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After a feverish few days of deal making in the Startup Village, a handpicked group of startups will showdown in our Pitch Fest finale, hosted by VentureCrowd.
Witness the cutting-edge of healthcare innovation, as DHF23 puts the spotlight on the startup ecosystem – the driving force behind the future of health.
8 Startups face off head-to-head to impress 4 Healthcare Experts in a showdown crowning 1 Winner.
Gretel is making residential aged care smart and safe. The deliberately data agnostic platform aggregates and leverages real time data streams, AI and ML to provide a comprehensive understanding of the care environment. Actionable insights to mitigate risk ensure the vulnerable ageing are kept safe, and reduced tech-complexity enables carers to spend more time in 1:1 care.
Macuject is a clinician-driven digital health company created to end preventable blindness for tens of millions across the globe, starting with age-related macular degeneration (AMD); diabetic retinopathy, cataract and glaucoma will follow.
oVRcome is a D2C smartphone app that makes clinically proven treatment for anxiety disorders easier to access using Virtual Reality and smartphone technology.
The app currently offers programmes for 14 anxiety disorders and is used by people in over 30 countries, with one published clinical trial with the University of Otago and currently in a second for Social Anxiety.
VentureCrowd is a digital investments platform for impactful high-growth startups. They have established the VentureCrowd HealthTech fund to identify and, via equity crowdfunding, invest in early-stage companies innovating in the areas of health and wellness. The fund is the first of its kind in Australia and specialises in finding and funding high-growth ventures in the areas of FoodTech, MedTech, BioTech & Digital Health.
Make your way over to the Main Stage at the end of Day 2 to witness the up and coming in the future of healthcare.
Our startups have 4 minutes to impress our team of judges by pitching their company's developments
Hosted and presented by a VentureCrowd MC
Who will be crowned the VentureCrowd x DHF23 Startup Showdown winner?
The region’s largest health transformation event, every year at Melbourne's MCEC
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