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At MVF, we live and breathe healthcare. And every now and then we feel the need to write about it as well! This is a collection of articles, blogs and news posts from our team, our advisors and our partners. Feel free to interact with us here or drop us a line on our social media accounts if something catches your fancy.
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May 18, 20203 min read
Top Ten Reasons to Enter a MedStartr Crowd Challenge
We designed the Crowd Challenges we have run since 2013 for the one goal (which a 2 person startup called Medable won) – helping startups...
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Mar 30, 20203 min read
COVID 19 Challenge is ON
COVID-19 is running rampant throughout the world, and we need your help to fight it. Innovators, Experts, and Emergency Response leaders,...
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Apr 13, 20182 min read
Zibrio Balance Wins #MedMo #Houston at Health Impact Southwest
In 2018 we are expanding on the MedMo Roadshow where we did events in ten cities looking for our first investments in 2017. This year we...
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Apr 2, 20183 min read
NOLAHI Challenge Winners Announced
We are pleased to report that out of over 140 teams that applied to win our New Orleans Health Innovators Crowd Challenge, sponsored by...
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Dec 7, 20173 min read
MedStartr Announces Winners of MedMo17 – its annual Healthcare Pitch Contest
New York City – December 7, 2017 – MedStartr, Inc. the healthcare-only crowdfunding and investment platform today announced the winners...
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Dec 4, 20163 min read
The Winners of MedStartr Momentum 2016
We are very pleased to bring you the winners from the MedMo16 Mega Crowd Challenge, our first Equity Crowd Challenge and our 10th...
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Dec 6, 20152 min read
Healthcare Innovation Rule # 6: Get Buzz(ed)
Little propels a startup like great buzz and one of the four things we think crowdfunding and events drive is awareness. Once people are...
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Dec 4, 20152 min read
MedStartr Momentum 2015 Results
For Immediate Release MedStartr announces winners in first full day conference by leading healthcare technology platform New York, NY –...
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Dec 2, 20152 min read
10 Rules for Driving Innovation in Healthcare – Rule # 7 – Pitch Listen Fix Pitch repeat
Rule # 7 – Pitch Listen Fix Pitch Repeat We recommend to all our acceleration clients to pitch early and pitch often. I don’t just mean...
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Nov 27, 20152 min read
Healthcare Innovation Rule # 8: Passion is Not Enough
Today we continue our series on 10 Rules for driving health innovation faster with another post in the lead up to our CyberMonday...
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Nov 23, 20152 min read
Healthcare Innovation Rule # 9: Do One Thing Well
In preparation for our first full day event, Momentum 2015 we are writing out our ten secrets to Healthcare Innovation Success. To...
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Oct 31, 20143 min read
Badass Billionaire Addict
But if that was the only lesson to take away from the Walter White character, I probably wouldn’t be writing about him today. Indeed, I...
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Aug 6, 20141 min read
GET PUMPED! AHA Chicago is running an Innovation Challenge
We helped the New York Chapter run a similar Challenge this Spring and the results were fantastic, especially for the startups. Like...
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Aug 2, 20142 min read
A Cure for Adoption Deficiency Syndrome
Once contracted, ADS can spread to a medical community at large and is highly virulent and can kill millions. In a notable case from the...
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Apr 16, 20141 min read
Do you know your risk for Heart Disease?
How many of you have been affected by heart attack, stroke, or other cardiovascular complications? Do you know someone who has had a...
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Feb 6, 20142 min read
Physicians DO Want Patients to Self Manage!
Matthew Curtis, patient and smoker says “When you smoke for several years, as I did, quitting is a fuzzy thing. You don’t just wake up...
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Jan 8, 20142 min read
Submission Deadline Extended for AHA Challenge
Thank you for the overwhelming positive response to the first ever New York City American Heart Association Open Innovation Challenge! An...
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Jan 5, 20143 min read
Final Judges Announced for the AHA Challenge!
One of the most incredible aspects of any MedStartr campaign or challenge are the amazing people who step up and get involved in your...
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Sep 27, 20132 min read
Open Season for Funding Healthcare Startups
This is why we started MedStartr just after the JOBS act passed in the first place. The JOBS act puts in place several rules that make...
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Sep 22, 20131 min read
Oooh, that feels sooo gooood! Get way in the back yeah yeah yeah, pant pant pant…
In a brand new category appropriately named “Pet Projects” we have decided to end the restriction on pet health innovations. We have had...
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