A joint program between EPFL Innovation Park and Groupe Mutuel
Call for Application 2022 Opening soon!
Next Roadshow November 17th
Program Duration 9 months
A joint program by Foundation EPFL Innovation Park and Groupe Mutuel
Call for application 2025 deadline is February 15!

We create impact in women's health & accelerate global innovations

Tech4Eva is a global Femtech community and a 6-month equity free Femtech start-up acceleration program for companies developing innovative women's health solutions that create impact and change to improve women's health - managed by non-profit Foundation EPFL Innovation Park.
meet the 2024 tech4eva cohort and join the cause to create better women's healthcare for tomorrow!
More Info on the 2024 Selected Start-ups!
2024 Brochure Here
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Founding Partners

6 Month Femtech Start-up Acceleration Program

The program aims to help selected start-up companies to scale and create impact to improve women's health:
  • refine their business models
    and go-to-market strategy
  • gain visibility through roadshows and partner events
  • meet investors and potential customers
  • get personalized technical and business coaching
  • exchange with founders at Peer2peer sessions
  • be part of a strong global Femtech community
CHF 200+ million raised to date by 94 Alumni start-ups
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Tech4Eva start-ups raised CHF 200+ million for women's healthcare to date. Congratulations to the progress of the start-ups, we are proud to have supported 94 alumni to date and we celebrate our success stories!

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May 2025

Next program start date
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Applications Open

Deadline to apply Feb. 15
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6 Months

Duration
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The Accelerator Program Alumnis

OncoGenomX
Palpa
Pera Labs
PhenomX Health
PreTel
Predilife
Preglife
Pregnolia
Proov
RU Medical
Benefits

Benefits for Start-ups Selected by the Accelerator

Access to one of Europe’s leading healthcare ecosystems
6 months of tailored coaching and specialized workshops
Develop pilot projects with Group Mutuel or its partner companies
Access to potential customers through international collaborations
Exposure to international investors
Access to a unique knowledge from payer’s perspective
A desk at La Forge, the incubator of EPFL Innovation Park in Lausanne
Direct feedback from a panel of technology experts from EPFL Innovation Park network and  the University
Eligibility

Start-up Application

All start-ups developing innovative solutions to improve women’s health are welcome to apply to this program. 94 alumni have already gone through the Tech4Eva programs. Priority will be given to those start-ups that:
Are Tech Driven
Demonstrate growth potential and traction to customers
Have a product /service that is ready to be commercialized
Are looking for international development and further fundraising
Are in the field of Femtech
See definition below
Have a strong team
Are committed to attend diligently all the program activities (1-2 senior team members)
Female and/or male founders
The program welcomes global solutions of all areas and stages to apply. Preference will be given to start-ups with scientific evidence, having or ideally building a clinical or animal model, or in vitro for the mechanism of action, ideally IP protected or in submission, or having proof of concept / prototype /users /data / early adopters. We look for founders who are committed to participate in the program activities, open to discussions or suggestions of assigned mentors, willing to share his/her network to benefit others in the program and determined to make progress.
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Discover Our Mentors

Sylvia Polydor
Experienced Life Sciences Legal & Business Advisor
Nanci Govinder
Start-up Board Member, Investor, Coach, Trainer and Juror
Susan Herbert
Lifescience Advisor
Kai Thornagel
Director, Essity Ventures
Jerome Michaud
Coach & Mentor
Marco Ruedi
Entrepreneur, Coach & Trainer, EPFL Innovation Park
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Selection Criteria and Process

Start-ups we are looking for

Offering Femtech innovative solution in one or more of these areas:
pregnancy & post-partum
mental health & wellbeing
period health
fertility & infertility
menopause care
endometriosis
sexual & pelvic health
nutrition, digestive, hormonal health
autoimmune & heart diseases
brain & bone health
prevention, treatment & oncology
Products and services could take the following forms:
application software
mobile apps
B2C information platforms
therapeutics/wearable devices/hardware
IoT preventive medicine
diagnostics
monitoring equipment
AI services & data analysis
consumer non durables
personal products
outcome management
InsurTech

Selection and Process

  • Applications are reviewed by a selection committee and include personal interviews for shortlisted start-ups prior to selection.
  • Maximum of 10-15 start-up with a strong business model.
The program and some corporate partners have a particular interest in solutions for brain or heart health, menopause, mental health, prevention and treatment as well as nutrition, sportstech, digestive or hormonal health for women in all stages of their life.
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