Sting Test Drive Health Tech
Test your idea throughout an intensive workshop series designed for teams just starting out. The next Test Drive program will start April 2nd and focus on Health Tech. Apply by March 3rd to see if your idea can take you to the next level!
Test Drive Health Tech edition will take place in April 2025
Do you have an idea and are just getting started? This is your chance to turn those whiteboard concepts into reality with Sting’s Test Drive program, starting April 2nd. In partnership with the Karolinska Institute Innovation and the Circle of Life Science (CoLS) project, this free-of-charge program is designed to help you move from idea to impact—guided by Sweden’s leading experts within the health eco-system.
We’re specifically looking for companies working within the 4 Ps of Health Tech:
🔹 Preventive – Solutions focused on stopping health issues before they start.
🔹 Predicted – Leveraging data to anticipate and address health needs.
🔹 Personalised – Tailoring treatments and care to individual patients.
🔹 Participatory – Empowering patients to take an active role in their health journey.
Here’s what we offer:
Refine Your Thinking: Participate in three immersive workshops to sharpen your strategy and accelerate your progress.
Showcase & Feedback: Present your project and receive invaluable input from peers and experts to elevate your idea.
Personalised Coaching: Get tailored guidance crafted specifically for your unique needs and vision.
Community Collaboration: Join a dynamic group of like-minded innovators, exchange ideas, and grow together.
Don’t miss this opportunity to propel your Health Tech idea forward and make an impact in one of the industry's most critical areas—your journey starts here!
Please note: during the first workshop, all participants and organisers sign a confidentiality agreement. No information regarding business concepts, technologies, or participant names can be mentioned outside the program without consent.
Our Health Tech Test Drive program
What?
Three evening workshops and one pitch session run by Sting and Karolinska Institute Innovation coaches combined with individual coaching and peer support.
For who?
Teams within Health Tech with a scalable, early-stage idea. We prefer mixed-gender teams of two to three people.
When?
Workshops are in-person in Stockholm and are scheduled for:
2 April
9 April
15 April
29 April
How?
Apply below by March 3rd to see if your big idea can propel you forward.
Have any questions?
Browse through the FAQs to gain insights and clarity on various topics related to our organization.
Sting is Scandinavia’s leading tech startup incubator and accelerator. We have over two decades of perfected gathered experiences in guiding high-potential tech founders on their journey to becoming global successes.
At the first workshop, all participants and organizers sign a confidentiality agreement. No information on the business concepts, technologies or names of participants may be spread outside the program without the consent of the participant in question.
We will review your application after the application deadline has passed and get back to you within two weeks. Between 10 to 12 projects are accepted to each round.
Propel Capital guarantees a follow-on investment of 200,000 SEK as part of its initial investment offer. However, Propel Capital does not make any additional follow-on investments beyond this. Instead, Propel Capital’s CEO, Emanuel Andersson, actively supports portfolio companies in their financing rounds by facilitating introductions to potential investors.
The loan amount plus accrued interest at the time of conversion is divided by the price per share in the round, discounted by 30%.
For full terms and conditions, please contact emanuel.andersson@sting.co. Read more for an overall summary of the terms:
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