HALCYON US HEALTH ACCELERATOR (2026)

Overview

Halcyon’s US Health Accelerator will serve US-based health ventures using technology to improve health outcomes, reduce barriers to care, and make healthcare more accessible and affordable. Through a hybrid programming format, selected entrepreneurs will attend a one-week, in-person residency in Chicago, Illinois, five virtual programming days, and a final one-week, in-person residency in Washington, DC.

Eligibility criteria

Location: Must be based in the United States

Stage: Must have a working Minimum Viable Product (MVP) and a realistic potential to scale. Applicants must demonstrate early user feedback or evidence of early commercial validation, such as pilots, LOIs, or revenue.

Team composition:

1. May apply with up to one Co-Founder.

2.Applicant must be the CEO or hold primary decision-making power.

3.Must be fluent in English (programming will be in English).

4. Must be at least 21 years of age by the start of the program.

Furthermore, applicant(s) must commit to participating in all residencies, program activities, events, and in-person and virtual sessions and must be developing a product and venture which contributes towards one or more of the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals

Scoring criteria

Halcyon scores each application based on four criterias:

 1) Impact

 2) Scalability

 3) Innovation

4) Talent

What do you stand to gain?

You can gain up to $10K in Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS) credits also a $6K equity-free stipend per venture. There are workshops with experts in product-market fit, capital strategy, and leadership. You can have access to professional advisors for the venture. There is ample time to network with investors and varied stakeholders in health services  with wide access to Halcyon’s global community of 650+ founders

Note: There are continued benefits after your program which include;

• Nominations to major awards by the Halcyon team.

• Complimentary event tickets from Halcyon’s partners and supporters.

• Technology perks and discounted rates on valuable founder resources (including CRM/sales platforms, cap table management solutions, and more).

• Exposure to conferences, programs, and funding opportunities via ecosystem partners.

Sectors that can apply

They looking for ventures that address:

• Health for women: solutions that address barriers and inequities experienced by women across the priority therapeutic areas (i.e., different symptom presentation, cultural barriers or cost issues). Solutions may serve women and men, but they must demonstrate how women benefit.

• Underserved communities: solutions must improve access and affordability for populations that face economic, geographic or social barriers to care. The emphasis is on closing equity gaps rather than exclusively targeting low‑income individuals.

Ventures should clearly fit at least one of these solution categories and include a technology component:

• Diagnostics: Point‑of‑care, remote, or AI‑enabled tools that make screening and disease monitoring more accessible.

• Patient navigation & telehealth: Digital platforms that connect underserved patients with clinicians, streamline appointment scheduling, or provide remote care.

• Financial inclusion & payment: Insurance innovations, payment mechanisms, or finance platforms that lower out‑of‑pocket costs and improve affordability.

Solutions should tackle health challenges in priority areas including cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, infectious diseases, vaccines and primary care. Ventures may be therapeutically specific or therapeutically agnostic if they improve access, quality, and continuity of care for these conditions.

Deadline

Offer is available till May 7th, 2026