The Trailblazer HealthTech Accelerator supports pre-seed and seed-stage startups addressing urgent needs in health care with innovative technologies. Over three months, participants work closely with dedicated entrepreneurs-in-residence and subject matter experts, learning best practices around quantifying clinical and economic potential and navigating regulatory pathways — everything they need to get ready to raise.
Graduates of the program continue to access non-dilutive business and product development resources through JumpStart’s Preferred Partner Program.
Following an in-depth screening and review process, the following 10 Ohio-based startups were chosen for the fifth cohort. From real-time monitoring and AI-powered emergency response, to reimagining how care is delivered and how providers get paid, these founders are tackling some of medicine’s most critical challenges.
Auni Therapeutics | Brad Lang, Founder & CEO
This proprietary intralymphatic immunotherapy platform induces durable tolerance to food allergens by retraining the immune system at the point of control, reducing the need for chronic dosing or strict avoidance.
Dianyx Innovations LLC | Dr. Asim Roy, Founder and Aaron Boggs, CEO
This intraoral monitoring platform embeds intelligent sensors into dental appliances to turn the mouth into a high-fidelity gateway for continuous, noninvasive insights into sleep, performance and health.
Iatro Telemedicine | Daniel Dudley, Founder and Julian Lopresto
A specialized telemedicine platform providing team-led, multi-specialty care for menopause, including hormone replacement therapy and mental health support, to replace fragmented, symptom-based treatments.
Medical Interface Solutions, LLC | Dr. Michale Lakes, Co-Founder and Elijah Kreider
A smartphone-based AI care system that uses computer vision to digitally screen for clinical signs of stroke, linking EMS to on-demand neurologists to initiate life-saving treatment prior to hospital arrival.
Meteora3D | Prashanth Ravi, Founder & CEO
Ultra-fast and automated 3D printing technology that provides patient-specific anatomical models to trauma surgeons in under one hour, reducing labor costs and increasing surgical confidence and precision.
MindMode AI | Correy O’Neal, Founder & CEO
Ultra-fast and automated 3D printing technology that provides patient-specific anatomical models to trauma surgeons in under one hour, reducing labor costs and increasing surgical confidence and precision.
Open NeuroTech LLC | Daniel Romano, Co-Founder and Chris Rexroth, Co-Founder
A customizable neuromodulation platform leveraging an open-source implantable device to provide researchers and startups with a technical and regulatory pathway to human clinical studies and discovery.
Predictable Benefits Inc | Andrew Spott, Co-Founder & CTO and Jacob Sheridan, CEO
A white-label software and fintech platform that democratizes the ICHRA model, allowing insurance agencies and brokers to offer affordable, customized health benefit plans to their existing employer clients.
Re-Assist | Ashley Barrow, Founder & CEO
An AI-enabled care coordination platform that optimizes care plans by combining clinical data and social determinants of health to bridge the gap between primary care, hospitals and community services.
TidalMed/NovaStoma | Sal Caroniti, Founder & CEO
A universal, removable sensor that attaches to existing ostomy bags and provides discreet, real-time alerts to prevent leaks and skin injury, reducing the cognitive burden for patients and their caregivers.
Join us on June 11th at the MidTown Collaboration Center as these founders take the stage to pitch their ventures to investors, partners and the broader entrepreneurial community. These companies are the future of health care, and they’re being built in Ohio right now.
