Startups

The cohort includes a mix of interests such as home care coordination, addiction recovery follow-up, behavioral health and medication management.

Startups selected for the program received up to $50,000, professional mentorship, along with networking opportunities with key local stakeholders.

The accelerator will accept applications through March 31, offering select companies work space, mentorship and non-equity funding.

The accelerator has also been tweaked a bit - it will now have two classes of companies participating each year; this, first class is all about digital health.

Since entering the program, these companies secured over $3 million of new funding, and are currently finalizing or negotiating 14 pilot agreements.

Instead, it will now offer shared workspace in its Spartanburg, South Carolina headquarters; the organization will also keep running its coding school.

The platform will go beyond standard health measurements, to help motivate users while working in concert with their existing fitness professionals.

New companies include Avicennas, CNS Therapy, Dermio, Ecofusion, EmPower Cleantech, FitBliss, Holiadvice, Konnarock Healthcare, Uncle Care and Valera Health.

With its new business model, Jumpstart is looking to back companies building diagnostic, digital health and tech service products.

The new option is designed to draw later-stage companies and serial entrepreneurs who would not typically consider an accelerator.