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HLTH USA Startup Pitch Competition
Amount
Prize amounts vary
Deadline
Jun 26, 2026
Odds
~10 winners per round
Effort
1 to 2 hrs
Can you get this?
✓Startup must be under 5 years old
✓Must have raised less than $8M
✓AgeTech track requires at least MVP stage
✓AgeTech track: solution in AgeTech or healthspan space
✓Health equity track: addresses health disparities or access
Your real odds
Judges have included a16z, General Catalyst, Google Ventures, and Khosla Ventures, so the applicant pool skews serious and the competition is genuine.
The 2025 event named 10 category winners across tracks including AI, diagnostics, and women's health, with the main HLTH USA Pitch winner taking $25,000 in cash while other track winners receive conference passes and platform features instead.
What it takes
Choose track and confirm eligibility1 to 2 hrs
Submit application online2 to 4 hrs
Prepare a pitch and Q&A1 to 2 weeks
Pitch live at HLTH USA
Worth knowing
Winning a sub-track like health equity or women's health earns you a spot in the main HLTH USA Pitch Competition, so a category application is a lower-competition path onto the main stage that most applicants overlook.
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