Equity-free HealthTech & MedTech accelerators
These health and medtech programs take no equity, so founders keep full ownership while getting structured access to health systems, payers, and mentors. gBETA Medtech runs a short, no-cost accelerator, Plug and Play Health connects startups with corporate partners, and Tampa Bay Wave HealthTech|X runs a zero-equity cohort focused on behavioral health. None of these invest cash, so the value is the network and the program itself, and each record says what a startup actually receives.
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| gBETA Medtechmedical devices / medtech | Not publishedFree, no-equity, no-investment 7-week program (5 companies per cohort) funded by partners including Boston Scientific, Mayo Clinic, Medical Alley Association and University of Minnesota; investment_amount null because gBETA provides no cash. Program page currently states 'We are not currently accepting applications' with dates TBD. DEADLINE/STATUS NOTE: Marked possibly_inactive: applications closed with all dates 'TBD' and no upcoming cohort announced on program page as of July 2026; last completed cohort date could not be verified. | Not publishedFree, no-equity, no-investment 7-week program (5 companies per cohort) funded by partners including Boston Scientific, Mayo Clinic, Medical Alley Association and University of Minnesota; investment_amount null because gBETA provides no cash. Program page currently states 'We are not currently accepting applications' with dates TBD. DEADLINE/STATUS NOTE: Marked possibly_inactive: applications closed with all dates 'TBD' and no upcoming cohort announced on program page as of July 2026; last completed cohort date could not be verified. | Equity-free | MN | Remote | None confirmed | Jul 22, 2026 | VerifiedPossibly dormantWe could not confirm a recent or upcoming cohort. It may have paused or wound down. Verify before applying. |
| MassChallenge Healthcare Challengehealthcare / life sciences | Not publishedA roughly four-month MassChallenge challenge program in Boston that connects mid-to-late-stage healthcare and life-science startups with corporate partners for pilots, with virtual check-ins and four in-person sessions. MassChallenge runs an equity-free, zero-cost model, taking no equity and charging no fee to participate. Partners include Altus Dental, Eli Lilly, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, and MassMutual. The 2026 applications are closed. | Not publishedA roughly four-month MassChallenge challenge program in Boston that connects mid-to-late-stage healthcare and life-science startups with corporate partners for pilots, with virtual check-ins and four in-person sessions. MassChallenge runs an equity-free, zero-cost model, taking no equity and charging no fee to participate. Partners include Altus Dental, Eli Lilly, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, and MassMutual. The 2026 applications are closed. | Equity-free | MA | Hybrid | None confirmed | Aug 26, 2026 | Verified |
| Plug and Play Health | Not publishedEquity-free, three-month corporate-innovation batches; per Plug and Play's March 26, 2026 press release, startups join 'without equity requirements' and may separately receive investment from Plug and Play Ventures. No standard cash investment attached to batch participation, hence investment_amount null. Health batch confirmed among first Silicon Valley batches of 2026 (113 startups across programs). DEADLINE/STATUS NOTE: Plug and Play health program pages are JavaScript-rendered and could not be fetched; batch details verified via dated March 2026 press release. Applications effectively rolling per batch cycle; no dated deadline found. | Not publishedEquity-free, three-month corporate-innovation batches; per Plug and Play's March 26, 2026 press release, startups join 'without equity requirements' and may separately receive investment from Plug and Play Ventures. No standard cash investment attached to batch participation, hence investment_amount null. Health batch confirmed among first Silicon Valley batches of 2026 (113 startups across programs). DEADLINE/STATUS NOTE: Plug and Play health program pages are JavaScript-rendered and could not be fetched; batch details verified via dated March 2026 press release. Applications effectively rolling per batch cycle; no dated deadline found. | Equity-free | CA | Hybrid | None confirmed | Jul 22, 2026 | Verified |
| Tampa Bay Wave HealthTech|Xhealthtech / behavioral health | Not publishedA zero-equity, no-fee accelerator run by Tampa Bay Wave for seed and Series A healthtech startups, with a 2026 focus on behavioral health and addiction. No capital is invested and no equity is taken. The program runs in-person session weeks in Tampa, Florida and Nashville, Tennessee from October 2026 through a virtual demo day in January 2027. Applications are open August 21 to September 14, 2026. | Not publishedA zero-equity, no-fee accelerator run by Tampa Bay Wave for seed and Series A healthtech startups, with a 2026 focus on behavioral health and addiction. No capital is invested and no equity is taken. The program runs in-person session weeks in Tampa, Florida and Nashville, Tennessee from October 2026 through a virtual demo day in January 2027. Applications are open August 21 to September 14, 2026. | Equity-free | FL | Hybrid | Sep 14, 2026 | Aug 26, 2026 | Verified |
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