KQ Labs Accelerator Programme

An accelerator programme for exciting early-stage start-ups using data as a core part of their business model to improve human health, run by the Francis Crick Institute and funded by LifeArc. 

Call open: 17 May 2022

Call closes: 10 July 2022 (Midnight BST)

Catalysing the ecosystem for innovative data-driven health start-ups. Inspiring the next generation of HealthTech leaders.

What we offer

  • Tailored weekly content: workshops, talks, and panels
  • £40k funding in the form of a Convertible Loan Note
  • 1:1 mentoring from subject-matter experts
  • Investor introductions
  • Corporate and pharma introductions

The Programme

We run weekly virtual workshops on a wide range of topics, all tailored to the needs of early-stage data-driven health companies.

Our companies also have access to 1:1 mentoring with a hand-picked network of experts, as well as introductions to key investors and corporates.

Each cohort will have access to our network of alumni, experts, mentors, investors and corporates beyond the programme.

We are located in London’s Knowledge Quarter, and have success partners from across the UK and around the world. At KQ Labs, we believe in investing in people and creating lasting connections.

Eligibility criteria

The programme is aimed at early-stage data-driven health entrepreneurs looking for support to validate their ideas and develop their business goals in a supportive and enriching environment.

We are looking for start-ups who have:

  • a focus on areas which have the potential to have a significant impact on health, and where use of data is a core part of the business model (this is what we define as data-driven health),
  • two or more team members,
  • a Minimum Viable Product (MVP), prototype, or proof of concept,
  • an early-stage company (pre-Series A),
  • their legal entity registered in the UK, and
  • a team based in the UK.

 

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