HealthTech Hub Africa (HTHA) is a hybrid pan-African healthtech accelerator with a physical co-working space in Kigali, Rwanda. Founded by the Novartis Foundation and supported by the Global Fund and the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation, HTHA aims to address health challenges by actively integrating innovations into public health systems through collaboration with key government stakeholders.
Implemented by Jhpiego and Villgro Africa, the accelerator aims to offer entrepreneurs a powerful platform to create sustainable businesses and meaningful health impact.
Participating startups will engage in the 2025 HealthTech Hub Africa Accelerator Program. This program assists in validating solutions, accelerating growth, and facilitating connections with the right partners and contributors in the healthtech sector and within public health systems.
Who Should Apply?
For the 2025 cohort, we are looking for ventures from across Africa with innovative solutions (including hardware, software, data analytics and AI solutions, biotech, etc.) and business models allowing for collaboration with local and national governments and aiming to solve health challenges and/or support public health systems in their digital transformation.
Applicants will be evaluated on their potential to successfully address challenges in one or more of the four thematic categories of focus for the Hub, their product excellence, team, fit-to-market, and model for sustainability and scalability with the public health system.
Thematic Areas
- Virtual Health: Proactive and Preventive Health Management
- Virtual Care: Diagnosis, Management, and Treatment of Health Conditions
- Climate and Health: Addressing Climate-Driven Health Challenges
- Data-Driven Decision-Making for Health Systems
Eligibility Criteria
- African registered
- Team: at least 2 full-time members with at least one founder who is an African national or permanent resident of an African country
- Aligned with one of more of the four HealthTech Hub Africa thematic categories
- Post-revenue / seed stage
- In operation for at least one year
- Already working or intending to work with the public (i.e. government) health sector, alongside other private sector business models
- Benefits of Participation
- Access to office and meeting space at Norrsken House, Kigali
- Eligibility for exclusive funding opportunities throughout the year and as a HealthTech Hub Africa alum
- Diagnostic panels, expert masterclasses and self-paced online content
- Dedicated mentorship from industry experts in population health and technology
- Public speaking and pitch practice sessions
- Investment readiness support and access to HealthTech Hub Africa’s Investor Circle
- Community support, peer learning and collaboration opportunities
- Networking meetups and hybrid events in Kigali and across Africa
- Opportunities to attend and pitch during the annual HealthTech Hub Africa Investor Summit
- Opportunities to engage with relevant government ministries, departments and agencies involved in healthtech
- Support to understand national digital health strategies and roadmaps and to develop public-private partnerships
- Introduction to digital interoperability standards (e.g., HL7 FHIR, Open HIE, WHO SMART Guidelines)
- Access to the testing environment of the HealthTech Hub Africa Standards & Interoperability Lab to support public sector integration
- Access to opportunities provided by the HealthTech Hub Africa partner network, including startup awards, research opportunities and funding opportunities
How to Apply
Click here to apply. The deadline for application is Friday, January 17, 2025.
This post first appeared on VC4A.
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