Apply for the Fall 2021 HITLAB Women’s Health Tech Challenge
8 founders of companies at all stages of development will pitch their companies before our panel of esteemed judges.
Above: Presenters at the Women’s Health Tech Innovators Showcase held on June 3rd, 2021.
Application Part 1
Applications Now Closed
Stay tuned for the announcement of our winners at the November 12th exclusive networking event.
2021 Women’s Health Tech Challenge Prizes
Series A Prizes
- 1st Place Prize: check for $10,000.00 (ten thousand) U.S. dollars, sponsored by Goodwin Procter
- 2nd Place Prize: $10,000 (ten thousand) U.S. dollars of in-kind legal services from Goodwin Procter.
Pre-Seed Round Prizes
- 1st Place Prize: 1-year membership in the Health Innovation Alliance & up to a maximum value of $15,000 (fifteen thousand) of in-kind services of direct government affairs consulting services and strategic counsel around the health policy issues that impact the winning team.
- 2nd Place Prize: up to 10 hours of in-kind services valued at $5,000 (five thousand) USD, media exposure package from Femtech Insider valued at $1,500 (one thousand five hundred) U.S. dollars.
Non-Profit / Non-Governmental Organization Prizes
- 1st Place Prize: media exposure package from Women of Wearables up to a maximum value of $1,000 (one thousand) U.S. dollars.
- 2nd Place Price: media exposure package from FemTech Focus (https://femtechfocus.org/) up to a maximum value of $1,000 (one thousand) U.S. dollars.
Seed Round Prizes
- 1st Place Prize: $10,000 (ten thousand) U.S. dollars of in-kind legal services from Goodwin Procter.
- 2nd Place Prize: up to $10,000 U.S. dollars worth of in-kind accounting services from Withum.
VC Prizes and Opportunities
- Rhia Ventures will award $5,000.00 for an innovator or company in the reproductive health space.
- DigitalDx Ventures will award $2,500.00 to the innovator or company judged to be ‘Best Diagnostic Innovation’ as reviewed by DigitalDx Ventures.
Schedule of Events
October 22, 2021
Applications Close
November 12, 2021
Exclusive Networking
December 6 – 10, 2021
Bootcamp Week
December 17, 2021
Challenge Day
Thank You to Our Sponsors
Executive Committee
Program Sponsor
Prize Sponsors
Judging Criteria
Applications will be judged based on the following items:
Frequently Asked Questions
No, there is no application fee.
Finalists will give 2-minute pitches, with 3 minutes for questions from Challenge Judges.
We have Prizes available for companies in Seed, Pre-Seed, and Series A funding stages, as well as Prizes for Non-Profit Charitable organizations and companies which meet the criteria for the Venture Capital Bonus Awards. If you have questions about your eligibility status, please review the Rules and Regulations or contact us at womenshealth@hitlab.org.
No, the Challenge Day on December 17, 2021 will be held entirely virtually. You will not be required to attend in-person. You or someone from your team will be required to attend the Challenge virtually to complete your pitch, and finalists will be invited to complete a mentorship bootcamp the week prior to the challenge, which will also take place virtually.
Finalists will be announced on November 12th via press release, and newsletter.