HeartX Cardiovascular Accelerator
HealthTech & MedTech · Run by HTA (formerly HealthTech Arkansas) with MedAxiom · AR
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- Equity for cashInvests cash in your company and takes equity (an ownership stake) in return.
- Investment
- $150,000 up-front investment via SAFE or convertible note
- Equity taken
- Not publishedVirtual cardiovascular accelerator from HTA (formerly HealthTech Arkansas) and MedAxiom, an American College of Cardiology company. Five companies are chosen each year, and each gets at least one pilot project or clinical study with a cardiology practice in the HeartX coalition. Each company must accept a $150,000 up-front investment through a SAFE or convertible note, with the cap and discount negotiated with the HeartX team, and must also issue $50,000 in-kind investment positions to HTA and to MedAxiom in exchange for the pilot, network access and MedAxiom's services. Applicants need data from earlier pilots, at least $500,000 raised in external capital, and the ability to start enrolling patients within three months. The 2026 cohort of five was announced September 28, 2026 and kicks off at MedAxiom's CV Transforum in Denver in October 2026. City not printed on the program pages.
- Program length
- Not published
- Format
- Remote
- Location
- AR
- Cohorts per year
- 1
- Cohort size
- 5 companies a year
- Stage focus
- early-stage companies with prior pilot data and at least $500,000 raised
- Sub-vertical
- cardiovascular digital health, medical devices and diagnostics
- Demographic focus
- Not published
- Backers
- MedAxiom
- Notable alumni
- Not published
Terms notes: Virtual cardiovascular accelerator from HTA (formerly HealthTech Arkansas) and MedAxiom, an American College of Cardiology company. Five companies are chosen each year, and each gets at least one pilot project or clinical study with a cardiology practice in the HeartX coalition. Each company must accept a $150,000 up-front investment through a SAFE or convertible note, with the cap and discount negotiated with the HeartX team, and must also issue $50,000 in-kind investment positions to HTA and to MedAxiom in exchange for the pilot, network access and MedAxiom's services. Applicants need data from earlier pilots, at least $500,000 raised in external capital, and the ability to start enrolling patients within three months. The 2026 cohort of five was announced September 28, 2026 and kicks off at MedAxiom's CV Transforum in Denver in October 2026. City not printed on the program pages.
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Terms in plain English
HeartX invests $150,000 up front in each company through a SAFE or convertible note, with the cap and discount negotiated with the HeartX team. Each company also gives HTA and MedAxiom a $50,000 in-kind investment position each, in exchange for a pilot or clinical study with at least one participating cardiology practice, network access and MedAxiom's services. The program is virtual; you travel to your pilot sites as you would for any pilot.
Who this is actually for
Cardiovascular-focused digital health, device and diagnostics companies that have already run pilots elsewhere, have raised at least $500,000, and can start enrolling patients within about three months of joining. HeartX recruits worldwide; the pilots run with U.S. cardiology practices.
HeartX Cardiovascular Accelerator application deadlines
2027 program, expected around February 2027 based on the 2026 cycle (dates not yet posted): Timing expected, exact dates not yet confirmed.
Verified Sep 28, 2026Source
Frequently asked questions
- When is the next HeartX Cardiovascular Accelerator application deadline?
- A specific application window for HeartX Cardiovascular Accelerator is not yet published. Timing is expected but not confirmed.
- How much does HeartX Cardiovascular Accelerator invest?
- HeartX Cardiovascular Accelerator lists an investment of $150,000 up-front investment via SAFE or convertible note.
- How much equity does HeartX Cardiovascular Accelerator take?
- HeartX Cardiovascular Accelerator does not publish the equity it takes, so we record it as not published.
- Where is HeartX Cardiovascular Accelerator located and is it in person?
- HeartX Cardiovascular Accelerator is based in AR and runs a remote program.
- Is HeartX Cardiovascular Accelerator still active?
- As of our last check on Sep 28, 2026, HeartX Cardiovascular Accelerator is active.
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