup pitch competition – Apply with your pitch today!

Individuals or teams up to 5 members may present. Pitches are presented virtually on June 30th, 2022 during the #AIHES2022 virtual symposium #StartupCompetition. Award winners will be announced at 2:30 pm Central Time!

Who should compete? This competition is for startups in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning applications on biomedicine and beyond to address health equity. Startups for this competition are being defined as being privately held and having a well-defined business value proposition. In order to compete, startups must satisfy at least one of the following criteria: (1) between 3 and 100 employees or (2) post-seed stage.

Where: 100% virtual competition


***Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and applicants should expect to be notified of determination within 2-3 business days***

Awards


The top pitch will be selected as the winner for the grand prize award which includes the following:

  • 10,000 AWS Credits

  • Up to 10 hours of mentorship from our panel of mentors whose specialties range in business, AI/ML/tech, healthcare, and financial services


All competitors selected to present will be eligible to receive 2 hours of mentorship from our panel of mentors whose specialties range in business, AI/ML/tech, healthcare, and financial services. Additionally, participating competitors will be added to a social media cohort on AIM-AHEAD Connect where they can network with each other, discuss and troubleshoot current issues.

Benefits to presenting at competition: There are a multitude of reasons to participate in a competition such as this including:

  • Marketing & brand awareness 

  • Networking opportunities - in addition to networking with other startups, you will have the chance to make an impression on other professionals in the industry.

  • Potential capital gains - we will be inviting venture capitalists to attend the competition and who knows, you might catch their attention!

Application


How to Apply: Startups who wish to participate in this competition must

  1. Create a Google Slides deck (10 slides maximum - example) outlining the startup business plan and how it relates to AI in health equity
  2. Send your slide deck into Tom Whitfield (michaelthomaswhitfield@aim-ahead.net) with the subject line: AIHES2022 Startup Competition Application - [your startup name]
  3. Please be sure you have joined the cohort by clicking the Join button at the top of this page


***DEADLINE: Submit your slide deck by 11:59 pm local time on June 24, 2022***


Judging Criteria: pitches will be evaluated on the following

  1. Clear identification of health equity and AI gap(s) and the proposed solution

  2. Alignment with the mission of AIM-AHEAD

  3. Innovation, feasibility and practicality