Tailored support for healthtech startups

The last couple of years have been extremely challenging for patients and the healthcare sector – bringing to light an urgent need for innovative healthtech solutions. We want to help accelerate startups that can help improve lives and make a real impact on healthcare as fast as possible.

Who can apply?

We work with companies at different stages from prototypes to paying customers. But to join Sting, you need to have a truly innovative solution that has the potential to scale rapidly.

We like to see mixed-gender teams with minimum of two people and are especially interested in startups covering the 4 P:s;

• Participatory health

• Predictive health

• Preventive health

• Personalized health

Areas of interest are; Mental health, Female health, Diabetes, Oncology, and Diagnostics.

Open Coaching – your chance to bounce off your idea with our Healthtech coaches

➡️ Book a free 20-minute coaching session with our experienced healthtech coaches.

What others say about us

The emphasis on sales has been key for us. Our coach helped us to stay focused on the importance of developing our business and how to best achieve our goals.
Sara Wallén, Mindmore

We were unfocused before, but now we have clear goals, we work much harder and with help from Sting we have literally formed into a dream team.
Linus Kullänger, Care to Translate

We closed a successful seed round with backers from Sting’s network. We established our core team and grew our business with at least 50 % per month during the fall.
Christian Tärnholm, MediCheck

What you get

Are you an up-and-coming healthtech startup ready to accelerate? Then this is for you!

If accepted to Sting, you will get a potential investment from Propel Capital of 500 000 SEK and benefit from special health action-related activities and resources, including:

Sector-specific business coaches
Access to Sting’s vast network of healthtech focused investors
Tailored customer matchmaking through Ignite Sweden
Meetings with experts, in e.g. Regulatory/Reimbursement
Peer-to-peer exchange with other Healthtech startup founders

Together with our partners, we provide you with the right people and resources to grow your business. If you get in, you will have resources like a corporate and the knowledge of a serial entrepreneur at your fingertips.

Here is what you also get

You get access to everything we offer in our award-winning programs.

Business development

You get a dedicated and experienced Sting coach who works closely with you and your team, several hours per week, and both challenges and supports you on all critical business activities.

Financing

You get access to a team of professionals with extensive experience and proven track records from startup financing to help you create the best possible conditions for fundraising.

Propel Capital investment

Get SEK 500 000 in funding from Sting’s investment company and access to 40 experienced business angels who can open their networks to you and make follow-on investments.

Recruitment & team development

After working with more than 300 startups, we have learned how to recruit and develop a successful team. You get access to two coaches to help you succeed in this area.

Industry mentors & external experts

Not only do you get weekly coaching from your Sting coach, but also from external mentors and expert coaches, hired by Sting, who are true wizzes in their fields.

Network & community

You gain access to the most developed investor network in Europe as well as a large network of business contacts, both Swedish and international, which Sting has built since 2002.

Marketing, PR & communications

You get support to attract media attention and effectively communicate your business’ offer to targeted groups – at the right time – to generate demand and leads.

Partners & perks

We’ve negotiated a range of special offers worth over SEK 1 million that you can access after joining Sting.

Office space

You get free office space at Sting’s office in A house for up to 12 months while you are in the Sting program. After this period, you get reduced fees at our location partners in Stockholm.

Meet the Healthtech team

These are the coaches you’ll spend the most time with, but you will get strong support from the whole Sting team.

Olof Berglund

Olof coaches healthtech companies.

olof.berglund@sting.co
070-635 98 15

Johanna Wollert Melin

Johanna coaches healthtech companies.

johanna.wollert@sting.co
070-234 60 41

Krim Talia

Krim coaches companies within healthtech and deeptech.

krim.talia@sting.co
070-973 26 65

Healthtech companies

Since 2002, we have coached 60+ healthtech companies. Here are some of the ones we’ve worked with, which include a wide range of business ideas.

Mindmore

Mindmore develops digital neurocognitive tests.

Incubate 2018

Care to Translate

Care to translate develops a medical interpretation tool for healthcare providers.

Accelerate 2018

Bluecall

Mental health issues are a huge problem in modern day society.

Accelerate 2016

iCellate

iCellate sets a new standard for marker-independent processing technology for cell samples for medical diagnosis as well as basic and clinical research.

Incubate 2011

Prostatype Genomics

A gene test for prostate cancer patients.

Incubate 2010

Apply

Ready to accelerate your healthtech startup? We offer these programs to do just that.

Scale Faster

Sting Accelerate

An intense, 4-months program for startups with a launched product/service that can show market traction. Includes an investment of 500 KSEK from Propel Capital.

Grow Smarter

Sting Incubate

A 12-months program for early-stage startups with a launched prototype/alpha or who want to launch in the next year. Includes a possibility of 500 KSEK investment from Propel Capital.

Sting Open Coaching

Facing a specific healthtech startup challenge? Book a free session now with one of Sting’s experienced startup coaches. Slots fill up fast!