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Health Wildcatters announces 9 startups in its latest accelerator.

Health Wildcatters Adds Nine Startups, Boosting Its Portfolio to 118 Companies

by | Sep 6, 2024
Dallas-based seed-stage healthcare accelerator Health Wildcatters added nine startups to its growing portfolio, expanding its network of innovators from Texas, the U.S., and Europe. Earlier this year, the accelerator also gained national recognition for its Women in Science and Healthcare initiative, which received a $50,000 award from the U.S. Small Business Administration's Growth Accelerator Fund Competition.
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Health Wildcatters’ WISH Initiative Wins $50K From a U.S. SBA Accelerator Competition
Health Wildcatters' Women in Science and Healthcare (WISH) initiative will receive a $50,000 cash prize from the SBA competition "for its impactful and inclusive approach to nurturing a collaborative national innovation ecosystem to advance small business research and development from ideas to the market."
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Dallas Startup Week 2023: Where Big Names and Big Ideas Power North Texas Entrepreneurs
by | Sep 6, 2023
The DEC Networks' eighth Dallas Startup Week, hosted at UNT Frisco from September 10-14, features entrepreneur and Hall of Famer Troy Aikman, AOL's Steve Case, Nextdoor Co-founder Nirav Tolia, rapper-turned-investor Chamillionaire, and BuzzBallz CEO Merrilee Kick among its 200 speakers and 100 events.
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From right: DRC's Jorge Varela (far right) moderated a panel of industry experts including biotech C-level executive Hua Tu, Health Wildcatters CEO and co-founder Hubert Zajicek, and LH Capital Director Matt Crommett.
‘From a Trickle to a Waterfall’: How Biotech’s Flow is Growing in DFW
by | May 24, 2022
"It takes time" to establish a track record, Jorge Varela says, and the region is starting to see a series of biotech successes and spinoffs that will elevate the region's profile as a biotech hub.

According to a panel of experts at Urban Land Institute's 2022 spring meeting, here are factors drawing biotech to DFW.
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Health Wildcatters Co-Founder and CEO Hubert Zajicek To Receive 2020 Dennis K. Stone Award

by | Oct 27, 2020
The Dallas-based leader will receive the award from BionorthTX for his contributions to the field of life sciences.
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DFW Leaders Discuss How COVID-19 Has Fueled Innovation in Health Care, Philanthropy, and More
by | Oct 12, 2020
"The downside of a pandemic is that it's frightening. The good thing is, sometimes it speeds up things that probably needed to happen. Like telemedicine," Nicole Small, CEO of LH Capital/Lyda Hill Philanthropies, said during the event.
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Children’s Health Innovators Program Lifts Veil on Health Care Research and Breakthroughs
by | Oct 6, 2020
Health Wildcatters CEO Hubert Zajicek, Perot Jain Principal Cindy Revol, Lyda Hill Philanthropies CEO Nicole Small, and others will be on a panel about how the health care and tech industries have been innovative during COVID-19 as part of the new Children’s Health program launch on Oct. 8.
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Health Wildcatters Adds Nine New Startups to Its Portfolio
by | Sep 10, 2020
The new cohort brings the number of startups under Health Wildcatter's umbrella to 77, according to CEO Hubert Zajicek.
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Health Wildcatters Pilots First Spring Pitch Day for Investors, Entrepreneurs, and Future Innovators

by | Apr 24, 2019
“Though the cohort size was small, it allowed us to pay more tailored attention to each of the teams," CEO Hubert Zajicek said. Learn about the three startups that competed and check out photos from the event.
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Health Wildcatter’s Startup Ataia Medical Secures $300K Seed Round
by | Jul 18, 2018
The capital will help Ataia launch its flagship product — a medical communications device — as well as bring on Amy Foertsch, co-founder and chief operating officer, as a full-time employee.
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Follow the Money: Intelis Capital Leads WNDYR Funding Round, Voltea Raises $10M
by | Apr 19, 2018
Funding rounds bring millions in capital from investors for North Texas startups. Here's a look at funding, mergers, and acquisitions involving companies and nonprofits with North Texas ties.
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Dennis Dayman: Bringing Exits, Insights & Advice to the Table
by | Apr 18, 2018
A fixture in the North Texas startup scene kicks off our "Meet the Mentor” series, which will take a closer look at the individuals offering their wisdom — and encouragement — to entrepreneurs in the region.
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Health Wildcatters Announces New Investor Alliance

by | Sep 15, 2016
The Dallas-based health accelerator has made formal relations with 26 venture capital firms.
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Dallas’ Top 10 Angel Investors
by | Mar 8, 2016
Mark Cuban, owner of the Dallas Mavericks, and one of the entrepreneurs on CNBC's Shark Tank, topped Common Desk's top 10 list of Angel Investors in Dallas.
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What Gets This Angel Investor to Invest
by | Dec 22, 2015
Remember these eight tips, and you just might find yourself an investor.
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