Seed stage accelerator Blueprint Health wants to house 100 healthcare entrepreneurs in what would be a healthcare hub at its Soho office.
Blueprint Health Co-Work will house 100 entrepreneurs leading companies with one to 10 employees. Startups can choose between memberships from $250 to $400 with privileges that include discounted access to Blueprint Health classes and conference room access. It currently shares its 12,000 square foot Soho office with Health 2.0. So far it is hosting 10 entrepreneurs, according to the accelerator’s co-founder Dr. Brad Weinberg.
“We want to create a collaborative environment and we would all benefit from working together. The companies would be able to collaborate around healthcare topics and this could be a hub for healthcare activity,” said Mathew Farkash, Blueprint Health co-founder.
Blueprint Health recently hosted a demo day for its nine-member inaugural class of startups. As the company prepares for its summer class that begins July 23, Farkash said he is pleased with how its first class has progressed and credited its mentor community. Blueprint has benefited from being in the TechStars’ network, which has helped it cultivate the referrals that helped it build up the mentor program.
“It blows me away how much progress these guys have made. We have always said one of the things we look for is identifying the entrepreneur’s ability to validate [its] business model. Even some of the consumer-facing ones have been able to develop partnerships that will immediately enable them to scale their audience to millions,” he said. “Our mentor community is not just a bunch of pretty pictures on a website; they are engaged.”
Farkash added that although it expects its summer class to have eight to 12 startups, it may end up with more. He said the accelerator is already getting applications.
