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VITA Accelerator

VITA is the Digital Health Accelerator of CDP National Accelerators Network, born from an initiative of CDP Venture Capital Sgr together with Healthware Group and Accelerace.

The 10 selected startups will benefit from a package of services and investments worth € 150K, as well as concrete and steady support from the promoters’ team and strong ties with the health system stakeholders like corporate partners and hospitals.

We are targeting Italian startups and international startups intending to do business in and open a legal entity in Italy.

 

Applications for the VITA Accelerator 2024 batch are open until May 17th, 2024!

The call for digital health startups is now open!

Applications For The 2024 Batch Are Now Open!

 

Go to the Apply page to submit your application today and check more details in the FAQs section.

 

Submission Deadline: 17 May 2024

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What do we offer to startups?

First Investment
First Investment

150K € (of which 90K€ in cash) for each startup selected for the program

Acceleration
Acceleration

4 months of acceleration program with top-notch mentors and experts

Follow-on Investments
Follow-on Investments

Up to 400K€ potential first follow-on and up to 2M€ cumulative follow-on investments for the most promising startups

Global Ecosystem
Global Ecosystem

Gain direct access to a global community of health innovation players and partecipate in Frontiers Health Global Conference

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What do we offer to startups

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The 2024 Call for Applications Is Open!
The accelerator is looking for pre-seed or seed digital health Italian-based startups, international startups with an Italian founder, or international startups with a strong strategic focus and intention to operate in the Italian market.
Petrone Innovation Challenges: Pharmaceutical Distribution And More
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SIFI Innovation Challenges: From Patient Education to DTx in Ophtalmology
SIFI seeks to partner with startups in pursuing advancements for common eye conditions like infections and inflammations, chronic diseases like dry eye, glaucoma, retinopathies, cataract, and orphan diseases.
VITA Accelerator 2022 Program alumnus, Paperbox Health, gets €230K in a bridge round
Paperbox Health, A Turin-Based Startup That Offers An Accessible Screening Method For Learning Disorders And A 2022 VITA Accelerator Alumnus, Has Closed A Bridge Round Of 230k EUR As Follow-On From VITA Accelerator And GeneRa.
Meet Our Alumni: BPCOmedia
BPCOmedia is a spinoff of the Campus Bio-Medical University of Rome dealing with the prevention and control of exacerbations in COPD patients, through a CE0477 certified Class IIa medical device.
Meet Our Alumni: MediNav
As we continued these efforts with our 2023 cohort, we are diving into each of our Alumni’s journeys, gaining insights into their transformative solutions, and how the acceleration program has helped take them to the next level.
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The Vita Accelerator is a novel startup acceleration program launched by CDP together with Healthware and Accelerace that aims to support a new generation of digital health startups.