Tampa Bay Wave launches HealthTech Accelerator

The Tampa Bay Wave announced the selection of 15 companies for its 2024 HealthTech|X Accelerator.

The participating companies include:
● Bioniks – Karachi, Pakistan
● Definition Health Limited – Brighton and Hove, United Kingdom
● EXO Technologies – Chapel Hill, N.C.
● Grapefruit Health – Chicago
● Joberfer Inc. – Calgary, Alberta
● Liife Inc. – Warren, N.J.
● MediMint – Philadelphia
● Mercurial AI – Chicago
● NearWave – Austin, Texas
● Pathfinder – San Diego
● REMware – Tampa
● SimpliFed – Ithaca, N.Y
● Superb – Omaha, Neb.
● Veba Baby Corp. – Coral Springs, Fla.
● VitVio – Wilmington, Del.

This program is supported by a grant from the United States Economic Development Administration and sponsored by The Florida High Tech Corridor, the University of South Florida Research & Innovation, the national law firm of Foley & Lardner and Levo Health, with additional support from Thoropass and RevStar.

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