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Capital Readiness Program
Be Prepared for Your First Institutional Raise
This 5-day intensive is designed to help health tech startups confidently navigate the fundraising process. You’ll gain the knowledge and skills needed to approach institutional investors with clarity and credibility.
Investor-Backed Insights with Actionable Outcomes
You’ll learn how to build a capital-ready due diligence deal room, confidently address investor inquiries, and refine your fundraising strategy. With direct feedback from industry-relevant investors, you’ll walk away prepared to meet investor expectations and take the next step toward securing funding.
Upcoming Cohorts:
- Spring 2025 Cohort: 3/31 – 4/4
- June 2025 Cohort: 6/23 – 6/27
- December 2025 Cohort: 12/8 – 12/12
Find out when we're recruiting for our next cohort
What to expect
day one
Capital readiness & deal room requirements
day two
Regulatory review & capital planning
day three
Corporate legal review & intellectual property status
day four
Valuations, vesting & capitalization tables
day five
Mock board meeting & 12 month fundraising plan with milestones
Our Investor Network
December 2024 Investors-In-Network
“Capital Readiness Program is so detailed and realistic. It’s opening up what seems to be this black box around venture and how to get funding, and how to build and scale your business. It is literally a cheat sheet.”
Eligibility
We're seeking medtech, digital health, or healthcare technology companies who:
- have raised at least $500k (others may be considered) and seeking to raise $1M - 5M in institutional investment over the next year
- have identified a market need with clear understanding of how the startup will be feasible, impactful, and scalable
- are able to be on site in Philadelphia and engaged for an intensive, 5-day program
Things to know before you apply:
- Capital Readiness Program is free if your company selected from the competitive application process, however participants must cover travel expenses.
- There is no pitch competition or demo day as part of the program.
- While the program equips founders with the necessary skills and knowledge to attract investment, it does not provide direct capital funding.
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The Capital Readiness program is Funded in part through a Grant with the U.S. Small Business Administration.
Capital Readiness Program Impact
$35M
Raised over 18 months
50
companies supported
5
cohorts
$2.5B
in venture capital represented by Investors-in-Residence