Maternal-Child Health Equity Challenge

About the Maternal-Child Health Equity Challenge

This challenge brings together an integrated, multi-disciplinary team of innovators, states, venture capital firms, and policy experts for two months to identify two existing innovative market solutions that if adopted and paired with corresponding policy actions, would enhance equity in maternal and infant care for underserved populations across federal health and healthcare programs.

Startups must be based in the U.S. and posses a validated product/solution ready for scaling.

Applicants are encouraged to demonstrate their solution's applicability to three key focus areas:

How would your solution reduce late or absent prenatal care or its impact to improve health outcomes and equity? 
How would your solution improve pregnancy outcomes and equity for individuals with co-occurring health conditions during pregnancy?  
How would your solution improve pregnancy outcomes and equity for individuals in rural areas during pregnancy?

Two-month working period (August - September 2022) includes:

Orientation boot camp
Regular meetings with expert teams assembled by MITRE
Fireside chat workshops with business leaders and policy experts
Bespoke curriculum depending on needs
Investor connections
Final showcase with private and public sector stakeholders

Questions?
Sign-up for a program/application info session on June 14, 12pm ET with MITRE. Register here

You can also email verticals@masschallenge.org.

About MassChallenge

MassChallenge is the global network for innovators. Headquartered in the United States with seven locations worldwide, MassChallenge equips bold entrepreneurs to disrupt the status quo and to create meaningful change. Since launching in 2009, more than 2,400 MassChallenge alumni have raised more than $6.2B in funding, generated more than $3B in revenue, and created more than 157,000 total jobs. Learn more about MassChallenge at masschallenge.org.

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Read the news release announcing this Challenge and apply today.
Applications close on June 24.