Healthcare Startup Incubator (HSI)
The Healthcare Startup Incubator (HSI) is a 16-week hybrid program hosted in partnership with WITS (Women's Institute of Torah Seminary & College). The program is designed to support Orthodox Jewish women turn innovative healthcare ideas or recently started businesses into viable companies through mentorship, technical tools, and access to industry experts.
Participants gain hands-on guidance from healthcare and startup leaders and WITS faculty in areas such as Go-to-Market strategy, product development, business development, marketing, and investor readiness.
Whether you're developing a new idea or advancing an existing business, HSI provides the resources, network, and support to accelerate your efforts.
This program is open to women nationwide, regardless of location or affiliation with WITS.
HSI provides:
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A structured 16-week program
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Physical work-space in Baltimore
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Access to industry and startup experts
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Meeting prospective investors
Admission to HSI is competitive, with a limited number of applicants selected for each cohort. HSI does not require a program fee. Instead, selected companies participate in the incubator in exchange for an equity stake, aligning HSI's success with the success of the participant companies.
The application deadline is December 1, 2026
Program begins Jan 1, 2027
For more information contact Jrhollander@wits.edu
Our Healthcare Startup Incubator has a network of
50+ partners who support participants through mentorship, panel discussions, pitch deck reviews, and more.
Meet some of our Advisors
Our experts bring diverse experience across successful startups, venture capital and private equity, operations, marketing, technology, and other key areas needed to build and scale a healthcare company.
Cathy Sebeg
CEO of CervInsight
Cathy is based in Israel and currently CEO of CervInsight, focused on using AI/mobile technology to make cervical-cancer screening scalable in low-resource settings.
Cathy has extensive startup and entrepreneurial experience, spanning leadership, product development, and digital health, including roles with MobileODT and as co-founder and CEO of Hela Health.
Maulik Joshi
CEO and President
Meritus School of Osteopathic Medicine
Maulik created the concept of the Meritus School of Osteopathic Medicine, identified funding and launched the school from his position of CEO of the health system. Maulik is also a startup founder early in his career creating healthcare technology for hospitals bringing more than $1M in revenue and raising $1.5M in seed funding (in 2000).
Anhtai H Nguyen
Dr. Nguyen is a surgeon, startup advisor (Onsky Health) and hospital executive. He has served in various hospital roles including chairman of the board, chief medical officer and SVP of revenue.
Jennifer Gridley, MBA
Jennifer has had leadership roles in several early stage healthcare startups that grew to large companies, including AthenaHealh, & Aledade and most recently the Vice-President of Marketing at Israeli start up Eleos Health