Capital Readiness Program
This 5-day intensive is designed to equip health tech startups with the expert insights and tangible skills needed to approach institutional investors with clarity and credibility.
Navigate the fundraising process with confidence
Investor-Backed Insights with Actionable Outcomes
You’ll learn how to build and refine a capital-ready due diligence deal room, confidently address investor inquiries, and sharpen 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.
Now accepting applications!
- Cohort 11 | April 27–May 1, 2026
- Applications closed
- Cohort 12 | December 7–11, 2026
- Now accepting applications
- Now accepting applications
- Cohort 11 | April 27–May 1, 2026
What to expect
We offer critical guidance and unvarnished feedback from industry leaders and investors:
Due Diligence Deep Dive
We’ll cover the information investors expect to see including financial, legal, technical, and operational
One-on-One Feedback Sessions
Receive personalized guidance from investors, payors, providers, and other industry leaders
Stress Test Scenarios
We simulate real startup challenges to assess and improve your response as a CEO
Mock Board Meetings
Engage in realistic boardroom discussions to refine communication and decision-making skills
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
Before you apply:
- Capital Readiness Program is free if your company is 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.
Items needed to complete the application:
- one-page executive summary
- 10-slide investor deck
- non-confidential, one-page technical summary
Investors-in-Residence
Industry-relevant investors from across the country provide each cohort with critical feedback, insights, and access to the investor decision-making process.
Maren Nelson
Greg Howard
Kwamena Aidoo
Chirag Goel
Karlos Bledsoe
Our Due Diligence Partners
Key Benefits
Investor Readiness
Develop your deal room, conduct investor discovery, and hone your value proposition with industry-relevant investors.
Market Validation
Validate your business model and product-market fit to ensure alignment with market needs.
Strategic Resilience
Build strategies to navigate market complexities, including regulatory and reimbursement challenges.
“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.”
Supporters
Coworking Sponsor
The Capital Readiness program is Funded in part through a Grant with the U.S. Small Business Administration.
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Be Capital Ready
Apply now for the chance to secure your spot in our upcoming cohorts for 2026
Michelle Wei, Capital Readiness June 2024