CHARLOTTE — Twenty-four applications for a Charlotte health accelerator came from outside North Carolina, but program officials say all five startups chosen have a presence in the city.
Venture firm gener8tor operates gBETA Charlotte Health in partnership with the city of Charlotte and Advocate Health. The program announced its second cohort Oct. 16. The companies began the free, no-equity program Oct. 15 at The Pearl, the $1.5 billion innovation district in midtown.
The program drew 58 total applications, up from 54 for the first health cohort this past spring.
The program recruited nationally for the first time and shifted its focus to community health. The call for applications named six community priorities, ranging from behavioral health to community safety. The companies’ work stretches from healthy aging to medication access.
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