Equal Innovation is thrilled to invite you to nominate startups to participate in a 2-day exploratory meeting with the Mayo Clinic.
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During the week of July 27-31, Equal Innovation, along with the leadership of the Mayo Clinic will be visiting Sao Paolo to meet with Brazilian startups focused on health data and AI for potential inclusion in the Mayo Clinic Platform’s two startup programs: Accelerate and Solution Studio. The Mayo Clinic Platform accelerator programs offer all the key features of top-tier accelerators, with a specialized focus on healthcare and data. This includes access to Mayo Clinic’s research, clinical expertise, and global networks. Areas of interest include hospital operations, digital health, AI-powered diagnostics, patient monitoring, revenue cycle management, regulatory tools, and more. They will select startups based in Brazil to meet with that meet the following operational criteria:
- A product focused on AI, data, or software, with at least a Minimum Viable Product (MVP)
- Seed-stage funding or beyond (for Accelerate)
- Startups with additional funding will be considered for Solution Studio, which leverages Mayo’s global data sets
A similar initiative was undertaken in India and Australia, bringing together a congregation of 35 health AI startups in each country. A selection of these startups was invited to apply for onboarding onto the Mayo Platform accelerator program under the Accelerate and Solutions Studio tracks, following structured engagements led by the Mayo team in Bangalore and Melbourne.
More details about the Mayo Clinic Platform programs, can be found in this presentation and the video below.
Mayo Clinic
For over a century, Mayo Clinic has stood at the forefront of patient care, research, and innovation. Now, for the first time, it is launching a dedicated startup onboarding initiative for its accelerator program focused specifically on Brazil. The Mayo Clinic Platform is seeking startups based in Brazil that are building globally relevant health care solutions using data and/or AI to improve patient outcomes, health care management and administration, and transform healthcare by using AI and data to link discovery, patient care and health outcomes.
Accelerate: For Early-Stage Startups
This 30-week program track is built specifically for early-stage health tech startups aiming to become market-ready. The goal is to support these ventures in laying strong foundational blocks across clinical validation, product-market fit, early customer discovery, and go-to-market strategy. Through this program, founders receive expert guidance, access to Mayo Clinic’s domain knowledge, and introductions to investors and healthcare institutions. The Accelerate program helps early innovators sharpen their ideas through a mix of research collaboration, co-development opportunities, and digital health education. Mayo Clinic Platform does take some equity in the program.
The Details
When: July 27-31, 2026
Where: São Paulo, Brazil
More details to come.
Solutions Studio: For Growth-Stage Companies
For more mature startups that have already built strong solutions and are ready to scale, Mayo Clinic offers the Solutions Studio robust platform that supports in the development, validation, and deployment of solutions directly into clinical workflows. Startups accepted into this track can work directly with Mayo Clinic’s curated clinical records to validate their models, test deployment infrastructure, and move toward full-scale implementation. The access to real-world data for model development and validation. For this program, Mayo Clinic Platform charges a fee but considers the startup to be a formal partner of the Mayo Clinic.
